Chapter 9 — INSTALLATION OF SPECIFIC APPLIANCES
902.9 Flammable Vapors. Appliances shall not be
California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California
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installed in areas where the open use, handling, or dispensing of flammable liquids occurs, unless the design, operation, or installation reduces the potential of ignition of the flammable vapors. Appliances installed in compliance with Section 305.1 through Section 305.1.2, Section 303.11, or Section 303.12 shall be considered to comply with the intent of this provision. [NFPA 54:9.1.9]
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- Chapter 1 — GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
- Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
- Chapter 3 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
- Chapter 4 — VENTILATION AIR
- Chapter 5 — EXHAUST SYSTEMS
- Chapter 6 — DUCT SYSTEMS
- Chapter 7 — COMBUSTION AIR
- Chapter 8 — CHIMNEYS AND VENTS
▸Chapter 9 — INSTALLATION OF SPECIFIC APPLIANCES
Overview- 901.1 Applicability. This chapter addresses requirements for
- 902.1 Nonindustrial Appliances. This chapter is applicable pri…
- 902.2 Combustion Air from Bedroom or Bathroom.
- 902.3 Added or Converted Appliances. When additional or replac…
- 902.4 Type of Gas(es). The appliance shall be connected to
- 902.5 Safety Shutoff Devices for Unlisted LP-Gas
- 902.6 Fuel Input Rate. The fuel input rate to the appliance
- 902.7 Use of Air or Oxygen Under Pressure. Where air
- 902.8 Appliance Support. Appliances and equipment
- 902.9 Flammable Vapors. Appliances shall not be
- 902.10 Solid-Fuel-Burning Appliances. Unless otherwise specifi…
- 902.11 Combination of Appliances and Equipment.
- 902.12 Protection of Gas Appliances from Fumes or
- 903.3 Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners. Packaged
- 904.1 Application. Central heating furnaces and boilers
- 902.13 Process Air. In addition to air needed for combus
- 902.14 Gas Appliance Pressure Regulators. Where the
- 902.15 Bleed Lines for Diaphragm-Type Valves. Bleed
- 903.1 Electric Air Conditioners. Electric air conditioning
- 903.2 Gas-Fired Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps.
- 904.4 Assembly and Installation. A central heating
- 904.2 Location. Central heating furnace and low-pressure
- 904.3 Clearance. Central heating furnaces and low-pressure boi…
- 904.5 Temperature or Pressure Limiting Devices.
- 904.6 Low-Water Cutoff. All water boilers and steam boilers sh…
- 904.7 Steam Safety and Pressure Relief Valves. Steam
- 904.8 Refrigeration Coils. The installation of refrigeration c…
- 904.9 Cooling Units Used with Heating Boilers. Boilers, where …
- 904.10 Furnace (Upright and Horizontal). Upright furnaces shal…
- 905.7 Duct Furnaces Used with Refrigeration Sys-
- 905.8 Installation in Commercial Garages and Aircraft
- 905.9 Electric Duct Heaters. Electric duct heaters installed
- 906.1 Application. Floor furnaces shall be listed in accordanc…
- 904.11 Solid-Fuel-Fired Furnaces. Factory-built solidfuel-fire…
- 904.12 Oil-Fired Central Furnaces. Oil-fired central furnaces …
- 904.13 Commercial or Industrial Gas Heaters. Commercial or ind…
- 904.14 Electric Central Furnaces. Electric central heating fur…
- 905.1 Application. Duct furnaces with inputs of 10
- 905.2 Clearances. The installation of duct furnaces shall
- 905.3 Installation of Duct Furnaces. Duct furnaces shall
- 905.4 Access Panels. The ducts connected to duct fur
- 905.5 Location of Draft Hoods and Controls. The con
- 905.6 Circulating Air. Where a duct furnace is installed so
- 906.2 Installation. The installation of floor furnaces shall
- 906.3 Temperature Limit Controls. Automatically operated floor…
- 906.4 Combustion and Circulating Air. Combustion and
