2016-02-18 04:19:41 | 1) SUBMIT 2 COPIES OF THE SURVEY THAT SHOWS THE |
| LOCATION OF THE GENERATOR AND THE DISTANCE FROM THE |
| BUILDING WALL TO THE GENERATOR AND ALSO ANY WALL |
| OPENINGS TO THE GENERATOR. 2014 FBC SEC. 107.1. |
| 2) THE MINIMUM DISTANCE OF THE GENERATOR TO THE |
| BUILDING WALL SHALL BE 5 FT. PER NFPA 37 & 2014 FGC |
| SEC. 616.1. |
| GENERATORS : NFPA 37 - SEC.4.1.4 |
| ENGINES LOCATED OUTDOORS |
| ENGINES AND THEIR WEATHERPROOF HOUSINGS IF PROVIDED, |
| THAT ARE INSTALLED OUTDOORS SHALL BE LOCATED AT LEAST 5 |
| FT. FROM OPENINGS IN WALLS AND AT LEAST 5 FT. FROM |
| STRUCTURES HAVING COMBUSTIBLE WALLS. A MINIMUM |
| SEPARATION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED WHERE THE FOLLOWING |
| CONDITIONS EXIST: |
| (1) THE ADJACENT WALL OF THE STRUCTURE HAS A FIRE |
| RESISTANCE RATING OF AT LEAST 1 HOUR. |
| (2) THE WEATHERPROOF ENCLOSURE IS CONSTRUCTED OF |
| NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, AND IT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED |
| THAT A FIRE WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE WILL NOT IGNITE |
| COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS OUTSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. |
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| 3) SUBMIT 2 COPIES OF THE GENERATOR INSTALLATION |
| MANUAL. 2014 FBC SEC. 107.2.1. |
| 4) SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION FROM GENERAC FOR THIS GENERATOR |
| MODEL THAT ALLOWS A REDUCTION OF THE REQUIRED DISTANCE |
| FROM THE STRUCTURE AS MANDATED IN NFPA 37 SEC. 4.1.4. |
| 5) SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF THE CORRECT GAS SIZING TABLE |
| FROM THE 2014 FUEL GAS CODE. THE TABLE THAT HAS BEEN |
| SUBMITTED IS FROM THE 2004 FUEL GAS CODE. THERE HAS |
| BEEN 3 CODE CYCLE CHANGES SINCE THE 2004 EDITION HAS |
| BEEN ADOPTED. FBC SEC. 107.2.1. |
| 6) THE GENERATOR EXHAUST VENT SHALL BE LOCATED A |
| MINIMUM OF 10 FEET FROM THE PROPERTY LINE; 3 FEET FROM |
| EXTERIOR WALLS AND ROOFS AND 10 FEET FROM OPERABLE |
| OPENINGS INTO BUILDINGS PER 2014 FLORIDA MECHANICAL |
| CODE SEC.501.3. |
| 7) SHOW THE TOTAL DEVELOPED LENGTH OF THE GAS PIPING |
| FROM THE POINT OF DELIVERY TO THE GENERATOR. 2014 FGC |
| SEC.402.4.1. |
| 8) METALLIC PIPE (GALVANIZED) IS NOT PERMITTED TO BE |
| INSTALLED UNDERGROUND PER 2014 FGC SEC.404.11 THROUGH |
| 404.11.2. THE PLAN IS VAGUE AS TO HOW THE METALLIC PIPE |
| WILL BE INSTALLED. THE PIPING SHALL BE LOCATED A |
| MINIMUM OF 3 1/2 INCHES ABOVE GROUND PER 2014 FGC SEC. |
| 404.9. |
| 9) SHOW THE LOCATION OF THE GAS METER ON THE SURVEY.FBC |
| SEC. 107.1. |
| 10) I AM QUESTIONING THE VALUE OF THIS JOB AT $950.00 |
| THIS SEEMS LOW FOR THIS TYPE OF INSTALLATION. SUBMIT A |
| COPY OF THE SIGNED CONTRACT FOR THIS WORK. 2014 FBC |
| SECTION 109.3. |
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| PLUMBING PLAN REVIEW |
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| CHIEF PLUMBING INSPECTOR |
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