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2017-12-05 19:05:38 | PLAN |
| REVIEW COMMENTS |
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| 1ST REVIEW: FBC FIFTH EDITION (2014) |
| ROBERT MCDOUGAL, CBO |
| COMMERCIAL COMBINATION PLANS EXAMINER |
| (561) 805-6714 |
| [email protected] |
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| DENIED BY MECHANICAL |
| PLEASE ADDRESS THE ITEMS NOTED BELOW: |
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| 1) THE ENERGY FORM R405-2014 IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED |
| AND DATED BY THE OWNER/AGENT. FBC ENERGY CONSERVATION |
| R103.1.1.2 |
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| 2) THE ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AND SEAL THE ENERGY |
| FORM AND ENERGY CALCULATIONS THAT THEY PREPARED AND |
| SUBMITTED FOR PUBLIC RECORD. FS 471 |
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| 3) BASED ON SECTION R403.6.1.1 OF THE FBC ENERGY |
| CONSERVATION THE COOLING EQUIPMENT IS TO BE NOT LESS |
| THAN THE CALCULATED TOTAL LOAD, BUT NOT MORE THAN THE |
| 1.15 TIMES GREATER THAN THE TOTAL LOAD CALCULATED. IT |
| APPEARS THAT THE 3 TON COOLING EQUIPMENT SPECIFIED ON |
| THE PLANS AND FORM R405-2014 IS TOO LARGE. BASED ON THE |
| CALCULATED TOTAL LOAD OF 28,336 BTUH, A 2.5 TON SYSTEM |
| SHOULD BE USED. |
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| 4) THE SIZE OF THE SUPPLY DUCT TO THE STUDY ROOM IS NOT |
| SPECIFIED ON THE MECHANICAL PLANS. FBC 107.2.1 |
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| 5) THE TRANSFER DUCT AT THE MASTER BEDROOM IS UNDER |
| SIZED. M1602.4 BALANCED RETURN AIR. TRANSFER DUCTS MAY |
| ACHIEVE THIS BY INCREASING THE RETURN TRANSFER 1-1/2 |
| TIMES THE CROSS SECTIONAL AREA (SQUARE INCHES) OF THE |
| SUPPLY DUCT ENTERING THE ROOM OR SPACE IT IS SERVING |
| AND THE DOOR HAVING AT LEAST AN UNRESTRICTED 1 INCH (25 |
| MM) UNDERCUT TO ACHIEVE PROPER RETURN AIR BALANCE. |
| HABITABLE ROOMS ONLY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO MEET THESE |
| REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPER BALANCED RETURN AIR EXCLUDING |
| BATHROOMS, CLOSETS, STORAGE ROOMS AND LAUNDRY ROOMS, |
| EXCEPT THAT ALL SUPPLY AIR INTO THE MASTER SUITE SHALL |
| BE INCLUDED. |
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| 6) IN ORDER TO REDUCE PLAN REVIEW TIME, PLEASE SUBMIT A |
| RESPONSE LETTER INDICATING HOW EACH OF THE REVIEW |
| COMMENTS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. |
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