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2007-12-26 16:32:17 | PLAN REVIEW UNDER THE 2004 FLORIDA BUILDING CODE & |
| REFERENCED CODES WITH 2007 REVISIONS, CITY OF WEST PALM |
| BEACH AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 1 (W.P.B.), FLORIDA |
| ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (F.A.C.), AND FLORIDA STATUTES |
| (F.S.). |
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| *** DENIED *** |
| 1) COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR A/C SYSTEM 1 ARE |
| CALLING FOR 29,314 TOTAL BTU'S, MECHANICAL PLAN AC-2 |
| A/C UNIT SCHEDULE FOR SYSTEM 1 IS SHOWING 35,000 TOTAL |
| BTU'S. THE PLANS CAN NOT CALL FOR MORE COOLING BTU'S |
| THAN THE COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS, SEE 2004 FBC |
| 13-407.1.ABC.1.1, PLEASE CORRECT. (SEE ATTACHED ARI |
| CERTIFICATE FOR A 2.5 TON SYSTEM). |
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| 2) COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR A/C SYSTEM 3 ARE |
| CALLING FOR 30,168 TOTAL BTU'S, MECHANICAL PLAN AC-2 |
| A/C UNIT SCHEDULE FOR SYSTEM 3 IS SHOWING 35,000 TOTAL |
| BTU'S. THE PLANS CAN NOT CALL FOR MORE COOLING BTU'S |
| THAN THE COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS, SEE 2004 FBC |
| 13-407.1.ABC.1.1, PLEASE CORRECT. (SEE ATTACHED ARI |
| CERTIFICATE FOR A 2.5 TON SYSTEM). |
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| 3) COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS FOR A/C SYSTEM 4 ARE |
| CALLING FOR 39,487 TOTAL BTU'S, MECHANICAL PLAN AC-2 |
| A/C UNIT SCHEDULE FOR SYSTEM 4 IS SHOWING 47,500 TOTAL |
| BTU'S. THE PLANS CAN NOT CALL FOR MORE COOLING BTU'S |
| THAN THE COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS, SEE 2004 FBC |
| 13-407.1.ABC.1.1, PLEASE CORRECT. (SEE ATTACHED ARI |
| CERTIFICATE FOR A 3.5 TON SYSTEM). |
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| *** 13-407.1.ABC.1.1 HVAC SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT SHALL |
| BE SIZED TO PROVIDE NO MORE THAN THE SPACE AND SYSTEM |
| LOADS CALCULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 407.1.ABC.1 |
| . A SINGLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT PROVIDING BOTH COOLING |
| AND HEATING SHALL SATISFY THIS PROVISION WHEN THE |
| COOLING FUNCTION MEETS THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION |
| 407.1.ABC.1 , AND THE HEATING FUNCTION IS SIZED AS |
| SMALL AS POSSIBLE TO MEET THE LOAD WITHIN AVAILABLE |
| EQUIPMENT OPTIONS. |
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| OR YOU MAY NOT SUBMIT COOLING LOAD CALCULATIONS AND |
| COMPLY WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF 13-407.1.ABC.1. |
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| *** 13-407.1.ABC.1 SIZING. |
| A COOLING LOAD CALCULATION SHALL BE PERFORMED FOR NEWLY |
| INSTALLED UNITS AS PER CRITERIA OF SECTION 3.1 OF |
| APPENDIX 13-B OF THIS CHAPTER. THIS CALCULATION SHALL |
| BE ATTACHED TO THE CODE COMPLIANCE FORM SUBMITTED TO |
| THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WHEN THE BUILDING IS PERMITTED |
| OR, IN THE EVENT THE MECHANICAL PERMIT IS OBTAINED AT A |
| LATER TIME, THE SIZING CALCULATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED |
| WITH THE APPLICATION FOR THE MECHANICAL PERMIT. |
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| EXCEPTIONS : |
| 1.WHERE MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED BY AN |
| ENGINEER REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THE |
| ENGINEER HAS THE OPTION OF SUBMITTING A SIGNED AND |
| SEALED SUMMARY SHEET IN LIEU OF THE COMPLETE SIZING |
| CALCULATION(S). SUCH SUMMARY SHEET SHALL INCLUDE THE |
| FOLLOWING (BY ZONE): |
| PROJECT NAME/OWNEROUTDOOR DRY BULB USEDTOTAL |
| HEATING REQUIRED WITH OUTSIDE AIR |
| PROJECT ADDRESSOUTDOOR WET BULB USEDTOTAL SENSIBLE |
| GAIN |
| SIZING METHOD USEDRELATIVE HUMIDITYTOTAL LATENT |
| GAIN |
| AREA IN SQUARE FEET.INDOOR DRY BULBGRAINS WATER |
| (DIFFERENCE ) |
| TOTAL COOLING REQUIRED WITH OUTSIDE AIR |
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| 4) SEE ELECTRICAL REVIEW NOTES 5 AND 8, PLEASE |
| CORRECT. |
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| MECHANICAL PLAN REVIEW BY; |
| TOM GORDON (561) 805-6729 |
| E-MAIL; [email protected] |
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