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Chapter 11 — REFRIGERATION

1126.1 General — 2025 California Mechanical Code

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

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Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

Cite as: 2025 California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4) § 1126.1 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

Cooling towers, evaporative condensers, and fluid coolers shall be equipped with drift eliminators that have a drift rate of not more than 0.005 percent of the circulated water flow rate in accordance with the equipment manufacturer’s instructions.

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