BRES2016-0161 Revision 1CAPD Fireside
26401 Via de Anza
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Dear Donavin ,
ENERVEX® L
VENTING DESIGN SOLUTIONS
Jan. •16', 2017
This letter is intended to provide the city of La Quinta documentation the fireplace assembly as
proposed at 52-505 Meriwether Way, La Quinta, CA is compliant with the manufacturer's and
industries agency's standards and provides the builder with an alternative mean to satisfy code
compliance. ' .
Please be advised that based on the following design features:
- The size of the firebox opening of the Birmingham fireplace (Model BIR50-B)
- The finished opening of 50"x 38" finished opening
- The use of 14" Simpson DCA flue pipe
- One off -set of 30 degree elbows including an 18" section between the elbows in the run of a
total termination height of 17'
We can make the following determination:
- . Employing the RSHT16 fan to exhaust 1013 CFM at a rate of 948 FPM. The volume is well
within the capacity of the fan and the flue gas velocity is an acceptable speed.
- With the installation of the mechanical draft system designed herein the system is excluded
from the 10 foot/2 foot standard. According to NFPA 211 section 10.4.3
The hardware has been tested and approved according to UL standard 378, designed under the
ENERVEX standards. The calculations provided are in accordance with both ASHRAE guidelines
and NFPA 211 Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Fuel Burning appliances, in which we
take the opening of the fireplace and generate a volumetric flow gnecomes ith
ENERVEX's full product warranty.
Please contact me should you have any further
Sincerely,
Chris Wiles
Engineering Dept. - Residential
ENERVEX, Inc.
ENERVEX Inc.
1685 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30004
USA
P: 770.587-3238
F: 770.587-4731
CITY OF LAI QUINTA
BUILDING & SAETY DEPT.
APPROVED
FOR CONSTRUCTION
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