6920 SEAWAY BLVD 2018-01-01 MF Import

; Page 2 Everett IIldg. Dept 8/25/80 6. The uni.t manufacturer, First Co., as a member of UL, is obligated to remove the UL label from the unit at any time he deviates from the originally sub- mitted design, even though he may add a UL anproved device for improvement. To comply with UL, the manufacturer must again resubmit the unit with the new device. This procedure I am told, could take from 10 tc 15 months and thousands more dollars. It is also my understanding that adding the choker coil and P.E. switches to the unit in the field, also violates UL standards. However, the units would already have the UL label, but could be altered improperly, which is not in the best interest of the owner. 7, There are 212 units on this job that are unique to this job only. The manufacturer did not reapply for a UL l;abel because of economics. There are too few units and the cost to send �them through UL would be prohibitive for the owner. g, There are no other manufacturers, that I know of, that produce a fan coil unit with UL label svch is used on this project. You can see we are caught in a bureaucratic process, that if followed rigidly, does not permit flexibility. UL is not a law making body. They are manufacture oriented and controlled to set standards for themselves and others. They sell the UL label requirements to state, county and city building departments te such a degree that the codes become restrictive of energy conservation and sometimes restrictive of trade also. I think .the State of Washington realizes this fact. It is my understanding that the new State code will remove any mention of UL, but will require a recognized laboratory which could be one of many. It has been a joint effort by the owner, engineer and this contractor, to put together an economical energy efficient system. To do so, we must sometimes vary from the norms because there is not always equipment available that would allow us to be inovative. In this case, we are being inovative and are trying to use the best possible means available, all UL approved equipme��t. I am sure that if a variance is granted, the owner and this contractor would be most apPreciative. Very truly yours, ALLIED S ET METAL FABRICATORS� INC. Charle��4>`�" ., d' Project Manager CHB/eg enclosure �