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2016-06-15 15:19:18 | NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE (R3) THIRD MECHANICAL |
| REVIEW CHECKLIST. |
| CODE: FBC 5TH EDITION (2014). |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 1- EQUIPMENT SIZING CALCULATIONS NEED TO COMPLY WITH |
| THE EQUIPMENT SIZING SECTION R403.6.1 FBC-ENERGY |
| CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION (2014). CALCULATIONS NEED TO |
| BE DONE USING AN APPROVED SOFTWARE (FOR EXAMPLE ELITE, |
| WRIGHTSOFT, ETC). NEED CALCULATIONS BASED ON THE |
| BUILDING LOADS FOR THE DIRECTIONAL ORIENTATION OF THE |
| BUILDING. AND, NEED TO BE DONE BASED ON THE INTERIOR |
| DESIGN DESIGN TEMPERATURE REQUIRED BY SEC. R302.1 OF |
| FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION. REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
| CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED ARE NOT DONE WITH AN APPROVED |
| SOFTWARE AND THE INTERIOR DESIGN TEMPERATURE DOESN'T |
| COMPLY WITH SEC. R302.1. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| EQUIPMENT SIZING CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED: |
| A) CALCULATIONS NEED TO BE DONE BASE ON THE ACTUAL |
| ORIENTATION OF THE BUILDING AS REQUIRED BY SEC. |
| R403.6.1 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, 5TH EDITION (2014). |
| CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED DON'T MATCH ACTUAL BUILDING |
| ORIENTATION. REVISE AS REQUIRED. NOTE: COORDINATE WITH |
| THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS ONCE THE ENERGY CALCULATIONS |
| ARE REVISED. SEE BUILDING COMMENTS FOR ENERGY |
| CALCULATIONS SUBMITTED. |
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| B) THE EQUIPMENT SIZE FOR UNITS 1 AND 2 IS OVERSIZED. |
| ACCORDING TO SEC. R403.6.1.1 FBC-ENERGY CONSERVATION, |
| THE EQUIPMENT CAN NOT BE MORE THAN 1.15 TIMES GREATER |
| THAN THE TOTAL CALCULATED LOAD OR CLOSEST AVAILABLE |
| SIZE. TOTAL COOLING LOADS ARE 27531 BTU'S AND 27192 |
| BTU'S. THE CLOSES SIZE IS 2-1/2 TON NOT 3 TON. REVISE |
| AS REQUIRED INCLUDING SHEET M.1. |
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| ORIGINAL COMMENT: |
| 2- MECHANICAL PLAN M.1 SUBMITTED; |
| A) SIZE OF "TRANSFER DUCTS" SHOWN ON THE SECOND FLOOR |
| BEDROOMS DON'T COMPLY WITH THE BALANCED RETURN AIR SEC. |
| M1602.4 OF FBC-RESIDENTIAL, 5TH EDITION (2014). SHOW |
| COMPLIANCE. (REPEAT COMMENT). THE TRANSFER DUCT SIZE |
| WAS NOT REVISED. IN ADDITION THE CFM'S SHOWN ON PLANS |
| DON'T MATCH CFM SHOWN ON THE EQUIPMENT SIZING |
| CALCULATIONS. REVISE AS REQUIRED TO MATCH. |
| NOTE: INFORMATION WAS CHANGED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THE |
| TRANSFER DUCTS NEED TO COMPLY WITH THE BALANCED RETURN |
| AIR SEC. M1602.4. ALSO, COORDINATE CFM'S WITH EQUIPMENT |
| SIZING CALCULATIONS. REVISE AS REQUIRED. |
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| RESPONSE: |
| SIZE OF MASTER BEDROOM #2 TRANSFER DUCT NEEDS TO BE |
| REVISED TO COMPLY. |
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| ***PLEASE PROVIDE RESPONSE LETTER ADDRESSING EACH |
| COMMENT TO EXPEDITE THE REVIEW PROCESS. |
| ***PLEASE REMOVE AND REPLACE ANY REVISED DRAWING. DON'T |
| STAPLE OLD COPY TO THE PLANS. SUBMIT OLD COPIES FOR |
| REFERENCE. |
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| IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT |
| JULIO GOMEZ |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT |
| (561)805-6712 |
| [email protected] |