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Chapter 14 — PROCESS PIPING

California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

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2022 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE 313

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CHAPTER 14

PROCESS PIPING

1401.0 General.

1402.0 Permit.

1403.0 Plans Required.

1404.0 Workmanship.

1405.0 Inspections.

1406.0 Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings.

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▸Contents — California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4)
California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4)
  1. Chapter 1 — GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
  2. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 3 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
  4. Chapter 4 — VENTILATION AIR
  5. Chapter 5 — EXHAUST SYSTEMS
  6. Chapter 6 — DUCT SYSTEMS
  7. Chapter 7 — COMBUSTION AIR
  8. Chapter 8 — CHIMNEYS AND VENTS
  9. Chapter 9 — INSTALLATION OF SPECIFIC APPLIANCES
  10. Chapter 10 — BOILERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS
  11. Chapter 11 — REFRIGERATION
  12. Chapter 12 — HYDRONICS
  13. Chapter 13 — FUEL GAS PIPING
  14. ▸Chapter 14 — PROCESS PIPING
    Overview
    1. 1401.1 Applicability. Except as otherwise addressed in this
    2. 1402.1 General. It shall be unlawful to install, alter, or
    3. 1403.1 General. Plans, engineering calculations, diagrams,
    4. 1404.1 General. Process piping shall not be strained or bent,
    5. 1405.1 General. Upon completion of the installation, alteratio…
    6. 1405.2 Required Inspections. The Authority Having
    7. 1405.3 Other Inspections. In addition to the inspections
    8. 1406.1 General. Process pipe, tubing, and fittings shall
    9. 1406.2 Hazardous Process Piping (HPP). HPP supply
    10. 1406.3 Special Requirements for HPP Gases. In addition to othe…
  15. Chapter 15 — SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
  16. Chapter 16 — STATIONARY POWER PLANTS
  17. Chapter 17 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
  18. Appendix A — RESIDENTIAL PLAN EXAMINER REVIEW FORM FOR HVAC SY…
  19. Appendix B — PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED TO PLACE GAS EQUIPMENT …
  20. Appendix C — INSTALLATION AND TESTING OF OIL (LIQUID) FUEL-FIR…
  21. Appendix D — FUEL SUPPLY: MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME PARKS AND R…
  22. Appendix E — SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
  23. Appendix F — GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS
  24. Appendix G — SIZING OF VENTING SYSTEMS AND OUTDOOR COMBUSTION …
  25. Appendix H — EXAMPLE CALCULATION OF OUTDOOR AIR RATE

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