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Chapter 13 — FUEL GAS PIPING

1310.10 Outlets — 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) § 1310.10 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

Outlets shall be located and installed in accordance with the following requirements:

(1) The outlet fittings or piping shall be securely fastened in place.

(2) Outlets shall not be located behind doors.

(3) Outlets shall be located far enough from floors, walls, patios, slabs, and ceilings to permit the use of wrenches without straining, bending, or damaging the piping.

(4) The unthreaded portion of gas piping outlets shall extend not less than 1 inch (25.4 mm) through finished ceilings or indoor or outdoor walls.

(5) The unthreaded portion of gas piping outlets shall extend not less than 2 inches (51 mm) above the surface of floors or outdoor patios or slabs.

(6) The provisions of Section 1310.10(4) and Section 1310.10(5) shall not apply to listed quick-disconnect devices of the flush-mounted type or listed gas convenience outlets. Such devices shall be installed in accor dance with the manufacturer’s installation instructions.

[NFPA 54:7.7.1.1 – 7.7.1.6] 1310.10.1 Cap Outlets. Each outlet, including a valve, shall be closed gastight with a threaded plug or cap immediately after installation and shall be left closed until the appliance or equipment is connected thereto. When an appliance or equipment is disconnected from an outlet and the outlet is not to be used again immediately, it shall be capped or plugged gastight.

Exceptions:

(1) Laboratory appliances installed in accordance with Section 1312.3.1 shall be permitted.

(2) The use of a listed quick-disconnect device with integral shutoff or listed gas convenience outlet shall be permitted. [NFPA 54:7.7.2.1] 1310.10.1.1 Appliance Shutoff Valves. Appliance shutoff valves installed in fireplaces shall be removed and the piping capped gastight where the fireplace is used for solid fuel burning. [NFPA 54:7.7.2.2]

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