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California Mechanical Code (Title 24, Part 4) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-23 · California

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

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FAMILY

Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.0

FANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503.0, 510.9.1.2, 511.0

FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.5

For investigations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.5.1

For permits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.5, Table 104.5

For plan review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.3.2

For re-inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105.2.6

Mechanical permit fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 104.5

Refunds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.5.3

FILTERS

Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.0, 408.2, 408.3,

408.4, 408.5, 602.2

Filter Efficiencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 4-B, Table 4-C

Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209.0, 509.1

Hospitals, for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408.2

In recirculating systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516.3

MERV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401.3

Outpatient Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408.4

Return air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E 603.1.1, E 603.3

Residential Air Filtration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.5

Skilled Nursing Facilities, Intermediate Care

Facilities, and Correctional Treatment Centers . . . . 408.3

FIRE

Code, definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.0

Damper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206.0, 606.0

Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510.7.7

Extinguishing equipment . . . . . . . . 513.0, 513.12, 517.7

Fire-resistive

construction, definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.0

Partition, definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.0

Resistance rating, definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.0

Wall, definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.0

FIREPLACE

Decorative appliance for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .911.0

Factory-built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .913.0

Gas vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .912.0, E 602.1

Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .911.4

Stove, definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208.0

Venting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .802.0, 911.4, 912.0

Wood burning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E 602.1

FITTINGS

Fuel gas piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.4.4, 1308.4.8,

1308.4.7.4, 1310.4.1

Fuel gas vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .803.2.8, 803.2.9

Hydronic piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1210.0, Table 1210.1

Refrigeration piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1109.1.1, 1109.1.2

FLAMMABLE VAPORS

Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208.0

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .902.9

FLOOD RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION

Coastal high hazard area . . . . . . . . . . . .205.0, 305.3.1

Design flood elevation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206.0

Flood hazard area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208.0

Flood hazard resistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.3

FLOOR FURNACE . . . . . . . . .(see Furnaces, floor furnace)

FUEL

Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(see Appliances)

Appliance, connectors, definition . . . . . . . . . . . . .203.0

Shutoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .513.4, 513.8, C 102.0,

Table 1003.2.1

Solid-fuel cooking . . . . . . . . . . . . .221.0, 508.6, 510.10,

511.1, 511.5, 513.12, 517.0

Temporary connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105.4

FUEL APPLIANCE CONNECTOR

Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203.0

FUEL GAS

Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209.0

FUEL GAS MIXING

BLOWERS AND MACHINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.14.3,

1310.14.4, 1310.14.5

FUEL GAS PIPING

Cathodic protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 105.0

Change in direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.8.3

Concealed location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.3

Detection of leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1313.4

Electrical bonding and grounding. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1311.0

Inspection and testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1303.0, 1313.0

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.0

Interconnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.2

Joints and fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.4.4–1308.4.8,

1313.2.1, 1313.2.2

Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.4, D 109.0

Obstruction of flow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.12

Pressure regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.14

Purging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1313.6 Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.3, 1314.0, 1315.0, D 108.0, Table 1315.2(1)–Table 1315.2(36) Supports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.3.5, Table 1310.3.5.1

Underground

installations . . . . . . . . 1308.4.2.4, 1308.4.3.4, 1310.0,

D 101.2, D 109.3, D 110.3

Venting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.6.4

FUEL GAS TUBING

Cathodic protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D 105.0 Change in direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.8.3

Concealed location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.4

Detection of leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1313.4

Electrical bonding and grounding. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1311.0 Inspection and testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1303.0, 1313.0

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.0

Interconnections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.2

Joints and fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.4.4–1308.4.8,

1313.2.1, 1313.2.2

Materials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.4, D 109.0

Obstruction of flow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.12

Purging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1313.6 Sizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.3, 1314.1, 1315.0, D 108.0,

Table 1315.2(1)–Table 1315.2(36)

Supports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310.3.5, Table 1310.3.5.1

Underground installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.4.2.4,

1308.4.3.4, 1310.1,

D 101.2, D 109.3, D 110.3

Venting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1308.6.4

FURNACES

Approximate gas input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Table 1308.3.1

Automatic control required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608.6

Central heating furnaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303.2, 904.0 Clearance for servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304.4.3,

905.9.2, 906.12

Clearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303.10, 303.10.1, 904.3,

904.4.1.2, 905.2, 906.8,

Table 303.10.1, Table 904.3.2

Downflow-type,

heating, definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208.0

Duct furnace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206.0, 905.0

Enclosed furnace, definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208.0

Floor furnace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208.0, 906.0

Forced-air heating, definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208.0

Furnace plenums . . . . . . . . . . .802.3.5, 903.2.4, 904.8

Gravity-type, floor

furnace, definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209.0

Horizontal-type furnace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.0, 904.10

Oil-fired central furnace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.12

Seepage pan, floor furnace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906.10

Solid fuel furnace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904.10

Upflow-type, heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.0, 904.10

Wall furnace, vented. . . . . . . . 224.0, 907.0, Table 802.4

Warm air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225.0, 608.6, 608.7, C 105.1

FUSIBLE LINK

Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.0

FUSIBLE PLUG

Definition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208.0

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