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2582                               Municipal Charters

(a)   Floor mounted heaters in garages for motor vehicles shall be
located in a room separated from other parts of the garage by con-
struction having at least a one-hour fire-resistance rating. This room
shall not be used for combustible storage and shall have no direct access
from the garage storage or repair areas.

All air for combustion purposes entering such a room shall be from
outside of the building.

(b)   Overhead heaters shall be installed not lower than the height
for which they are approved, not less than 8 feet above the floor and
protected against physical damage.

(15)   Subsection 3.3.1. Accessibility for Service. Delete paragraph
(a) as written and substitute the following:

(a) Every gas appliance shall be located with respect to building
construction and other equipment so as to permit access to the appliance.
Sufficient space (minimum of 24 inches) shall be maintained on sides
required to permit cleaning of heating surfaces; the replacement of filters,
blowers, motors, burners, controls and vent connections; the lubrication
of moving parts where required; and the adjustment and cleaning of
burners and pilots. Where appliances are installed in unfinished attics,
a floored area at least 3 feet by 3 feet shall be provided at the appliance
for servicing and a floored walkway at least 2 feet wide shall be provided
between the point of access to the attic and the appliance.

(16)    Subsection 3.4.2. Appliances Located in Unconfined Spaces:
Renumber present paragraphs (a) and (b), (b) and (c) respectively, and
add new paragraph (a) as follows:

(a) To meet the requirements of this section, the space in which
the appliances are installed shall be at least sixteen (16) times the total
volume of the appliances. When the actual ceiling height of the space
is greater than 8' of the volume of the space shall be figured on the
basis of a ceiling height of 8'.

(17)   Subsection 3.6.1. Connecting Gas Appliances: Delete paragraph
(c) and (d) as written and substitute as follows:

(c)   Listed appliance connectors on non-portable appliances when the
piping outlet is in the same room as the appliance and the connector is
adequately protected against physical damage and does not exceed four
feet in length.

(d)    Aluminum alloy tubing and connectors shall not be used in
exterior locations nor in interior locations where they are in contact
with masonry, plaster, or are subject to corrosive wettings.

(18)   Subsection 3.6.3. Add at end of subsection the following. "This
is not required for the installation of a domestic range only when using
liquid petroleum gas."

(19)   Subsection 4.5.1. Prohibited Installations: Delete last portion
of first sentence starting with "or any" and place word "or" before
word "bedrooms".

(20)    Subsection 4.6.1. Installations in Sleeping Quarters: Delete
as written and substitute the following: "Room heaters installed as the
only means of heat in rooms used for sleeping or bathing purposes shall
be of the sealed combustion chamber type which take their air for com-
bustion from, and discharge the flue gas to, the outside atmosphere.

 

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