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2017-01-05 14:31:45 | 3501 PARKER AVENUE |
| PERMIT #17010020 |
| MASTER #16050249 |
| REVIEW COMMENTS - FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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| SPRINKLER COVERAGE EXCEEDS 130 SQUARE FEET (SXL) IN |
| STORAGE #160, LAUNDRY #161, MECHANICAL #152 AND |
| MECHANICAL #151. |
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| FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER OF RECORD (KYLE LORINOS, PE) |
| FROM THE MASTER PERMIT (#16050249) INDICATES STORAGE |
| #160 SHALL BE DESIGNED TO ORDINARY HAZARD GROUP II WITH |
| A DESIGN DENSITY OF 0.20 GPM/SQ.FT. |
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| HYDRAULIC AREA #2 WAS CALCULATED PERPENDICULAR TO THE |
| BRANCH LINES. THE HYDRAULIC CALCULATION HAS THE LONG |
| SIDE (1.2 X THE SQUARE ROOT OF THE AREA OF SPRINKLER |
| OPERATION) OF THE HYDRAULIC AREA DRAWN PERPENDICULAR TO |
| THE BRANCH LINES WHEN THE LONG SIDE OF THE HYDRAULIC |
| AREA SHOULD BE RUN PARALLEL TO THE BRANCH LINES PER |
| NFPA 13 (2010 EDITION) SECTION 22.4.4.1.1.1. |
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| PROVIDE HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS INCORPORATING THE HIGH |
| CEILING AREA (26'-0" AFF). |
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| SUBMIT PRODUCT DATA FOR AQUAFLEX SPRINKLER DROPS. WHAT |
| IS THE MAXIMUM LENGTH FLEXIBLE DROP THAT WILL BE |
| INSTALLED? WHAT IS THE MINIMUM BEND RADIUS AND HOW MANY |
| BENDS ARE PERMITTED? |
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| THE MASTER PERMIT (#16050249) INDICATES TWO GLASS WALLS |
| (ONE ON EACH FLOOR) ARE TO BE PROTECTED BY SPRINKLERS |
| IN LIEU OF PROVIDING FIRE RATED GLASS (REFER TO |
| DRAWINGS FP1.01, FP1.03 & AE603). THE ONLY SPRINKLER |
| LISTED TO PROTECT GLAZING AND PROVIDE AN EQUIVALENT |
| FIRE PROTECTION RATING IS THE TYCO WINDOW SPRINKLER. |
| THE GLAZING DETAILS INDICATE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL |
| MULLIONS WHICH WILL RENDER THE SPRINKLERS INEFFECTIVE. |
| THE DESIGN TEAM NEEDS TO RE-EVALUATE THE GLAZING AND |
| FIRE SPRINKLER PROTECTION FOR THESE WALLS. |
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| NOTE: TYCO WINDOW SPRINKLERS: IF THE DESIGN INTENT IS |
| TO USE TYCO WINDOW SPRINKLERS TO ACHIEVE A FIRE RATED |
| SEPARATION, THE SPRINKLERS MUST BE INSTALLED ACCORDING |
| TO THE UL LISTING DATA AND SHALL WET THE ENTIRE GLAZING |
| SURFACE. SPRINKLERS CANNOT BE USED TO PROTECT OPERABLE |
| DOORS OR WINDOWS. THE WINDOW SPRINKLERS DO NOT ALLOW |
| HORIZONTAL WINDOW MULLIONS AND REQUIRE THE GLASS |
| CURTAIN WALL TO BE ATTACHED TO A THREE FOOT HIGH PONY |
| WALL TO KEEP COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS AT LEAST TWO INCHES |
| AWAY FROM THE GLAZING. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE |
| GLAZING ASSEMBLY AS THE SPRINKLER POSITIONING VARIES |
| FOR BUTT-GLAZED INSTALLATIONS COMPARED TO VERTICAL |
| MULLION INSTALLATIONS. VERTICAL MULLIONS SHALL BE OF A |
| DEPTH THAT PREVENTS COLD SOLDERING OF ADJACENT |
| SPRINKLERS. THE SPRINKLER DESIGN SHOULD INDICATE WHICH |
| WINDOW SPRINKLER MODEL WILL BE USED (HORIZONTAL |
| SIDEWALL OR PENDENT VERTICAL SIDEWALL). |
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| METRO INDICATES THE UNDERGROUND FIRE LINE IS TO BE |
| INSTALLED BY OTHERS. NOTE: A SEPARATE "UG FIRELINE" |
| PERMIT WILL BE NEEDED BY THE INSTALLING CONTRACTOR. |
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| WESLEY JOLIN |
| ASSISTANT FIRE MARSHAL |
| WEST PALM BEACH FIRE RESCUE |
| [email protected] |
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