2021-04-14 16:51:13 | 04/14/21 1ST GAS REVIEW**DENIED** WITH COMMENTS |
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| NOTE - A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW COULD NOT BE DONE AT THIS |
| TIME, AND ADDITIONAL PLAN REVIEW COMMENTS MAY BE |
| GENERATED UPON THE RE-REVIEW OF SUBMITTED CORRECTIONS. |
| THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH HAS NO RECORD OF EXISTING |
| GAS. A COMPLETE EVALUATION OF ALL GAS EQUIPMENT WILL BE |
| DONE, AND IF NOT TO CODE, IT MAY NEED TO BE BOUT UP TO |
| CODE COMPLIANCE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. |
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| 1. PLEASE HAVE A SIGNATURE ON THE ISOMETRIC DRAWING OF |
| THE PERSON DESIGNING THE SYSTEM, NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH |
| FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 61G15-23.001, FLORIDA |
| STATUTE 471 PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SEC. |
| 107.1 GENERAL. |
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| 2. GAS RISER DIAGRAM REQUIRED PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO |
| THE FBC SEC. 107.3.5.3 (12) RESIDENTIAL GAS. |
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| 3. PLEASE SUBMIT AN ISOMETRIC DRAWING THAT CLEARLY |
| SHOWS THE LENGTH OF ALL CUT SECTIONS OF PIPE PER 2020 |
| FBC RES. SECS. G2413.4.1, G2413.4.2. |
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| 4. PLEASE SHOW THE TYPE OF PIPE MATERIAL BEING |
| INSTALLED, ALL PIPE SIZES, AND THE CORRESPONDING EHD |
| NUMBER OF THE CORRUGATED STAINLESS-STEEL TUBING (IF |
| APPLICABLE) FOR EACH PIPE SIZE PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS |
| TO THE FBC SEC.107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION |
| DOCUMENTS. |
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| 5. TYPE OF GAS (LP OR NATURAL) PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS |
| TO THE FBC SEC. 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION |
| DOCUMENTS. |
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| 6. SHOW THE LOCATION OF ALL MP (STEP-DOWN) REGULATORS. |
| A LISTED SHUTOFF VALVE SHALL BE INSTALLED IMMEDIATELY |
| AHEAD OF EACH MP REGULATOR. 2017 FBC FG SEC. 409.4, |
| 2017 FBC RES. SEC. G2420.4. |
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| 7. THIS TANKLESS UNIT CALL FOR A 10.5? WATER COLUMN, |
| AND THE SERVICE METER DISCHARGES IS A 12? WATER COLUMN |
| REQUIRING A REGULATOR FOR THIS UNIT AS PER THE |
| MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATION. SUBMIT MANUFACTURER?S |
| SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRESSURE REGULATORS. REGULATORS |
| INSTALLED ON THE BUILDING'S EXTERIOR SHALL BE APPROVED |
| FOR OUTDOOR INSTALLATION PER THE 2020 FBC RES. SEC. |
| G2421.1. |
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| 8. LIST THE BTU LOAD OF EACH APPLIANCE AND THE TOTAL |
| BTU LOAD ON THE SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2020 FBC RES. SEC. |
| G2413. |
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| 9. PLEASE SHOW THE DISTANCE FROM THE DELIVERY POINT |
| (GAS METER / MP REGULATOR / LP TANK) TO THE MOST REMOTE |
| OUTLET IN THE BUILDING AND/OR SYSTEM PER THE 2020 FBC |
| RES. SEC. G2413.4.1. |
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| 10. PLEASE INDICATE THE DELIVERY PRESSURE (PSI) OF THE |
| SYSTEM ON THE PLAN PER THE 2020 FBC RES. SEC. G2413.2. |
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| 11. PLEASE SUBMIT MANUFACTURER?S SPECIFICATION |
| SHEETS/INSTALLATION MANUAL FOR TANK-LESS EQUIPMENT TO |
| VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH 2020 FBC RES. SEC. G2408.1. |
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| 12. PLEASE LIST THE BTU LOAD OF EACH APPLIANCE AND THE |
| TOTAL BTU LOAD ON THE SYSTEM. REFER TO THE 2020 FBC |
| RES. SECS. G2413.3, G2413.4, AND TABLES G2413.4 (1) |
| THROUGH G2413.4 (21). |
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| 13. PLEASE SUBMIT THE SIZING TABLE USED IN THE GAS |
| SYSTEM DESIGN OR PLACE AN ISOMETRIC NOTE LISTING THE |
| SIZING TABLES FROM GAS CODES OR ANOTHER STANDARD USED |
| IN THIS SYSTEM'S DESIGN PER THE 2020 FBC RES. SEC. |
| G2413.3. |
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| 14. THE PLANS INDICATE AN EXISTING GAS METER. THE BTU |
| LOAD OF THE EXISTING GAS SYSTEM MUST BE ADDED TO THE |
| TOTAL BTU LOAD ON THE SYSTEM TO ENSURE THE EXISTING |
| SYSTEM IS SIZED CORRECTLY. 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 |
| PER THE 2020 FBC RES. SECS. G2412.4, G2412.8, G2413.1, |
| G2413.2, G2413.3. |
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| 15. IF A REGULATOR IS REQUIRED, PLEASE SUBMIT THE |
| MANUFACTURER?S SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE PRESSURE |
| REGULATORS. REGULATORS INSTALLED ON THE BUILDING'S |
| EXTERIOR SHALL BE APPROVED FOR OUTDOOR INSTALLATION PER |
| THE 2020 FBC RES. SEC. G2421.1. |
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| 16. PLEASE SHOW VALVES, DRIP LEG, AND ALL UNIONS IN |
| FRONT OF REGULATOR 1? OF EITHER SIDE PER THE 2020 FBC |
| RES. SEC G2421.2. |
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| 17. PIPES NOT IN CONDITION SPACE NEED TO BE INSULATED |
| WITH A MINIMUM R-3 PER THE 2020 FBC SEC. RE 403.5.3, A |
| NOTE IS OK TO PUT ON ISOMETRIC. |
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| 18. IF THIS TANK-LEES HAS CONDENSATE NEEDS TO BE 1' |
| AWAY FROM STRUCTURE PER THE 2020 FBC SEC. R318.5, A |
| NOTE IS OK TO PUT ON ISOMETRIC. |
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| 19. PLEASE SHOW ON THE HOUSE PLANS THE LOCATION OF THE |
| TANK-LESS WATER HEATER AND THE LOCATION AND DISTANCE OF |
| ANY OPERABLE DOORS OR WINDOWS IN RELATION TO THE WATER |
| HEATER. THE LOCATION OF THE WATER HEATER SHALL COMPLY |
| WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS. THE |
| HOUSE PLAN CAN BE HAND-DRAWN PER THE WPB AMENDMENTS TO |
| THE FBC SEC. 107.2.1. INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION |
| DOCUMENTS. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING PLANS, PLEASE INDICATE THE REVISION & |
| REMOVE ANY VOIDED SHEETS & REPLACE ANY NECESSARY PAGES. |
| A TRANSMITTAL LETTER LISTING THE ORIGINAL REVIEW |
| COMMENT NUMBER, WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE REVISION, |
| MADE, IDENTIFYING THE SHEET OR SPECIFICATION PAGE WHERE |
| THE CHANGES CAN BE FOUND WILL HELP EXPEDITE YOUR |
| PERMIT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED COOPERATION. |
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