Originally Posted by
RobertSmith
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(c) Range exhaust vent. The inspector shall:
(1) report as in need of repair any deficiencies in the filter, vent pipe, light and switches;
(2) inspect the operation of the blower and report as in need of repair any unusual sounds or vibration levels, or if the blower does not operate at all speeds;
(3) report as in need of repair a vent pipe that does not terminate outside the structure when the unit is not of recirculating type or configuration.
(4) report as in need of repair a vent pipe that is of inadequate material; and
(5) report as in need of repair the absence of a range exhaust vent.
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First and foremost, I believe there is a problem with the terminology used.
"# 3 of below SOP says it is okay to have a recirculating type vent configuration that IS NOT vented to exterior (see photo)? Or am I misintrepreting #3??"
Not being in Texas, I'll still take a stab at it: "(c) Range exhaust vent. The inspector shall:" That would be better stated as "(c) Range hood. The inspector shall:"
Yes, I believe you are misinterpreting it, but mainly because of its terminology.
"But yet, when you get to #5, it than says "report as in need of repair the absence of a range exhaust vent".....therefore, it does not matter whether you have a recirc or not, it is still a repair item. Or am I misintrepreting #5?"
I believe that #5 is saying that the absence of a range hood is a reportable item. The range hood is being referred to as a "range exhaust vent", which is an incorrect term for that. A "range exhaust vent" is the duct from the range hood to and including the discharge roof or wall cap flashing.
"Does not #3 just need to be eliminated from SOP????"
No, I would think that the terminology just needs to be corrected.
A recirculating range hood 'has an exhaust', it just 'exhausts' back into the same room ... after being filtered (unless the filter has been removed).