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Chapter 10 — BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS

1010.3 Steam-Heating Boilers, Hot Water Boilers, and Power Boilers — 2025 California Mechanical Code

California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4) § 1010.3 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

Power Boilers. Steam-heating boilers and hot-water-heating boilers that exceed one of the following limits:

(1) 5 000 000 Btu/h input (1464 kW)

(2) 5000 pounds steam per hour (0.6299 kg/s) capacity

(3) 1000 square foot (92.9 m [2] ) heating surface

Power boilers that do not exceed one of the following limits:

(1) 5 000 000 Btu/h input (1464 kW)

(2) 5000 pounds steam per hour (0.6299 kg/s) capacity (3) 1000 square foot (92.9 m [2] ) heating surface

Boilers with manholes on top of the boiler, except those described in Section 1010.2 and Section 1010.4, shall have a clearance of not less than 3 feet (914 mm) from the top of the boiler to the ceiling.

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