- 906.5 Placement. The following provisions apply to furnaces th…
- 906.6 Bracing. The space provided for the furnace shall be
- 906.7 Support. Means shall be provided to support the furnace …
- 906.8 Clearance. The lowest portion of the floor furnace
- 906.9 Access. The space in which any floor furnace is
- 906.10 Seepage Pan. Where the excavation exceeds 12
- 906.11 Wind Protection. Floor furnaces shall be protected,
- 906.12 Upper Floor Installations. Floor furnaces shall
- 906.13 First Floor Installation. Floor furnaces installed in
- 906.14 Oil-Fired Floor Furnaces. Oil-fired floor furnaces
- 907.1 Application. Wall furnaces shall be listed in accordance…
- 907.2 Installation. Wall furnaces shall be installed in accor
- 907.4 Combustion and Circulating Air. Combustion and
- 907.5 Oil-Fired Wall Furnaces. Oil-fired wall furnaces
- 908.1 Application. Clothes dryers shall be listed in accordanc…
- 908.2 Electric Clothes Dryers. Commercial electric
- 908.3 Gas-Fired Clothes Dryers. Gas-fired clothes dryers shall…
- 909.1 General. Installation of conversion burners shall con
- 907.3 Location. Wall furnaces shall be located so as not to
- 910.1 Oil Burners. Oil burners shall comply with UL 296
- 910.2 Gas Burners. Commercial gas burners shall comply
- 911.1 Application. Decorative appliances for installation in
- 911.2 Prohibited Installations. Decorative appliances for
- 911.3 Installation. A decorative appliance for installation
- 911.4 Fireplace Screens. A fireplace screen shall be
- 912.1 Application. Vented gas fireplaces shall be listed in
- 912.2 Reserved
- 912.3 Installation. The installation of vented gas fireplaces
- 912.4 Combustion and Circulating Air. Combustion and
- 913.1 Factory-Built Fireplaces. Factory-built fireplaces
- 913.2 Fireplace Stoves. Fireplace stoves shall comply
- 913.3 Fireplace Accessories. Heat exchangers, glass
- 914.1 Application. Direct gas-fired heating and forced ventila…
- 914.2 Prohibited Installations. Direct gas-fired heating
- 914.3 Installation. Direct gas-fired heating and forced ventil…
- 914.4 Clearance from Combustible Materials. Direct
- 914.5 Air Supply. The air supply to direct gas-fired heating
- 914.6 Atmospheric Vents, Gas Reliefs, or Bleeds.
- 914.7 Relief Openings. The design of the installation shall
- 914.8 Purging. Inlet ducting, when used, shall be purged
- 915.1 Application. Room heaters shall be listed in accordance …
- 915.2 Electric Room Heaters. Electric room heaters shall
- 915.3 Gas-Fired Room Heaters. Gas-fired room heaters
- 916.4 Combustion and Circulating Air. Combustion and
- 916.5 Ductwork. A unit heater shall not be attached to a
- 916.6 Installation in Commercial Garages and Air-
- 916.7 Oil-Fired Unit Heaters. Oil-fired unit heaters shall
- 917.1 Application. Floor-mounted food service appliances
- 917.2 Clearance for Listed Appliances. Floor-mounted
- 917.3 Mounting on Combustible Floors. Floor-mounted
- 915.4 Solid-Fuel Type Room Heaters. Solid-fuel type
- 916.1 Application. Unit heaters shall be listed in accordance …
- 916.2 Support. Suspended-type unit heaters shall be safely
- 916.3 Clearance for Suspended-Type Unit Heaters.
- 917.6 Use with Casters. Floor-mounted appliances with
- 917.7 Level Installation. Floor-mounted food service
- 917.8 Ventilation. Means shall be provided to properly ventila…
- 918.1 Application. Food service counter appliances shall
- 918.2 Vertical Clearance. A vertical distance of not less
- 918.3 Clearance for Listed Appliances. Listed food
- 918.4 Clearance for Unlisted Appliances. Food service counter …
- 919.1 Application. Household cooking appliances shall be
- 919.2 Electric Household Cooking Appliances. Electric househol…
- 919.3 Gas-Fired Household Cooking Appliances.
- 917.4 Installation on Noncombustible Floors. Floorinstalled fo…
- 917.5 Combustible Material Adjacent to Cooking Top.
