Plan Review Notes
Plan Review Notes For Permit 16010225
Permit Number 16010225
Review Stop M
Sequence Number 3
Notes
Date Text
2016-06-15 15:19:18NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE (R3) THIRD MECHANICAL
 REVIEW CHECKLIST.
 CODE: FBC 5TH EDITION (2014).
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
 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.
  
  
 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.
  
 RESPONSE:
 SIZE OF MASTER BEDROOM #2 TRANSFER DUCT NEEDS TO BE
 REVISED TO COMPLY.
  
 ***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.
  
 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
 JULIO GOMEZ
 COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER
 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
 (561)805-6712
 [email protected]


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