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| 2015-08-14 10:49:59 | 1ST REVIEW: FBC 2014 5TH ED. |
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| | THERE IS A LACK OF DETAIL AND INFORMATION TO DETERRMINE |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE MECHANICAL CODE. |
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| | 107.2.1 INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. |
| | CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE DIMENSIONED AND DRAWN |
| | UPON SUITABLE MATERIAL. ELECTRONIC MEDIA DOCUMENTS |
| | SHALL BE SUBMITTED WHEN APPROVED BY THE BUILDING |
| | OFFICIAL. CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS SHALL BE OF SUFFICIENT |
| | CLARITY TO INDICATE THE LOCATION, NATURE AND EXTENT OF |
| | THE WORK PROPOSED AND SHOW IN DETAIL THAT IT WILL |
| | CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CODE AND RELEVANT |
| | LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND REGULATIONS, AS DETERMINED |
| | BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL. SUCH DRAWINGS AND |
| | SPECIFICATIONS SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION, IN THE FORM |
| | OF NOTES OR OTHERWISE, AS TO THE QUALITY OF MATERIALS, |
| | WHERE QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL TO CONFORMITY WITH THE |
| | TECHNICAL CODES. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE SPECIFIC, |
| | AND THE TECHNICAL CODES SHALL NOT BE CITED AS A WHOLE |
| | OR IN PART, NOR SHALL THE TERM "LEGAL" OR ITS |
| | EQUIVALENT BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR SPECIFIC |
| | INFORMATION. |
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| | WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN TERMS OF RELOCATING THE AHU? IF |
| | PLACING IN THE ATTIC, PROVIDE DETAIL TO DEMONSTRATE |
| | COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING: |
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| | FBC-R M1305.1.3 APPLIANCES IN ATTICS. |
| | ATTICS CONTAINING APPLIANCES SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH AN |
| | OPENING AND A CLEAR AND UNOBSTRUCTED PASSAGEWAY LARGE |
| | ENOUGH TO ALLOW REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE, BUT |
| | NOT LESS THAN 30 INCHES (762 MM) HIGH AND 22 INCHES |
| | (559 MM) WIDE AND NOT MORE THAN 6 FEET (1829 MM) LONG |
| | MEASURED ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF THE PASSAGEWAY FROM |
| | THE OPENING TO THE APPLIANCE. THE PASSAGEWAY SHALL HAVE |
| | CONTINUOUS SOLID FLOORING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5 |
| | NOT LESS THAN 24 INCHES (610 MM) WIDE. A LEVEL SERVICE |
| | SPACE AT LEAST 30 INCHES (762 MM) DEEP AND 30 INCHES |
| | (762 MM) WIDE SHALL BE PRESENT ALONG ALL SIDES OF THE |
| | APPLIANCE WHERE ACCESS IS REQUIRED. THE CLEAR ACCESS |
| | OPENING DIMENSIONS SHALL BE A MINIMUM OF 20 INCHES BY |
| | 30 INCHES (508 MM BY 762 MM), AND LARGE ENOUGH TO ALLOW |
| | REMOVAL OF THE LARGEST APPLIANCE. |
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| | FBC-R M1305.1.3.1 ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS. |
| | A LUMINAIRE CONTROLLED BY A SWITCH LOCATED AT THE |
| | REQUIRED PASSAGEWAY OPENING AND A RECEPTACLE OUTLET |
| | SHALL BE INSTALLED AT OR NEAR THE APPLIANCE LOCATION IN |
| | ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 34. |
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| | FBC-R M1305.1.3.2 AIR-HANDLING UNITS. |
| | AIR-HANDLING UNITS SHALL BE ALLOWED IN ATTICS IF THE |
| | FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: |
| | 1. THE SERVICE PANEL OF THE EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN |
| | 6 FEET (1829 MM) OF AN ATTIC ACCESS. |
| | 2. A DEVICE IS INSTALLED TO ALERT THE OWNER OR SHUT THE |
| | UNIT DOWN WHEN THE CONDENSATION DRAIN IS NOT WORKING |
| | PROPERLY. |
| | 3. THE ATTIC ACCESS OPENING IS OF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO |
| | REPLACE THE AIR HANDLER. |
| | 4. A NOTICE IS POSTED ON THE ELECTRIC SERVICE PANEL |
| | INDICATING TO THE HOMEOWNER THAT THE AIR HANDLER IS |
| | LOCATED IN THE ATTIC. SAID NOTICE SHALL BE IN ALL |
| | CAPITALS, IN 16 POINT TYPE, WITH THE TITLE AND FIRST |
| | PARAGRAPH IN BOLD: |
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| | STEVEN KENNEDY, CBO |
| | CHIEF PLANS EXAMINER |
| | (561) 805-6710 |
| | [email protected] |
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