2015-12-02 13:09:51 | 4920 LORING DRIVE |
| PERMIT #15110832 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| JOINT RESTRAINT: PER NFPA 13 & 24, SECTION 10.8.1.1, |
| ALL TEES, PLUGS, CAPS, BENDS, REDUCERS, VALVES, AND |
| HYDRANT BRANCHES SHALL BE RESTRAINED AGAINST MOVEMENT |
| BY USING THRUST BLOCKS OR RESTRAINED JOINT SYSTEMS. |
| MATERIAL DATA SHEETS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE ON-SITE |
| INSPECTOR TO INDICATE CORRECT TORQUE WRENCH SETTINGS. |
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| CORROSION RESISTANCE: PER NFPA 13 & 24, SECTION |
| 10.8.3.5, AFTER INSTALLATION, RODS, NUTS, BOLTS, |
| WASHERS, CLAMPS, AND OTHER RESTRAINING DEVICES SHALL BE |
| CLEANED AND THOROUGHLY COATED WITH A BITUMINOUS OR |
| OTHER ACCEPTABLE CORROSION-RETARDING MATERIAL. |
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| ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS: PER NFPA 13 & 24, SECTION |
| 10.10.2.1.3, UNDERGROUND PIPING, FROM THE WATER SUPPLY |
| TO THE SYSTEM RISER, AND LEAD-IN CONNECTIONS TO THE |
| SYSTEM RISER SHALL BE COMPLETELY FLUSHED BEFORE |
| CONNECTION IS MADE TO DOWNSTREAM FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM |
| PIPING. THE MINIMUM RATE OF FLOW SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN |
| THE FLOW NECESSARY TO PROVIDE A VELOCITY OF 10 FEET PER |
| SECOND. |
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| FLUSHING PAPERS: PER NFPA 13 & 24, SECTION 10.10.1, THE |
| INSTALLING CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE |
| COMPLETING AND SIGNING THE CONTRACTOR?S MATERIAL AND |
| TEST CERTIFICATE(S) SHOWN IN FIGURE 10.10.1. |
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| HYDROSTATIC TESTING: PER NFPA 13 & 24, SECTION |
| 10.10.2.2.1 ALL PIPING AND ATTACHED APPURTENANCES |
| SUBJECTED TO SYSTEM WORKING PRESSURE SHALL BE |
| HYDROSTATICALLY TESTED AT 200 PSI OR 50 PSI IN EXCESS |
| OF THE SYSTEM WORKING PRESSURE, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, |
| AND SHALL MAINTAIN THAT PRESSURE +/-5 PSI FOR 2 HOURS. |
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| PROVIDE CHAIN WITH LOCK FOR SUPERVISING THE BACKFLOW |
| PREVENTER IN THE OPEN POSITION. |
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| FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS SHALL BE VISIBLE AND |
| RECOGNIZABLE FROM THE STREET OR NEAREST POINT OF FIRE |
| DEPARTMENT APPARATUS ACCESSIBILITY OR ON THE STREET |
| SIDE OF BUILDINGS. CONNECTIONS SHALL BE LOCATED NOT |
| MORE THAN 100 FEET FROM THE NEAREST FIRE HYDRANT |
| CONNECTED TO AN APPROVED WATER SUPPLY. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
| (561) 805-6730 |
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