2020-06-29 15:50:53 | PLAN REVIEW - FUEL GAS |
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| CHRISTOPHER S. THROOP, C.B.O. |
| PLANS EXAMINER BUILDING - PX3169 |
| PLANS EXAMINER 1&2 FAMILY - SFP306 |
| CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DIVISION |
| TEL: 561-805-6726 |
| FAX: 561-805-6676 |
| E-MAIL: [email protected] |
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| CODES IN EFFECT: |
| 2017 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, 6TH EDITION W/2017 WEST |
| PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE, |
| CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION |
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| 1ST REVIEW |
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| RESULTS: DENIED |
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| YOUR SUBMITTAL IS DEFICIENT FOR THE REASONS LISTED |
| BELOW. |
| ADDRESS THE ATTACHED COMMENTS AND RE-SUBMIT |
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| RESIDENTIAL GENERATOR ? CHPT. 1 GAS |
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| 1. A GAS PLAN HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS SUBMITTAL |
| PACKAGE. A GAS PLAN REVIEW HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED AT |
| THIS TIME. A SEPARATE GAS PERMIT AND PLANS WILL BE |
| REQUIRED FOR A CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM THE RELATED WORK. |
| PROVIDE COMPLETE PLANS, APPLIANCE/ EQUIPMENT |
| SPECIFICATIONS AND GAS RISER THAT REFLECT THE ENTIRE |
| SCOPE OF GAS WORK TO BE DONE. WPB AMEND. TO FBC SEC. |
| 107.2.1. |
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| 2. PROVIDE THE TOTAL BTU LOAD OF EXISTING GAS |
| APPLIANCES - IF ANY. THE BTU LOAD OF THE PROPOSED GAS |
| EQUIPMENT 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. 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. SUBMIT MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS AND INSTALLATION |
| INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANY NEW PRESSURE REGULATORS. |
| REGULATORS INSTALLED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING |
| SHALL BE APPROVED FOR OUTDOOR INSTALLATION. IDENTIFY ON |
| THE SPECIFICATION SHEETS WHICH MODEL REGULATOR IS BEING |
| INSTALLED AND THE ORIFICE SIZE TO ENSURE THE REGULATOR |
| CAN ACCOMMODATE THE BTU LOAD THROUGH THE REGULATOR.2017 |
| FGC SEC.410.1, 2017 FBC-RES. SEC. G2421.1. |
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| 4. SUBMIT AN ISOMETRIC DRAWING THAT CLEARLY SHOWS THE |
| LENGTH OF ALL CUT SECTIONS OF PIPE FOR THE NEW |
| INSTALLATION PER 2017 FBC FUEL GAS RES SECS. G2413.4.1, |
| G2413.4.2. |
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| 5. SUBMIT A COPY OF THE 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 ANOTHER STANDARD THAT WAS USED IN THE |
| DESIGN OF THIS GAS SYSTEM. |
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| REFER TO THE 2017 FBC FUEL GAS RES. SEC. G2412.4, |
| G2412.8, G2413.1, G2413.2, & G2413.3. |
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| 6. PROVIDE MANUFACTURERS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. |
| FBC 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
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| 7. PROVIDE A SITE PLAN - GENERATOR SHALL BE LOCATED |
| THREE FEET FROM STRUCTURE. |
| NFPA 37 ? 4.1.4 |
| EXHAUST GASES SHALL NOT BE LOCATED WITHIN 5 FEET OF ANY |
| BUILDING OPENING OR COMBUSTIBLE CONSTRUCTION. |
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| 8. SUBMIT MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE FLEX |
| CONNECTOR FOR THE GENERATOR. THE FLEX CONNECTOR SHALL |
| BE APPROVED TO FLOW THE MAXIMUM BTU LOAD FOR THE |
| GENERATOR. 2017 FBCR SEC. G2422.1 (8), 2017 FBC-FUEL |
| GAS SEC. 411.1.3.2. |
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