Wash. Admin. Code § 51-11C-40323 - Section C403.2.3-Fault detection and diagnostics
C403.2.3
Fault
detection and diagnostics. New buildings with an HVAC system serving a
gross conditioned floor area of 100,000 square feet (9290
m2) or larger shall include a fault detection and
diagnostics (FDD) system to monitor the HVAC system's performance and
automatically identify faults. The FDD system shall:
1. Include permanently installed sensors and
devices to monitor the HVAC system's performance.
2. Sample the HVAC system's performance at
least once every 15 minutes.
3.
Automatically identify and report HVAC system faults.
4. Automatically notify authorized personnel
of identified HVAC system faults.
5. Automatically provide prioritized
recommendations for repair of identified faults based on analysis of data
collected from the sampling of HVAC system performance.
6. Be capable of transmitting the prioritized
fault repair recommendations to remotely located authorized personnel.
EXCEPTION: |
Group R-1 and R-2 occupancies. |
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27A.020, 19.27A.025 and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, § 51-11C-40323, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13.
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C403.2.3 Fault detection and diagnostics. New buildings with an HVAC system serving a gross conditioned floor area of 100,000 square feet (9290 m2) or larger shall include a fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) system to monitor the HVAC system's performance and automatically identify faults. The FDD system shall:
1. Include permanently installed sensors and devices to monitor the HVAC system's performance.
2. Sample the HVAC system's performance at least once every 15 minutes.
3. Automatically identify and report HVAC system faults.
4. Automatically notify authorized personnel of identified HVAC system faults.
5. Automatically provide prioritized recommendations for repair of identified faults based on analysis of data collected from the sampling of HVAC system performance.
6. Be capable of transmitting the prioritized fault repair recommendations to remotely located authorized personnel.
EXCEPTION: | Group R-1 and R-2 occupancies. |
Notes
Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27A.020, 19.27A.025 and chapters 19.27 and 34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, § 51-11C-40323, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13.