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(12) Amending Section 403. Section 403 is amended by adding Section 403.7 to read: <br />"403.7 Residential pools. Residential pools shall be provided with energy conserving <br />measures in accordance with Sections 403.7.1 through 403.7.3. <br />403.7.1 Pool heaters. All pool heaters shall be equipped with a readily accessible <br />on-off switch to allow shutting off the heater without adjusting the thermostat setting. Pool <br />heaters fired by natural gas shall not have continuously burning pilot lights. <br />403.7.2 Time switches. Time switches that can automatically turn off and on <br />heaters and pumps according to a preset schedule shall be installed on swimming pool <br />heaters and pumps. <br />Exceptions: <br />1. Where public health standards require 24-hour pump operation; <br />2. Where pumps are required to operate solar- and waste-heat-recovery pool <br />heating systems. <br />403.7.3 Pool covers. Heated pools shall be equipped with a vapor retardant pool <br />cover on or at the water surface. Pools heated to more than 90°F (32°C) shall have a pool <br />cover with a minimum insulation value of R-12. <br />Exception: Pools deriving over 60 percent of the energy for heating from site-recovered <br />energy or solar energy source." <br />(13) Amending section 503.2.9. Section 503.2.9 is amended by repealing section 503.2.9 in <br />its entirety and replaced to read as follows: <br />"503.2.9 Mechanical systems commissioning and completion requirements. <br />503.2.9.1 System commissioning. Commissioning is a process that verifies and <br />documents that the selected building systems have been designed, installed, and function <br />according to the owner's project requirements and construction documents. Drawing notes <br />shall require commissioning and completion requirements in accordance with this section. <br />Drawing notes may refer to specifications for further requirements. Copies of all <br />documentation shall be given to the owner. <br />503.2.9.1.1- Commissioning plan. A commissioning plan shall include as a <br />minimum the following items: <br />1. A detailed explanation of the original owner's project requirements, <br />2. A narrative describing the activities that will be accomplished during each phase <br />of commissioning, including guidance on who accomplishes the activities and how <br />they are completed, <br />3. Equipment and systems to be tested, including the extent of tests, <br />4. Functions to be tested (for example calibration, economizer control, etc.), <br />5. Conditions under which the test shall be performed (for example winter and <br />summer design conditions, full outside air, etc.), and <br />6. Measurable criteria for acceptable performance. <br />503.2.9.1.2 Systems adjusting and balancing. All HVAC systems shall be balanced <br />in accordance with generally accepted engineering standards. Air and water flow rates <br />shall be measured and adjusted to deliver final flow rates within 10 percent of design <br />rates. Test and balance activities shall include as a minimum the following items: <br />