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2020-09-29 13:16:37 | 2ND REVIEW FBC-2017 RES. |
| PERMIT- 20090696 |
| 9/29/2020 |
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| CODES IN EFFECT: |
| FBC RES- FLORIDA RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CODE SIXTH |
| EDITION 2017 |
| FBC P- FLORIDA PLUMBING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC B- FLORIDA BUILDING CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC M- FLORIDA MECHANICAL CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC EC- FLORIDA ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE SIXTH EDITION |
| 2017 |
| FBC FG- FLORIDA FUEL GAS CODE SIXTH EDITION 2017 |
| FBC EX- FLORIDA EXISTING BUILDING CODE SIXTH |
| FS- FLORIDA STATUTES |
| FAC- FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE |
| WPB- WEST PALM BEACH AMENDMENTS TO THE FBC SIXTH |
| EDITION 2017 |
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| PLAN REVIEW RESULTS: DENIED. |
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| 1) THE SELECTED RHEEM RTEX-24 IS UNDERSIZED FOR THE |
| REQUIRED HOT WATER GPM FLOW TO THE FIXTURES. THE |
| MANUFACTURER'S TEMPERATURE RISE CHART AND INSTALLATION |
| MANUAL FOR THE SELECTED RHEEM RTEX-24 SHOWS A MAX 5.0 |
| GPM FLOW AT A 33-DEGREE F TEMPERATURE RISE FROM THE |
| COLD INLET TEMPERATURE TO HOT WATER OUTLET TEMPERATURE. |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT RHEEM MANUFACTURER USES A 70 DEGREE |
| COLD WATER TEMPERATURE FOR OUR REGION, AND HOT WATER AT |
| A TEMPERATURE OF 110 DEGREES F SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE |
| FIXTURES WHERE REQUIRED- SECTION P2801.1 FBC RES. IT |
| APPEARS BY THE SPECS THAT THE RTEX-27 CAN SUPPLY MAX |
| 5.0 GPM AT A 37-DEGREE TEMP. RISE, AND THE RTEX-36 CAN |
| SUPPLY MAX 6.0 GPM AT A TEMP. RISE OF 41 DEGREES. BASED |
| ON THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECS, IN ORDER TO SUPPLY A |
| MINIMUM OF 6.0 GPM HOT WATER FLOW, IT APPEARS THE |
| RTEX-36 WOULD BE THE CODE COMPLIANT CHOICE. |
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| WHEN RESUBMITTING, IT IS HELPFUL TO PROVIDE A RESPONSE |
| LETTER ADDRESSING EACH ITEM ALONG WITH THE CITY |
| RE-SUBMITTAL FORM. |
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| CHRISTOPHER L. COLE |
| MECHANICAL/PLUMBING PLANS EXAMINER |
| 401 CLEMATIS STREET |
| WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 |
| 561-805-6719 |
| [email protected] |
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