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2.4.6
Inside Design Conditions
2.4.6.1
Personnel Comfort.
Provide the following:
Cooling
75 to 78 degrees F dry bulb
50 percent relative humidity (minimum)
68 degrees F (minimum)
2.4.6.2
Computer and Electronic Rooms. Maintain computer and electronic
spaces at a year-round temperature of 70 to 74 degrees F and relative humidity
of 40 to 50 percent. Consult the facility BESEP for specific requirements.
Individual equipment may require less restrictive space conditions. In this
case, the least restrictive condition should be used.
2.4.6.3
Storage Areas.
Maintain storage areas at 40 degrees F minimum to
prevent freezing.
2.4.7
Plumbing. Provide plumbing for facilities in accordance with NAVFAC
DM-3.01, Plumbing Systems. Ensure that plumbing work not covered by Navy
criteria meets the requirements of the National Plumbing Code Handbook.
2.4.7.1
Battery Shops. Provide the following in lead acid and
nickel-cadmium battery shops:
a)
Acid and alkali resistant floor drains.
b) Emergency shower and eyewash facilities within 25 feet of the
battery handling areas. Provide potable water for the showers and eyewash
stations. Provide a collection, holding, and treatment system for the shower
wash water before it is discharged into the sanitary sewer.
c) Acid and alkali resistant dump sinks. Provide separate, gravity
operating, collection, holding, and treatment system for each type of waste.
Do not discharge acid or alkali waste into the sanitary sewer system.
d)
Acid and alkali resistant base cabinet sinks.
e) Hose, hose bibbs, and hose rack for flushing neutralized spilled
electrolytes.
f) Acid and alkali resistant spill containment system with
sufficient volume to contain 110 percent of the largest electrolyte container
or battery plus water for flushing neutralized spilled electrolyte.
2.4.8
Water and Sanitation. Unattended facilities are not normally
provided with water and sanitation facilities (sink and toilets). However,
provide water and sanitary facilities at unattended facilities where a
significant amount of maintenance is anticipated and sanitary facilities are
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