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MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS - (Continued) <br /> ❑ R403.7.1.1 Cooling equipment capacity. Cooling only equipment shall be selected so that its total capacity is not less <br /> than the calculated total load but not more than 1.15 times greater than the total to d calculated according to the procedure selected in <br /> Section 403.7,or the closest available size provided by the manufacturer's product ines.The corresponding latent capacity of the <br /> equipment shall not be less than the calculated latent load. <br /> The published value for AHRI total capacity is a nominal,rating-test value and shall not be used for equipment sizing.Manufacturer's <br /> expanded performance data shall be used to select cooling-only equipment.This s lection shall be based on the outdoor design dry-bulb <br /> temperature for the load calculation(or entering water temperature for water-source equipment),the blower CFM provided by the expanded <br /> performance data,the design value for entering wet-bulb temperature and the desig value for entering dry-bulb temperature. <br /> Design values for entering wet-bulb and dry-bulb temperatures shall be for the indo r dry bulb and relative humidity used for the load <br /> calculation and shall be adjusted for return side gains if the-return duct(s)is installec in an unconditioned space. . <br /> Exceptions: . <br /> 1. Attached single-and multiple-family residential equipment sizing r iay be selected so that its cooling capacity is less than the <br /> calculated total sensible load but not less than 80 percent of that I ad. <br /> 2. <br /> When signed and sealed by a Florida-registered engineer,in attached single-and multiple-family units,the capacity of <br /> equipment may be sized in accordance with good design practice. <br /> R403.7.1.2 Heating equipment capacity. <br /> ❑ R403.7.1.2.1 Heat pumps. Heat pump sizing shall be based on the cooling requirements as calculated according to Section <br /> R403.7.1.1,and the heat pump total cooling capacity shall not be more than 1.15 times greater than the design cooling load even if <br /> the design heating load is 1.15 times greater than the design cooling load. <br /> ❑ R403.7.1.2.2 Electric resistance furnaces. Electric resistance furnaces hall be sized within 4 kW of the design <br /> requirements calculated according to the procedure selected in Section R40 .7.1. <br /> ❑ R403.7.1.2.3 Fossil fuel heating equipment. The capacity of fossil fuel he iting equipment with natural draft atmospheric burners <br /> shall not be less than the design load calculated in accordance with Section Re 03.7.1. <br /> ❑ R403.7.1.3 Extra capacity required for special occasions. Residences r quiring excess cooling or heating equipment capacity on an: <br /> intermittent basis,such as anticipated additional loads caused by major entert nment events,shall have equipment sized or controlled.to <br /> prevent continuous space cooling or heating within that space by one or more f the following options: <br /> 1. A separate cooling or heating system is utilized to provide coolin or heating to the major entertainment areas. <br /> 2. A variable capacity system sized for optimum performance durin base load periods is utilized. <br /> R403.8 Systems serving multiple dwelling units(Mandatory). 'Systems servi g multiple dwelling units shall comply with Sections <br /> ❑ C403 and C404 of the IECC—Commercial Provisions in lieu of Section R403. <br /> R403.9 Snow melt and ice system controls(Mandatory) Snow-and ice-melting s fstems,supplied through energy service to the building, <br /> shall include automatic controls capable of shutting off the system when the pave nent temperature is above 50oF(10°C),and no <br /> precipitation is falling and an automatic or manual control that will allow shutoff wl en the outdoor temperature is above 40°F(4.8°C). <br /> ❑ R403.10 Pools and permanent spa energy consumption(Mandatory). The energy consumption of pools and permanent spas <br /> shall be in accordance with Sections R403.10.1 through R403.10.5. <br /> ❑ R403.10.1 Heaters. The electric power to heaters shall be contr lied by a readily accessible on-off switch that is an <br /> integral part of the heater mounted on the exterior of the heater,or external o and within 3 feet(914 mm)of the heater.Operation <br /> of such switch shall not change the setting of the heater thermostat.Such s itches shall be in addition to a circuit breaker for the <br /> power to the heater.Gas-fired heaters shall not be equipped with continuou ly burning ignition pilots. . <br /> ❑ R403.10.2 Time switches. Time switches or other control methods that can au omatically turn off and on according to a preset schedule <br /> shall be installed for heaters and pump motors.Heaters and pump motors that h ve built-in time switches shall be in compliance with this <br /> section. <br /> Exceptions: <br /> 1. Where public health standards require 24-hour pump operation. <br /> 2. Pumps that operate solar-and waste-heat-recovery pool heating syste s. <br /> 3. Where pumps are powered exclusively from on-site renewable genera ion. <br /> ❑ R403.10.3 Covers. Outdoor heated swimming pools and outdoor permanent pas shall be equipped with a vapor-retardant cover on or at <br /> the water surface or a liquid cover or other means proven to reduce heat loss. <br /> Exception: Where more than 70 percent of the energy for heating,computed over an operation season,is from site-recovered <br /> energy,such as from a heat pump or solar energy source,covers or ther vapor-retardant means shall not be required. <br /> R403.10.4 Gas-and oil-fired pool and spa heaters. All gas-and oil-fired po I and spa heaters shall have a minimum thermal <br /> ❑ efficiency of 82 percent for heaters manufactured on or after April 16,2013,wher tested in accordance with ANSI Z 21.56.Pool <br /> heaters fired by natural or LP gas shall not have continuously burning pilot lights. <br /> 11/5/2019 11:45 AM EnergyGauge@ USA 6.0.02(Rev. 1)-FlaRes2017 FBC 6th Edi ion(2017) Compliant Software Page 4 of 5 <br />