Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 15050569
Permit Number 15050569
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 1
Notes
Date Text
2015-06-16 12:44:051ST REVIEW: FBC 2010 MECHANICAL
  
 1) SHEET M-1: THE CHILLER ROOM VENTILATION CALCULATIONS
 SHALL BE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT (1600 LBS.)
 IN CHILLERS 1 & 2 BECAUSE THEY OPERATE TOGETHER AS A
 SINGLE SYSTEM. PLEASE REVISE THE CALCULATIONS, AND
 SELECT AN EMERGENCY EXHAUST FAN SIZED CONSISTENTLY WITH
 THE CALCULATION- SECTION 1105.6.4 FMC-10.
 2) M-2: CLARIFY ON THE PLANS HOW THE NORMAL VENTILATION
 SYSTEM IS BEING CONTROLLED. DOES THE EF-7 ROOF FAN RUN
 CONTINUOUSLY, BY AN INDIVIDUAL SWITCH, VIA CONNECTION
 TO A LIGHT SWITCH? PLEASE NOTE THAT PER SECTION 1105.6,
 VENTILATION SYSTEMS FOR MACHINERY ROOMS SHALL BE
 CAPABLE OF EXHAUSTING THE MINIMUM QUANTITY OF AIR AT
 NORMAL OPERATING AND EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, MEANING THAT
 THE REQUIRED NORMAL EXHAUST RATE SHALL BE MAINTAINED
 OVER AND ABOVE THE REQUIRED EMERGENCY EXHAUST RATE.
 PLEASE CORRECT THE NOTE SPECIFYING EF-7 TO SHUT DOWN
 WHEN EF-CH-1 ACTIVATES.
 3) REFRIGERANT LEAK DETECTION AND ALARM: A) THE
 ENGINEER OF RECORD SHALL PROVIDE REVIEWED AND APPROVED
 TESTING DATA, OR REPORTS FROM QUALIFIED SOURCES
 INDICATING THE TLV-TWA (OR TOXICITY MEASURE CONSISTENT
 THEREWITH) FOR THE R-123 REFRIGERANT. IN CONJUNCTION
 WITH THOSE REPORTS THE ENGINEER SHALL ALSO SUBMIT
 REVIEWED AND APPROVED MANUFACTURER?S SPECIFICATIONS FOR
 THE REFRIGERANT LEAK DETECTORS. BASED ON THE REPORTS
 AND SPECIFICATIONS , THE REVISED PLANS SHALL INDICATE
 THE SPACING OF THE DETECTORS, THEIR EXACT MOUNTING
 LOCATIONS, AND AT WHICH VALUE OR LEVEL OF REFRIGERANT
 DETECTION THEY WILL ACTUATE THE ALARM SYSTEM - SEE
 SECTION 8.11.2.1 ASHRAE 15, AND SECTION 8.6 ASHRAE 34,
 AND SECTION 53.11.2.1 FLORIDA FIRE PREVENTION CODE. B)
 SHOW ON THE PLAN THE LOCATION OF THE REQUIRED ALARM
 NOTIFICATION DEVICE AT THE STAIRWELL ENTRANCE PER
 ASHRAE 15 AND FFP. C) PROVIDE A SEQUENCE OF OPERATION
 DIAGRAM ON THE PLAN FOR THE ALARM SYSTEM.
 4) PROVIDE DETAILS FOR, AND THE TERMINATION LOCATIONS
 OF PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES, FUSIBLE PLUG AND PURGE
 SYSTEMS PER SECTION 1105.7 FMC-10. PLEASE NOTE ALL
 SYSTEMS SHALL TERMINATE 15 FT. ABOVE THE ADJOINING
 GRADE (MAIN ROOF LEVEL) AND 20 FT. FROM ANY VENTILATION
 OPENING.
 5) THE TERMINATION OR DISCHARGE LOCATION FOR THE NEW
 EF-CH-1 SHALL BE LOCATED A MINIMUM OF 10 FT. ABOVE THE
 ROOF LEVEL PER SECTION 501.2(2) FMC-10. PLEASE REVISE
 THE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
 6) SUBMIT MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND A MIAMI
 DADE NOA OR FL. PRODUCT APPROVAL FOR THE NEW EXHAUST
 FAN. ALL SUBMITTALS SHALL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY
 THE ENGINEER OF RECORD.
 7) PROVIDE DETAILS FOR ANCHORING THE CONDENSER AND
 CHILLED WATER PUMPS, AND ANY REQUIRED PIPING SUPPORT
 STANDS TO THE EXISTING SLAB.
 8) INDICATE ON THE PLAN WHAT NECESSARY ALTERATIONS WILL
 BE MADE TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE TO FACILITATE REMOVAL
 AND REPLACEMENT OF THE CHILLERS AND PUMPS, AND PROVIDE
 A DETAILED WORK SCHEDULE REPORT FROM BEGINNING TO TOTAL
 COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT.
 9) PLEASE NOTE THAT COMMISIONING OF THE SYSTEM IS
 REQUIRED FOR FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT PER SECTION
 503.2.9 FBC-10 ENERGY CONSERVATION. THE ENGINEER OF
 RECORD SHALL PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF SYSTEM COMPLETION
 INCLUDING A WRITTEN BALANCE REPORT TO BE PROVIDED TO
 THE OWNER OF THE BUILDING OR DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE.
 PLEASE PROVIDE NOTES ON THE PLAN DETAILING THE TESTING
 AND BALANCING PROCEDURE.
  
 CHRISTOPHER COLE
 MECHANICAL PLANS EXAMINER
 561-805-6719
 [email protected]
  
  
  
  


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