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
§ 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
§ 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.