Section 27-787
§ 27-787 Scope. This subchapter shall establish the minimum safety
requirements for, and control the design, construction, installation,
alteration and use of, heating, combustion, fuel storage and related
equipment. In addition, within special flood hazard areas, and below the
regulatory flood datum, as described in article ten of subchapter four
of this chapter, heating, combustion, fuel storage and related equipment
shall meet the requirements of the applicable provisions of reference
standard RS 4-5.
Section 27-788
§ 27-788 Standards. The provisions of reference standard RS-14 shall
be a part of this subchapter.
Section 27-789
§ 27-789 Definitions. For definitions to be used in the interpretation
of this subchapter, see subchapter two of this chapter.
Section 27-790
§ 27-790 Plans. For the requirements governing the filing of plans and
the work to be shown on plans, see subchapter one of this chapter.
Section 27-791
§ 27-791 Permits. For the requirements governing equipment work
permits and equipment use permits, see subchapter one of this chapter.
Section 27-792
§ 27-792 General requirements. All heating, combustion, and cooking
equipment shall be installed with adequate clearances from combustible
contruction in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. Either
the equipment shall be provided with insulation or the building
construction shall be fire protected, so that during continued or
intermittent operation the surface of combustible construction materials
will not be raised to a temperature higher than one hundred seventy
degrees Fahrenheit. Such equipment shall be located, arranged, and
protected so that the means of access to them for ordinary operation and
maintenance will not be hazardous. They shall not be located in exits,
hoistways, nor in the same space with other equipment or materials when
the proximity to the other equipment or materials would create a
hazardous condition. All piping shall be installed so as to provide for
adequate expansion and contraction.
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