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MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH APR 0 6 1999 Division of Environmental Health REPORT ON PLANS eh- Plans and specifications on plumbing: Service 800 Building, 2190 West Wayzata Boulevard, Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota, Plan No. 992186 OWNERSHIP: KM Builders, 1620 Central Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota SUBMITTER(S): Bredahl Plumbing Inc., 7916 73rd Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota 55428 Plans Dated: Date Received: March 8, 1999 Date Reviewed: March 30, 1999 SCOPE: This review is limited to the design of this particular project only insofar as the provisions of the Minnesota Plumbing Code, as amended, apply, and does not cover the water supply or sewerage system to which this plumbing system is connected. The review is based upon the supposition that the data on which the design is based are correct, and that necessary legal authority has been obtained to construct the project. The responsibility for the design of structural features and the efficiency of equipment must be taken by the project designer. Approval is contingent upon satisfactory disposition of any requirements included in this report. Special care should be taken to insure that the material and installation of the plumbing system are in accordance with the provisions of the Minnesota Plumbing Code. A copy of the approved plans and specifications should be retained at the project location for future reference. A set of the identified plans and specifications is being returned to Bredahl Plumbing Inc. INSPECTIONS: All plumbing installations must be tested and inspected in accordance with the requirements of the Minnesota Plumbing Code. As specified in Minnesota Rules, part 4715.2830, no plumbing work may be covered prior to completing the required tests and inspections. Provisions must be made for applying an air test at the time of the roughing-in inspection as outlined in Minnesota Rules, part 4715.2820, subpart 2, of the code. A manometer test, as specified in Minnesota Rules, part 4715.2820, subpart 3, is required at the time of the finished plumbing inspection. It is the responsibility of the contractor/installer to notify the State Health Department when the installation will be ready for a test and inspection. To schedule inspections, contact the state plumbing standards representative for your region, or call the metro office at 1-800-926-6216, or Gary Topp at 651/215-0841. REQUIREMENT(S): 1. A cleanout must be provided at or near the foot of each soil or waste stack (see Minnesota Rules, part 4715.1000). 2. Water closets in public bathrooms must have elongated bowls with open-front seats. 3. Equipment used for heating water or storing hot water shall be protected by approved safety devices in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 4715.2210 and part 4715.2230. 4. Threaded nozzle connections must be provided with approved backflow preventers. This shall include the hose bibbs and the mop sink faucet. 5. Double wyes may not be used for drainage fittings in the horizontal position (see Minnesota Rules, part 4715.2420, subpart 3).