2020-06-22 11:00:39 | 3RD REVIEW FBC-2017 RES. FUEL GAS |
| PERMIT #20041097 |
| 6/22/2020 |
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| CODES IN EFFECT: |
| FBC RES- FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE SIXTH |
| EDITION 2017 |
| 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 FG- FLORIDA FUEL GAS CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC EX- FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION |
| 2017 |
| FBC P- FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC ACC- FLORIDA ACCESSIBILITY CODE SIXTH ADDITION 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) SHEET P-3G: THE NEW ENGINEERED ISOMETRIC IS |
| INDICATING A 2PSI SYSTEM CONNECTING TO THE UNDERGROUND |
| PE AT THE EXTERIOR AND THEN RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY |
| THROUGH THE HOUSE WITH NO REGULATORS SHOWN AT ANY OF |
| THE OUTLETS TO THE APPLIANCES- SECTIONS G2421.1 & |
| G2421.2 FBC RES. |
| COMPARING THE ORIGINAL ISOMETRIC SUBMITTED BY CATOE & |
| SONS INC, IT APPEARS A REGULATOR IS MISSING AT THE |
| RISER LOCATION ON THE EXTERIOR WALL PRIOR TO THE GAS |
| PIPE PENETRATING INTO THE HOUSE. THE ORIGINAL ISO |
| INDICATED METALLIC PIPE AT THE RISER AND REGULATOR |
| LOCATION, HOWEVER THE NEW ENGINEERED DRAWING INDICATES |
| CSST MAKING THE CONNECTION TO THE UG/PE. PLEASE NOTE |
| THAT A LISTED TRANSITION FITTING IS REQUIRED TO MAKE |
| THE CSST/PE CONNECTION ? SECTION G2415.17.2, AND THE |
| CSST MUST BE INSTALLED AN A PROTECTIVE HOUSING ON THE |
| EXTERIOR WALL- SECTIONS G2415.2 & G2415.9 FBC RES. |
| PLEASE REVISE THE ISOMETRIC DRAWING TO SHOW LOCATIONS |
| OF THE REQUIRED REGULATORS, AND INDICATE THE MAKES AND |
| MODELS OF THE REGULATORS AND SHOW THE GAS INPUT |
| PRESSURES AND REQUIRED ORIFICE SIZES AT THE APPLIANCES. |
| SUBMIT MANUFACTURER?S SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTALLATION |
| MANUALS FOR THE REGULATORS. |
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| 2) COMMENTS #3, 4, 5, 6, 8 FROM THE 2ND REVIEW PRINTED |
| BELOW HAVE NOT BEEN ADRESSED. PLEASE CORRECT THE NEW |
| ISOMETRIC PER COMMENT #3. CONCERNING COMMENTS 4-8, IF |
| THE INSTALLATION AND VENTING OF APPLIANCES ARE NOT |
| INCLUDED, THE NEW ENGINEER SHALL NOTE THAT ON THE |
| PLANS- SECTION 107.2.1 WPB. |
| 3) THE SUBMITTED MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE |
| WATER HEATER AND THE COOKTOP INDICATE APPLIANCE GAS |
| LOADS THAT DON'T MATCH THE PLANS: |
| A) THE SPECS INDICATE SELECTED MODEL RG240T6N AT 40,000 |
| BTUH; THE ISOMETRIC AND THE COMBUSTION AIR CALCS |
| INDICATE 80,000 BTUH. |
| B) THE SPECS INDICATE THE COOKTOP WITH ALL SIX BURNERS |
| OPERATING AT 99,000 BTUH, THE ISOMETRIC INDICATES |
| 120,000 BTUH, AND THE CALCS INDICATE 72,000 BTUH. |
| C) THE SPECS FOR THE BBQ DO NOT INDICATE WHAT THE BTUH |
| GAS LOAD OF THE APPLIANCE IS- SECTION 107.2.1 WPB. |
| 4) THE REQUESTED INSTALLATION GUIDELINES FOR THE WATER |
| HEATER, AND THE SPECS FOR THE CLOTHES DRYER WERE NOT |
| PROVIDED- SECTION G2408.1 RES. |
| 5) THE REQUESTED GAS VENTING PLAN AND INSTALLATION |
| GUIDELINES FOR THE WATER HEATER WERE NOT PROVIDED- |
| SECTION G2425.1 FBC RES. A) THE COPIED VENTING FIGURES |
| FROM THE FBC-17 FUEL GAS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE- SECTION |
| 107.2.1 WPB. PROVIDE A SITE-SPECIFIC GAS VENTING |
| DIAGRAM SHOWING THE TYPE AND SIZE OF VENT, VENT RUN |
| THROUGH AND OUT OF THE BUILDING, TERMINATION LOCATION, |
| HEIGHTS ABOVE THE ROOF, AND ANCHORING DETAILS. SUBMIT |
| SPECIFICATIONS FOR ALL THE VENT FLUES, CONNECTORS, AND |
| TERMINATION CAPS- SECTIONS G2426.1 THROUGH G2426.7 FBC |
| RES. |
| 6) THE GAS VENTING DIAGRAM FOR THE BBQ IS INCOMPLETE. |
| IF THE BBQ IS LOCATED UNDER OVERHEAD CONSTRUCTION THE |
| SPECS INDICATE A 1200 CFM EXHAUST HOOD IS REQUIRED. A) |
| PROVIDE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE HOOD AND |
| VENT FLUE- SECTIONS G2426.1- G2426.7 26.7 FBC RES. B) |
| PROVIDE A GAS VENTING DIAGRAM SHOWING THE TYPE AND SIZE |
| OF VENT, VENT RUN AND TERMINATION LOCATION. INDICATE |
| THE TERMINATION HEIGHT ABOVE THE ROOF (IF APPLICABLE) |
| AND PROVIDE ANCHORING DETAILS. C) SHOW THE REQUIRED |
| CLEARANCES FOR THE BBQ, THE EXHAUST HOOD AND THE VENT |
| PER THE SPECS. |
| 7) COMBUSTION AIR. PLEASE REFER TO SECTION G2407.5.1 |
| (304.5.1) STANDARD METHOD. IF USING INDOOR AIR, THE |
| MINIMUM REQUIRED VOLUME SHALL BE 50 CUBIC FEET PER |
| 1,000 BTU/H OF THE APPLIANCE INPUT RATING. |
| 8) PLEASE INDICATE HOW MAKEUP AIR IS BEING PROVIDED FOR |
| THE CLOTHES DRYER AND PROVIDE A CALCULATION- SECTION |
| G2407.1 FBC RES. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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| CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| MECHANICAL/PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 |
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