Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS

(Matrix Adoption Tables are non-regulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

This state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol: The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to Section 1.11.0.

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DEFINITIONS

Appliance. A device that utilizes an energy source to produce light, heat, power, refrigeration, air conditioning, or compressed fuel gas. This definition also shall include a vented decorative appliance.

Appliance, Low-Heat. A fuel-burning appliance that produces a continuous flue gas temperature, at the point of entrance to the flue, of not more than 1000°F (538°C). Appliance, Medium-Heat. A fuel-burning appliance that produces a continuous flue gas temperature, at the point of entrance to the flue, of more than 1000°F (538°C) and less than 2000°F (1093°C). Appliance Categorized Vent Diameter/Area. The minimum vent diameter/area permissible for Category I appliances to maintain a nonpositive vent static pressure when tested in accordance with nationally recognized standards.

.** A fuel-burning appliance that produces a continuous flue gas temperature, at the point of entrance to the flue, of more than 1000°F (538°C) and less than 2000°F (1093°C). Appliance Categorized Vent Diameter/Area. The minimum vent diameter/area permissible for Category I appliances to maintain a nonpositive vent static pressure when tested in accordance with nationally recognized standards.

[NFPA 54:3.3.6] Appliance Fuel Connector. An assembly of listed semirigid or flexible tubing and fittings to carry fuel between a fuel-piping outlet and a fuel-burning appliance. Approved. Acceptable to the Authority Having Jurisdiction. Exception: [HCD 1 & HCD 2] “Approved” means meeting the approval of the Enforcing Agency, except as otherwise pro- vided by law, when used in connection with any system, mate- rial, type of construction, fixture or appliance as the result of investigations and tests conducted by the agency, or by rea- son of accepted principles or tests by national authorities, or technical, health, or scientific organizations or agencies. Notes: 1. See Health and Safety Code Section 17920 for “Approved” as applied to residential construction and buildings or structures accessory thereto as referenced in Section 1.8.2. 2. See Health and Safety Code Section 17921.1 for “Approved” as applied to the use of the hotplates in res- idential construction as referenced in Section 1.8.2. 3. See Health and Safety Code 19966 for “Approved” as applied to Factory-Built Housing as referenced in Sec- tion 1.8.3.2.5. 4. See Health and Safety Code Section 18201 for “Approved” as applied to Mobilehome Parks as refer- enced in Section 1.8.2. 5. See Health and Safety Code Section 18862.1 for “Approved” as applied to Special Occupancy Parks as referenced in Section 1.8.2. Approved Testing Agency. An organization primarily established for purposes of testing to approved standards and approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

[HCD 1 & HCD 2] “Approved Testing Agency” is any agency which is determined by the enforcing agency, except as otherwise provided by statute, to have adequate personnel and expertise to carry out the testing of systems, materials, and construction fixtures or appliances.

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Quick-Disconnect Device. A hand-operated device that provides a means for connecting and disconnecting a hose to a water supply, and that is equipped with a means to shut off the water supply when the device is disconnected. Quick-Disconnect Device (Fuel Gas). A hand-operated device that provides a means for connecting and disconnecting an appliance or an appliance connector to a gas supply, and that is equipped with an automatic means to shut off the gas supply when the device is disconnected. [NFPA 54:3.3.28.3]

Unsanitary. See Insanitary. UPC [HCD 1]. “UPC” is the latest edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, published by the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials. User Outlet. See Station Outlet.

No definitions.

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DEFINITIONS

Yoke Vent. A pipe connecting upward from soil or waste stack to a vent stack to prevent pressure changes in the stacks.

No definitions.

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