Article 9 - GAS APPLIANCES

Section 27-2034

Section 27-2034

  §  27-2034  Space  and water heaters. a. Any gas-fueled space or water
heater used in any dwelling unit,  in  addition  to  the  provisions  of
section  27-2032  of article eight of this subchapter, shall comply with
the  provisions  of  this  section  and  with  the  regulations  of  the
department.
  b.  No  person  shall  install  or maintain in any dwelling unit a gas
fuel-fired space or water heater unless the  heater  obtains  combustion
air directly from the outside of the building. In the alternative, a gas
fuel-fired water heater that does not obtain its combustion air directly
from  the  outside  of the building may be installed, provided that such
installation is in compliance with the conditions of  subdivision  i  of
section P107.26 of reference standard RS-16 of the building code.
  c.  No person shall install or maintain a gas-fueled water heater in a
room occupied for sleeping purposes, or cause or permit to  be  occupied
for  sleeping  purposes  any  room  in  which  a  gas-fueled  heater  is
installed.
  d. No person  shall  install  or  maintain  in  any  dwelling  unit  a
gas-fueled  water heater so designed and arranged that it heats water in
pipe coils placed at a distance from the hot water storage tank.
  e. Every gas fuel-fired space or water heater shall be  (i)  currently
listed  by  an  independent laboratory acceptable to the commissioner of
buildings, (ii) approved  by  the  department  of  buildings  and  (iii)
approved   by  the  department  of  health  and  mental  hygiene.    All
accessories or control devices for use  with  such  heaters  shall  have
proof of such listing.
  f.  Each  heater shall be equipped with an effective device which will
automatically shut off the gas supply to the heater if its  pilot  light
or other constantly burning flame is extinguished, or in the event of an
interruption  of  the  gas supply to the heater, and will not permit the
heater to be relighted  unless  such  shut-off  device  is  first  reset
manually.
  g.  Each heater shall be rigidly connected to the gas piping supplying
gas in the premises.
  h. Each heater shall be connected to a flue or outlet pipe  conforming
to  the provisions of the building code. No heater shall be vented to an
inner court. A flue or outlet pipe may be extended to an inner court  if
the  flue  or  pipe  is connected with an outside chimney which conforms
with the provisions of the building code.

Section 27-2035

Section 27-2035

  §  27-2035 Gas-fired refrigerators. a. It shall be unlawful to install
or furnish for use or to use, operate, or permit to be used or  operated
in a dwelling any gas-fired refrigerator:
  (1) Which utilizes a water-cooled gas-fired refrigerator unit; or
  (2)  Which  is  not  equipped  with  a flue and flue components wholly
composed of a non-metallic material or of molybdenum stainless steel  or
aluminum; or
  (3)  Which is not equipped with a fixed mounted dust incinerating type
of  gas  burner,  gas  pressure  regulator,  gas  supply   filter,   and
thermostat; or
  (4)  Which  does not have a properly operating automatic regulating or
safety device of a type installed or specified by the  manufacturer,  or
which  has  a  clogged flue, or an improperly operating burner, or which
gives off excessive heat or odors or discharges carbon  monoxide  or  is
otherwise defective.
  b.   Inspectors  or  other  duly  authorized  representatives  of  the
department may seal any refrigerator  which  is  in  violation  of  this
section.  Any  refrigerator  so  sealed shall not be installed, used, or
operated without the written permission of the department.

Section 27-2036

Section 27-2036

  §  27-2036 Self-inspection of gas appliances. The owner shall cause an
inspection to be made by a licensed plumber, utility company,  or  other
qualified  gas service person of each gas-fueled space heater and, in an
old law tenement or in any rooming unit, of each gas appliance, at least
once a year. The findings on  inspection  shall  be  recorded  on  forms
approved  by the department and shall be kept on file by the owner for a
period of one year. Such inspection reports shall be  submitted  to  the
department upon request but shall not be subject to inspection by others
or  to  subpoena,  or  used  in  or  as the basis of prosecution for the
existence of a defect on the date of inspection.