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Plan Review Notes For Permit 20050306
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2021-01-06 10:42:30FIRE COMMENTS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED DO NOT APPEAR TO BE
 SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED OR PROVIDED WITH SPECIFIC DETAIL
 ON THIS RESUBMITTAL.
  
 THE PREVIOUS FIRE COMMENTS ARE RE-SUBMITTED BELOW:
  
  
 THIS PLAN WAS REVIEWED AND FAILED BY PETER LEDUC, FIRE
 MARSHAL, WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS:
  
  
 1) THERE NO INDICATIONS OF EXHAUST PIPING/TUBING
  
 PER NFPA 110
  
 CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION
 1.1 SCOPE. THIS STANDARD CONTAINS REQUIREMENTS COVERING
 THE
 PERFORMANCE OF EMERGENCY AND STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS
 PROVIDING
 AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO LOADS IN
 BUILDINGS
 AND FACILITIES IN THE EVENT THAT THE PRIMARY POWER
 SOURCE
 FAILS.
 1.1.1 POWER SYSTEMS COVERED IN THIS STANDARD INCLUDE
 POWER
 SOURCES, TRANSFER EQUIPMENT, CONTROLS, SUPERVISORY
 EQUIPMENT,
 AND ALL RELATED ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL AUXILIARY AND
 ACCESSORY
 EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO SUPPLY ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE LOAD
 TERMINALS OF THE TRANSFER EQUIPMENT.
 1.1.2 THIS STANDARD COVERS INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE,
 OPERATION,
 AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE
 PERFORMANCE
 OF THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM (EPSS).
  
 7.10 EXHAUST SYSTEM.
 7.10.1 THE EXHAUST SYSTEM EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION,
 INCLUDING
 PIPING, MUFFLER, AND RELATED ACCESSORIES, SHALL BE IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA37, STANDARD FOR THE INSTALLATION
 AND USE OF
 STATIONARY COMBUSTION ENGINES AND GAS TURBINES, AND
 OTHER APPLICABLE
 STANDARDS.
 7.10.2 EXHAUST SYSTEM INSTALLATION SHALL BE GASTIGHT TO
 PREVENT
 EXHAUST GAS FUMES FROM ENTERING INHABITED ROOMS OR
 BUILDINGS
 AND TERMINATE IN SUCH A MANNER THAT TOXIC FUMES CANNOT
 REENTER A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, PARTICULARLY THROUGH
 WINDOWS,
 AIR VENTILATION INLETS, OR THE ENGINE AIR-INTAKE
 SYSTEM.
 7.10.3* EXHAUST PIPING SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE PRIME
 MOVER
 BY MEANS OF A FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR AND SHALL BE
 INDEPENDENTLY
 SUPPORTED THEREAFTER SO THAT NO DAMAGING WEIGHT OR
 STRESS IS
 APPLIED TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OR TURBOCHARGER.
 7.10.3.1 A CONDENSATE TRAP AND DRAIN VALVE SHALL BE
 PROVIDED
 AT THE LOW POINT(S) OF THE PIPING UNLESS THE PIPING IS
 SELFDRAINING.
  
 NFPA 37
  
 8.3 CLEARANCE FROM EXHAUST SYSTEMS WITH EXHAUST GAS
 TEMPERATURES
 OF LESS THAN 760?C (1400?F).
 8.3.1 EXHAUST PIPES AND DUCTS SHALL HAVE CLEARANCES OF
 AT LEAST
 225 MM (9 IN.) TO ADJACENT COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS,
 EXCEPT AS
 SPECIFIED IN 8.3.2 AND 8.3.3. THE CLEARANCE SHALL BE
 MEASURED
 FROM THE OUTSIDE SURFACE OF THE EXHAUST PIPE OR DUCT
 AND NOT
 FROM ANY INSULATION THAT MIGHT BE PRESENT.
 8.3.2 EXHAUST PIPES AND DUCTS PASSING DIRECTLY THROUGH
 COMBUSTIBLE
 ROOFS SHALL BE GUARDED AT THE POINT OF PASSAGE BY
 VENTILATED
 METAL THIMBLES THAT EXTEND NOT LESS THAN 225MM(9 IN.)
 ON EACH SIDE (ABOVE AND BELOW) OF ROOF CONSTRUCTION AND
 ARE
 AT LEAST 150 MM (6 IN.) IN DIAMETER LARGER THAN THE
 EXHAUST
 PIPE OR DUCT.
 8.3.3 EXHAUST PIPES AND DUCTS PASSING DIRECTLY THROUGH
 COMBUSTIBLE
 WALLS OR PARTITIONS SHALL BE GUARDED AT THE POINT OF
 PASSAGE BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS:
  
 (1) METAL VENTILATED THIMBLES NOT LESS THAN 300 MM (12
 IN.)
 LARGER IN DIAMETER THAN THE EXHAUST PIPE OR DUCT
 (2) METAL OR BURNED FIRE CLAY THIMBLES CONSTRUCTED OF
 BRICKWORK
 OR OTHER APPROVED FIREPROOFING MATERIALS PROVIDING
 NOT LESS THAN 200 MM (8 IN.) OF INSULATION BETWEEN THE
 THIMBLE AND COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL
  
 PLEASE REVIEW AND PROVIDE DETAILS.
  
  
  
  
 2) THERE ARE INDICATIONS OF A FUEL TANK; HOWEVER, THERE
 ARE NO INDICATIONS OF FUEL LINE LOCATIONS AND/OR IF
 THEY BREACH FIRE RATED WALLS.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
  
  
  
 2A) THERE IS AN INDICATION OF A FUEL TANK; HOWEVER,
 THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF THE CLEARANCE DIMENSIONS
 AROUND THE TANK.
  
 PER NFPA 110
  
 7.9.12.1 A MINIMUM CLEARANCE OF 0.9 M (36 IN.) SHALL BE
 MAINTAINED ON ALL SIDES.
  
 PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
  
  
  
 3) WHEN RESUBMITTING, PLEASE PROVIDE PLAN SHEET
 REVISION CLOUDS OR NUMBERED NARRATIVE RESPONSES TO THE
 ABOVE.
  
  
  
 4) ADDITIONAL COMMENTS MAY BE PROVIDED ON THE
 RE-SUBMITTAL OF THE ABOVE.
  
  
  
 PETER LEDUC
 FIRE MARSHAL
 561-804-4709
 [email protected]


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