2020-01-22 16:04:27 | 1ST REVIEW FBC-2017 MECHANICAL |
| PERMIT #20010658 |
| 1/22/20 |
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| CODES IN EFFECT: |
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| FBC B- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC M- FLORIDA MECHANICAL CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC EC- FLORIDA ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE SIXTH EDITION |
| 2017 |
| FBC RES- FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE SIXTH |
| EDITION 2017 |
| FBC FG- FLORIDA FUEL GAS CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FS- FLORIDA STATUTES |
| FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SIXTH |
| EDITION 2017 |
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| PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
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| 1) ACCORDING TO THE PALM BEACH COUNTY APPRAISER'S |
| REPORT AND WEST PALM BEACH PERMIT RECORDS, THE AC |
| SYSTEM IS NOT A CHANGE OUT BUT IS A NEW SYSTEM BEING |
| INSTALLED IN A PREVIOUSLY UNCONDITIONED BUILDING. |
| PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: |
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| A) ENERGY COMPLIANCE REPORT- SECTION R503.2 FBC EC. |
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| B) AC COOLING AND HEATING CALCULATIONS- SECTION |
| R403.6.1 FBC EC. |
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| 2) PROVIDE AN AC EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE ON THE PLAN THAT |
| INCLUDES THE MAKE AND MODEL NUMBERS OF THE CONDENSER |
| AND THE AIR HANDLER, COOLING AND HEATING CAPACITIES, |
| TOTAL AIRFLOW CFMS, AND EFFICIENCY RATING- TABLE |
| C403.2.3(1) FBC EC. |
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| 3) THE PLAN SHOWS AN UNDERSIZED RETURN TRANSFER GRILL |
| IN BEDROOM-1- SEE SECTION M1602.3 FBC RES. |
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| 4) CLARIFY THE LOCATION OF THE AIR HANDLER AND NIOTE |
| THE FOLLOWING COINCERNING AIR HANDLERS IN ATTIC SPACES: |
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| M1305.1.3 FBC RES APPLIANCES IN ATTICS. |
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| ATTICS CONTAINING APPLIANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN |
| OPENING AND A CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY LARGE |
| ENOUGH TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE, BUT |
| NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) HIGH AND 22 INCHES |
| (559 MM) WIDE AND NOT MORE THAN 20 FEET (6096 MM) LONG |
| MEASURED ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE PASSAGEWAY FROM |
| THE OPENING TO THE APPLIANCE. THE PASSAGEWAY SHALL HAVE |
| CONTINUOUS SOLID FLOORING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5 |
| NOT LESS THAN 24 INCHES (610 MM) WIDE. A LEVEL SERVICE |
| SPACE NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) DEEP AND 30 |
| INCHES (762 MM) WIDE SHALL BE PRESENT ALONG ALL SIDES |
| OF THE APPLIANCE WHERE ACCESS IS REQUIRED. THE CLEAR |
| ACCESS OPENING DIMENSIONS SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN OF 20 |
| INCHES BY 30 INCHES (508 MM BY 762 MM), AND LARGE |
| ENOUGH TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE. |
| EXCEPTIONS: |
| 1.THE PASSAGEWAY AND LEVEL SERVICE SPACE ARE NOT |
| REQUIRED WHERE THE APPLIANCE CAN BE SERVICED AND |
| REMOVED THROUGH THE REQUIRED OPENING. |
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| 2.WHERE THE PASSAGEWAY IS UNOBSTRUCTED AND NOT LESS |
| THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) HIGH AND 22 INCHES (559 MM) WIDE |
| FOR ITS ENTIRE LENGTH, THE PASSAGEWAY SHALL BE NOT MORE |
| THAN 50 FEET (15 250 MM) LONG. |
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| R403.3.6 FBC EC AIR-HANDLING UNITS. |
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| AIR-HANDLING UNITS SHALL NOT BE INSTALLED IN THE ATTIC |
| WHEN A HOME IS BROUGHT INTO CODE COMPLIANCE BY SECTION |
| R402. AIR-HANDLING UNITS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ATTICS FOR |
| COMPLIANCE BY SECTION R405 ONLY IF THE FOLLOWING |
| CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| 1.THE SERVICE PANEL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN |
| 6 FEET (1829 MM) OF AN ATTIC ACCESS. |
| 2 A DEVICE IS INSTALLED TO ALERT THE OWNER OR SHUT DOWN |
| THE UNIT WHEN THE CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING |
| PROPERLY. |
| 3.THE ATTIC ACCESS OPENING IS OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO |
| REPLACE THE AIR HANDLER. |
| 4. A NOTICE IS POSTED ON THE ELECTRIC SERVICE PANEL |
| INDICATING TO THE HOMEOWNER THAT THE AIR HANDLER IS |
| LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. SAID NOTICE SHALL BE IN ALL |
| CAPITALS, IN 16-POINT TYPE, WITH THE TITLE AND FIRST |
| PARAGRAPH IN BOLD: |
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| NOTICE TO HOMEOWNER |
| A PART OF YOUR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM, THE AIR |
| HANDLER, IS LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. FOR PROPER, EFFICIENT |
| AND ECONOMIC OPERATION OF THE AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEM, |
| YOU MUST ENSURE THAT REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED. |
| YOUR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE OR |
| BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) A DEVICE THAT WILL ALERT YOU |
| WHEN THE CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR |
| (2) A DEVICE THAT WILL SHUT DOWN THE SYSTEM WHEN THE |
| CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING. TO LIMIT POTENTIAL |
| DAMAGE TO YOUR HOME, AND TO AVOID DISRUPTION OF |
| SERVICE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU ENSURE PROPER |
| WORKING ORDER OF THESE DEVICES BEFORE EACH SEASON OF |
| PEAK OPERATION. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE INSERT |
| CORRECTED PLAN SHEETS INTO THE SETS, REMOVE THE |
| PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED SHEETS AND MARK VOID ON THEM, AND |
| KEEP THEM WITH THE SUBMITTALS. |
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| CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER |
| 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 |
| 561-805-6719 |
| [email protected] |
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