2019-04-25 10:34:30 | GAS 2ND REVIEW**DENIED** 2ND REQUEST ON ALL COMMENTS** |
| I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU COMING IN FOR A REVIEW OF YOUR |
| PLANS BEFORE RE-SUBMITTAL. |
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| **PLEASE NOTE FL ST 553.80 (B)2B WITH RESPECT TO |
| EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS? DOCUMENTS, IF A |
| LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINDS IT NECESSARY, IN ORDER TO |
| ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND |
| ISSUE A PERMIT, TO REJECT DESIGN DOCUMENTS REQUIRED BY |
| THE CODE THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR FAILURE TO CORRECT A |
| CODE VIOLATION SPECIFICALLY AND CONTINUOUSLY NOTED IN |
| EACH REJECTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EGRESS, |
| FIRE PROTECTION, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, ENERGY, |
| ACCESSIBILITY, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, ELECTRICAL, |
| MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND GAS SYSTEMS, OR OTHER |
| REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY RULE OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING |
| COMMISSION ADOPTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 120, THE LOCAL |
| GOVERNMENT SHALL IMPOSE, EACH TIME AFTER THE THIRD SUCH |
| REVIEW THE PLANS ARE REJECTED FOR THAT CODE VIOLATION, |
| A FEE OF FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF THE PROPORTION OF THE |
| PERMIT FEE ATTRIBUTED TO PLANS REVIEW. |
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| 1) NOT ADDRESSED. PROVIDE MATERIAL AND PIPE SIZE |
| LEAVING THE GAS METER THAT YOU ARE CONNECTING |
| INTO.SUBMIT AN ISOMETRIC DRAWING THAT CLEARLY SHOWS THE |
| LENGTH OF ALL CUT SECTIONS OF PIPE PER 2017 FBC-FUEL |
| GAS, SECS. 402.4.1, 402.4.2. OR 2017 FBC-RES SEC. |
| G2413.4.1, G2413.4.2. |
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| 2) NOT ADDRESSED. YOU MUST SHOW ALL APPLIANCES. YOU ARE |
| MISSING THE WATER HEATER, THE 2ND BBQ LISTED ON |
| PERMIT#02071266, AND YOU LISTED THE POOL HEATER ON YOU |
| PLAN BUT NOT THE BTU'S FOR IT. THE PLANS INDICATE AN |
| EXISTING GAS METER. THE BTU LOAD OF THE EXISTING GAS |
| SYSTEM MUST BE ADDED INTO THE TOTAL BTU LOAD ON THE |
| SYSTEM TO ENSURE THE EXISTING SYSTEM IS PROPERLY SIZED. |
| IF UNDERSIZED, THE EXISTING SYSTEM MUST BE REDONE TO |
| ENSURE A SAFE OPERATING SYSTEM. SUBMIT A GAS PIPING |
| RISER DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS THE TYPE OF EXISTING |
| APPLIANCE, THE BTU LOAD OF EACH APPLIANCE, THE PIPE |
| SIZE AND TYPE OF PIPE TO EACH APPLIANCE, AND THE |
| DISTANCE OF THE LONGEST LENGTH OF PIPING FROM THE POINT |
| OF DELIVERY TO THE MOST REMOTE OUTLET AND THE LOAD OF |
| THE SECTION. NOTE: IF THE EXISTING SYSTEM IS LESS THAN |
| A 2 PSI SYSTEM AND THE SYSTEM PRESSURE IS INCREASED TO |
| 2 PSI, A LINE PRESSURE REGULATOR IS REQUIRED AT ALL THE |
| EXISTING APPLIANCES. FGC SECS. 401.4, 401.8, 402.1, |
| 402.2, 402.3 OR FBCR SECS.G2412.4, G2412.8, G2413.1, |
| G2413.2, G2413.3. |
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| 3) NOT ADDRESSED. CITY RECORDS SHOW THIS EXISTING |
| SYSTEM AS 12" W.C AND NOT 2PSI AS YOU CALL OUT. PLEASE |
| CLARIFY IS IT YOUR INTEND TO UPGRADE THE GAS METER AND |
| INSTALL PRESSURE REGS FOR ALL OTHER APPLIANCES? FBC-R G |
| 2413.2, 2413.4.3 |
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| 4) PROVIDE A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE GAS ISOMETRIC |
| DRAWING. FBC 107.3.5 |
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| 5) YOU SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS CONFLICT WITH EACH OTHER. |
| ONE SHEET CALL OUT 330,000 BTU'S @ 10' P.E PIPING , THE |
| NEXT PAGE CALLS OUT 330,000 BTU'S @ 15' P.E AND THE |
| LATEST SUBMITTAL CALLS OUT 350,000 BTU'S @ 20' P.E |
| PIPING. PLEASE CLARIFY AND REMOVE ALL PAGES THAT ARE |
| NOT PART OF THE DESIGN. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 6) NEW COMMENT: IF 2LB SYSTEM. AT SOME POINT THE SYSTEM |
| WILL TRANSITION TO SCH 40 METAL PIPING @ .5LB. PROVIDE |
| ANY AND ALL SIZING TABLES NEEDED TO PROPERLY SIZE THIS |
| SYSTEM. SUBMIT TWO COPIES OF ALL APPLICABLE SIZING |
| TABLES USED TO SIZE THE GAS SYSTEM OR PLACE A NOTE ON |
| THE PLANS/DRAWINGS SPECIFYING WHICH SIZING TABLE(S) |
| FROM THE GAS CODE OR OTHER STANDARD THAT WERE USED IN |
| THE DESIGN OF THIS GAS SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2017 |
| FBC-FUEL GAS SECS. 401.4, 401.8, 402.3, AND TABLES |
| 402.4 (1) THRU 402.4 (37) OR 2017 FBC-RES. SEC. |
| G2413.3, G2412.8, G2413.1, G2413.2, & G2413.3. |
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| 7) NEW COMMENT: IF 2LB SYSTEM. SHOW THE LOCATION OF ALL |
| MP (STEP-DOWN) REGULATORS. A LISTED SHUTOFF VALVE SHALL |
| BE INSTALLED IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF EACH MP REGULATOR. |
| 2017 FBC-FUEL GAS SEC.409.4, FBC-RESIDENTIAL SEC. G |
| 2420.4. |
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| 8) NEW COMMENT: IF 2LB SYSTEM. SHOW THE DISTANCE FROM |
| THE 2 PSI REGULATOR TO THE APPLIANCE. COMPLY WITH 2017 |
| FBC-FUEL GAS SEC. 402.4.1 OR 2017 FBC-RES. SEC. |
| G2413.4.1, G2413.4.2 FOR THE PROPER PIPE SIZE AND BTU |
| LOAD. |
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| TIM HUNT |
| PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER/ PLUMBING INSPECTOR |
| CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH |
| 561-248-2703 |
| [email protected] |
| [email protected] |
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