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05115/2001 14: 21
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t~ MeGa.... Rd.
(4'.) 725.6161
H-"", WI 64956
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'Pace, Inc.
5-16-2001
Att : -Leo C.
Subject: - unit heaters in Morgan Bathrooms
Leo - 1 haveøpent coneiderable timeevaluatinq the items
listed above. Each and every time 1 visited thiB comple~
these items didn't ring true from sssfety etendpoint.
After consultin~ the Dept. of Commerce - Safety and
Buildings, I fe~l definite they would llQt certify the two
bathroom areás with the heat sources now employed.
Three statutes in particular: - 64.09 - 64.21 (S) and 64.22
(3) (c), addres8 suspended units and, the criteria they must
meet. ThoBe it~s address the combustion air requirements of
gas fired appli~nce8 and it's introduction into the room-
the need for t~ ereae they occupied to:l!§ occuDled" -
clearances to combustibles and mounting heights, etc.
Openable windoWs do not constitute an "on demand" combustion
air source a9 dutlined in the Depar~ment8' Chapter 64
guidelines.
By introducingemotorized in1ect dampered opening to provide
the combustion.8ir requirements for the (30) MBH unit located
in the well tr4vele4 open..stairwell serving the first and
second floor o. Building # 1 - 1 feel confident ~t ~
n ~ and would meet the intent of the coda.
Even by applying up to (1) Air change par hour in whet you
describe as a .;old, drafty little room ( bathroom "A" ) -
calculation. indicate an electric unit sized to approx. (3)
KW which requires onry ~in1m81clearan~~none of the
combustion req~irementB which haunt the gas fired unite,
would do the jOb with ease.
Please be awar. all bathrooms require exhaust at (75) CFM per
"fixture" and \Ust be in a continuous run mode while the
building is occupied. As I viewed these two areas -~
exhaust or inl,t devices were evident, Thru ~oor inlet grills
from the production areas shall be sized at .04" static
prQ88Ure drop in conjunction witñtheexñaust requirements of
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R. Remmel - D-1O69-H
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1902 McGan" Rd.
(4"')725-6161
N"t!!I'ah. WI 54956
Dept. of Commerce
5-16-2001
Att' - S. Dobratz
subject: - Phone earlier today ( Bathrooms and unit heaters)
Steve.
1 have Faxed the enclosed to the Contractor involved al\d will
be showing my suggested equipment choice in the areas in
question when I present the HVAC Alteration drawingS for
certification. 'lease be aware, the gas fired unit heaters
referred to have already been employed, so drawings ~ n2Ì
reflect an "as built" situation.
John van Beucken will also be apprised, ae he 1s scheduled
to review the drawingS. 1 had discussed this item with him on
a prior occasion to make him aware of my concerns and to be
BUre and higblite this item for the State inspection group to
~¿LOA?
Dick Remmel
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