- 919.4 Floor-Mounted Units. Floor mounted units shall be
- 919.5 Built-In Units. Built-in units shall be installed in accor
- 919.6 Level Installation. Cooking appliances shall be
- 920.1 Commercial Electric Ranges. Commercial electric ranges s…
- 920.2 Commercial Wood-Fired Baking Ovens. Commercial wood-fire…
- 920.3 Oil-Burning Ranges. Oil-burning ranges shall comply with…
- 921.1 Application. Open-top broiler units shall be listed in
- 921.2 Protection Above Domestic Units. Domestic opentop broile…
- 921.3 Commercial Units. Commercial open-top broiler
- 922.1 Application. Outdoor cooking appliances shall be
- 923.1 Clearances for Listed Appliances. Listed illuminating ap…
- 923.2 Clearances for Unlisted Appliances. Clearances
- 923.3 Mounting on Buildings. Illuminating appliances
- 923.4 Mounting on Posts. Illuminating appliances
- 923.5 Appliance Pressure Regulators. Where an appliance pressu…
- 924.1 Field Constructed Commercial-Industrial
- 924.2 Factory-Built Commercial Crematories. Factorybuilt comme…
- 924.3 Residential Incinerators. Residential incinerators
- 925.1 Application. Infrared heaters having an input rating
- 925.2 Support. Suspended-type infrared heaters shall be
- 925.3 Clearance. The installation of infrared heaters shall
- 927.2 Clearance. Refrigerators shall be provided with clearanc…
- 927.3 Venting or Ventilating Kits Approved for Use
- 928.1 Clearance. A listed gas-fired toilet shall be installed
- 928.2 Installation on Combustible Floors. Listed gasfired toil…
- 928.3 Vents. Vents or vent connectors that are capable of
- 929.1 General. [Not adopted by HCD] Appliances
- 930.1 General. The provisions of this section apply to kilns
- 930.2 Installation. Kilns shall be installed in accordance
- 930.3 Fuel-Gas Controls. Fuel-gas controls shall comply
- 930.4 Electrical Equipment. All electrical equipment
- 925.4 Combustion and Ventilation Air. Where unvented
- 925.5 Installation in Commercial Garages and Air-
- 925.6 Electric Radiant Heaters. Electric radiant heaters
- 926.1 Application. Pool heaters shall be listed in accordance …
- 926.2 Location. A pool heater shall be located or protected
- 926.3 Clearance. The installation of pool heaters shall
- 926.4 Temperature or Pressure-Limiting Devices.
- 926.5 Bypass Valves. Where an integral bypass system is
- 926.6 Venting. A pool heater listed for outdoor installation
- 927.1 Application. Refrigerators shall be listed in accordance…
- 931.1 General. Permanently fixed in place outdoor open
- 932.1 General. Evaporative cooling systems, including air
- 932.2 Location. Evaporative cooling systems shall be
- 932.3 Access, Inspection, and Repair. Evaporative
- 932.4 Installation. An evaporative cooler supported by the
- 933.1 Self-Contained Refrigerators and Freezers. Factory-built…
- 930.5 Installations Inside Buildings. In addition to other
- 930.6 Exterior Installations. Kilns shall be installed with
- 933.2 Unit Coolers. Factory-built unit coolers for use in
- 933.3 Self-Contained Mechanical Refrigeration Sys-
- 934.1 General. A ductless mini-split system installation
- 935.1 Electrostatic Air Cleaners. Electrostatic air cleaners s…
- 935.2 High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filter Units.
- 936.1 General. Gaseous hydrogen systems shall be installed
- 937.1 General. The installation of compressed natural gas
- 938.1 General. Dehumidifiers shall comply with UL 603352-40, a…
- 939.1 Electric Sauna Heaters. Sauna heaters shall comply with …
- Chapter 10 — BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS
- Chapter 11 — REFRIGERATION
- Chapter 12 — HYDRONICS
- Chapter 13 — FUEL GAS PIPING
- Chapter 14 — PROCESS PIPING
- Chapter 15 — SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
- Chapter 16 — STATIONARY POWER PLANTS
- Chapter 17 — GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE…
- Chapter 18 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
- Appendix A — RESIDENTIAL PLAN EXAMINER REVIEW FORM FOR HVAC SY…
- Appendix B — PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED TO PLACE GAS EQUIPMENT …
- Appendix C — INSTALLATION AND TESTING OF OIL (LIQUID) FUEL-FIR…
- Appendix D — FUEL SUPPLY: MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME PARKS AND R…
- Appendix E — SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
- Appendix F — SIZING OF VENTING SYSTEMS AND OUTDOOR COMBUSTION …
- Appendix G — EXAMPLE CALCULATION OF OUTDOOR AIR RATE
- Appendix H — PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Appendix I — INDOOR HORTICULTURAL FACILITIES
- Appendix J — CLEAN AIR DELIVERY