Chapter 9 — INSTALLATION OF SPECIFIC APPLIANCES
905.3 Installation of Duct Furnaces. Duct furnaces shall
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be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruc tions. [NFPA 54:10.9.3]
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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