| Date |
Text |
| 2001-01-08 00:00:00 | 1)THE MATERIALS USED FOR THE SOVENT |
| | SYSTEM SHALL MEET THE STANDARDS AND |
| | SPECIFICATIONS LISTED IN TABLE 703 OF |
| | THE SPC.THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE |
| | FROM S.E.SPECIALTY LISTS 3 STANDARDS |
| | THAT ARE NOT CONTAINED IN SPC TABLE 703. |
| | ONE BEING "CISMA"177-85.MY CONCERNS |
| | REGARDING THIS STANDARD ARE AS FOLLOWS: |
| | |
| | )WHAT DO THE LETTERS "CISMA"REPRESENT |
| | AND IS THIS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED |
| | ORGANIZATION WITH THE AUTHORITY TO |
| | ISSUE SUCH DOCUMENTATION? SPC SEC.303.1, |
| | 303.2,303.3.PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT |
| | DOCUMENTATION ON THIS ISSUE. |
| | |
| | B)PAGE ONE OF"CISMA DESIGNATION 177-85" |
| | NOTES"FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION |
| | STANDARDS REFER TO "CAST IRON SOVENT |
| | DESIGN MANUAL NO.802.MANUAL 802 IS |
| | PROPRIETARY TO CONINE MANUFACTURING. |
| | HOW CAN YOU COMPLY W/THIS"DESIGNATION" |
| | IF YOU ARE NOT INSTALLING CONINE |
| | FITTINGS? |
| | |
| | C)THE SUBMIITED "DESIGNATION"REFERS TO |
| | TABLES AND FIGURES WHICH ARE NOT |
| | ENCLOSED AND THEREFORE RENDER THIS ITEM |
| | INCOMPLETE AND UNACCEPTABLE.COUNTYWIDE |
| | AMENDMENTS TO SPC SEC.104.2.1.YOU MUST |
| | SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION FROM A PROFESSIONAL |
| | ENGINEER SHOWING HOW YOU COMPLY WITH |
| | THIS "DESIGNATION"IF PROPERLY SUBMITTED, |
| | AND IF IT IS ACCEPTED BY THIS DEPARTMENT |
| | |
| | 2)STANDARD ASTM-126 IS FOR VALVE |
| | PRESSURE RETAINING PARTS,PIPE FITTINGS |
| | AND FLANGES AND DOES NOT APPLY TO |
| | SOVENT PLUMBING SYSTEMS. |
| | |
| | 3)ASME/ANSI B16.45-1987-PLEASE SUBMIT A |
| | COPY OF THIS STANDARD AND DOCUMENTATION |
| | FROM A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER VERIFYING |
| | COMPLIANCE.ALTHOUGH THIS STANDARD IS NOT |
| | LISTED IN THE SPC THE BUILDING OFFICIAL |
| | HAS THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE SUCH METHOD |
| | OR MATERIAL ACCORDING TO THE MODEL |
| | COUNTYWIDE AMENDMENTS TO THE STANDARD |
| | CODES,1997 EDITION ADMINISTRATIVE AND |
| | SECOND AMENDMENTS TO THE 1994 PLUMBING |
| | CODE. |
| | |
| | 4)THE DESIGN MANUAL NO.101 FROM SOUTH- |
| | EASTERN SPECIALTY & MANUFACTURING CO. |
| | CONTAINS THE COVER OF DESIGN MANUAL NO. |
| | 802 FROM CONINE MANUF.AND ALSO A DESIGN |
| | GUIDE FROM THE CONINE MANUAL.SUBMIT |
| | PROOF OF AUTHORIZATION FROM CONINE |
| | MANUF.ALLOWING USE OF THEIR DESIGN |
| | MANUAL WITH YOUR SYSTEM. |
| | |
| | 5)REMOVE THE APPLICATION GUIDELINES FOR |
| | A SPLIT SYSTEM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM |
| | FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN DESIGN MANUAL NO. |
| | 101.THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE. |
| | |
| | 6)THE LETTER FROM JIM STAHL DATED |
| | 8/28/00 REFERS TO A CAST IRON SOVENT |
| | SYSTEM WHICH THIS IS NOT.IT IS A HYBRID |
| | SYSTEM CONSISTING OF PVC AND CAST IRON. |
| | THE FIRE SAFING DETAILS DO NOT ADDRESS |
| | PVC PIPING,THEREFORE THIS SYSTEM IS |
| | UNACCEPTABLE.COUNTYWIDE AMENDMENTS TO |
| | SBC SEC.104.2.4. |
| | |
| | 7)DOCUMENTATION AND TEST RESULTS SHALL |
| | BE SUBMITTED FROM A PROFESSIONAL |
| | ENGINEER CLEARLY SHOWING HOW THE SOVENT |
| | FITTINGS MANUFACTURED BY SOUTHEASTERN |
| | SPECIALTY COMPLY W/CISPI STANDARD 301-82 |
| | AND APPLICABLE STANDARDS REFERENCED IN |
| | TABLE 703 OF THE STANDARD PLUMBING CODE. |
| | THE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FROM THE |
| | VICE PRESIDENT OF SOUTHEASTERN |
| | SPECIALTY IS UNACCEPTABLE. |
| | |
| | CALL 561-659-8096,EXT.8377 IF YOU HAVE |
| | ANY QUESTIONS. |
| | TIMOTHY LARGE |
| | PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
