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ICC IFGC Commentary 2018 1stPrint

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International Fuel Gas Code and Commentary

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ICC 2018 437
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A practical tool that helps you to master the code you deal with every day!This comprehensive publication provides a convenient reference for regulations in the 2018 International Fuel Gas Code® (IFGC®). Presented in an easy-to-reference format the commentary includes the full text of the code, including tables and figures, followed by corresponding commentary at the end of each section in one document. Every chapter begins with “General Comments” and “Purpose” sections followed by code and commentary to subsequent sections, tables and figures. This in-depth publication focuses on providing the full meaning and implications of the 2018 IFGC®. The commentaries are designed to suggest the most effective method of application, and the consequences of not adhering to the code. This is an excellent reference for code officials, engineers, architects, inspectors, plans examiners, contractors and anyone who needs a better understanding of the 2018 IFGC®.

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1 2018 IFGC® CODE AND COMMENTARY
2 2018 IFGC® CODE AND COMMENTARY TITLE PAGE
3 COPYRIGHT
4 PREFACE
6 TABLE OF CONTENTS
8 CHAPTER 1: SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
PART 1 – SCOPE AND APPLICATION
SECTION 101 (IFGC) GENERAL
10 SECTION 102 (IFGC) APPLICABILITY
12 PART 2—ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 103 (IFGC) DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTION
13 SECTION 104 (IFGC) DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE CODE OFFICIAL
15 SECTION 105 (IFGC) APPROVAL
16 SECTION 106 (IFGC) PERMITS
20 SECTION 107 (IFGC) INSPECTIONS AND TESTING
23 SECTION 108 (IFGC) VIOLATIONS
25 SECTION 109 (IFGC) MEANS OF APPEAL
26 SECTION 110 (IFGC) TEMPORARY EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS AND USES
28 CHAPTER 2: DEFINITIONS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 201 (IFGC) GENERAL
SECTION 202 (IFGC) GENERAL DEFINITIONS
30 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(1) ANODELESS RISERS
31 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(2) BAROMETRIC DRAFT REGULATOR
32 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(3) LABEL FOR LOW-PRESSURE BOILER
34 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(4) FACTORY-BUILT CHIMNEYS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(5) AIR-COOLED FACTORY-BUILT CHIMNEY SECTION
37 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(6) DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(7) DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE
38 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(8) DRAFT-HOOD-EQUIPPED APPLIANCE
41 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(9) CHIMNEY FLUE LINER SYSTEM FOR GAS APPLIANCE
42 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(10) GAS CONVENIENCE OUTLET
COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(11) GAS CONVENIENCE OUTLET
44 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(12) TYPICAL APPLIANCE LABEL
45 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(13) TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL GAS METER SETTING
46 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(14) VENT OFFSET
47 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(15) OXYGEN DEPLETION SAFETY SHUTOFF
48 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(16) QUICK-DISCONNECT DEVICE
49 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(17) SERVICE REGULATOR
50 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(18) UNVENTED ROOM HEATER
52 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(19) TRANSITION FITTINGS
53 COMMENTARY FIGURE 202(20) TYPE B VENT
54 BIBLIOGRAPHY
56 CHAPTER 3: GENERAL REGULATIONS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 301 (IFGC) GENERAL
59 COMMENTARY FIGURE 301.5(1) TYPCIAL LABEL FOR A CATEGORY I GAS-FIRED FURNACE
60 COMMENTARY FIGURE 301.5(2) ROOFTOP HVAC UNIT LABEL
61 SECTION 302 (IFGC) STRUCTURAL SAFETY
62 COMMENTARY FIGURE 302.3.2(1) CUTTING, NOTCHING AND BORING IN JOIST
63 COMMENTARY FIGURE 302.3.2(2) BORING JOISTS
64 COMMENTARY FIGURE 302.3.3 CUTTING AND NOTCHING OF STUDS
65 SECTION 303 (IFGC) APPLIANCE LOCATION
66 COMMENTARY FIGURE 303.3(1) UNVENTED WALL-MOUNTED ROOM HEATER
67 COMMENTARY FIGURE 303.3(2) APPLIANCE ENCLOSURE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 303.3(3) GAS-FIRED CLOTHES DRYER IN BATHROOMS
68 COMMENTARY FIGURE 303.4 APPLIANCE PROTECTED FROM VEHICLE IMPACT
69 SECTION 304 (IFGS) COMBUSTION, VENTILATION AND DILUTION AIR
COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.1(1) THE CHEMISTRY OF IDEAL COMBUSTION
70 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.1(2) THE CHEMISTRY OF INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION
71 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.1(3) COMBUSTION AIR SUPPLY METHODS
72 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.1(4) DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.1(5) DIRECT COMBUSTION AIR CONNECTION TO THE OUTDOORS
73 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.1(6) BOILER WITH POWER BURNER
74 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.4 DEPLETION OF COMBUSTION AIR
75 EQUATION 3-1
EQUATION 3-2
FIGURE 304.5.3 ALL AIR FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING (see Section 304.5.3)
76 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.5.2 CALCULATED VOLUMES
78 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.5.3.2 COMBINING SPACES IN DIFFERENT STORIES
79 FIGURE 304.6.1(1) ALL AIR FROM OUTDOORS—INLET AIR FROM VENTILATED CRAWL SPACE AND OUTLET AIR TO VENTILATED ATTIC (see Section 304.6.1)
FIGURE 304.6.1(2) ALL AIR FROM OUTDOORS THROUGH VENTILATED ATTIC (see Section 304.6.1)
FIGURE 304.6.1(3) ALL AIR FROM OUTDOORS (see Section 304.6.1)
80 FIGURE 304.6.2 SINGLE COMBUSTION AIR OPENING, ALL AIR FROM THE OUTDOORS (see Section 304.6.2)
82 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.7.3 ROOM CONFIGURATION USED IN EXAMPLE 2
83 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.8(1) MECHANICAL COMBUSTION AIR/MAKEUP AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM
84 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.8(2) MECHANICAL COMBUSTION AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM
COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.8(3) MECHANICAL COMBUSTION AIR/MAKEUP AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM
85 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.9 MECHANICALLY SUPPLIED COMBUSTION AIR
COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.9.2 SIMPLIFIED EXAMPLE SCHEMATIC OF INTERLOCK BETWEEN APPLIANCE AND POWER COMBUSTION AIR UNIT
87 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.10 SIMPLIFIED EXAMPLE SCHEMATIC OF COMBUSTION AIR DAMPER/APPLIANCE INTERLOCK
88 COMMENTARY FIGURE 304.11 COMMON DUCT PROHIBITED
SECTION 305 (IFGC) INSTALLATION
90 COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.3(1) GAS-FIRED WATER HEATER INSTALLATION IN A GARAGE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.3(2) SOURCES OF IGNITION ELEVATED IN PRIVATE GARAGE
91 COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.3(3) GARAGE SPACE VS. LIVING SPACE
92 COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.3(4) EXAMPLE OF FLAMMABLE VAPOR IGNITION-RESISTANT WATER HEATER TECHNOLOGY
COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.3(5) EXAMPLE OF FLAMMABLE VAPOR IGNITION-RESISTANT WATER HEATER TECHNOLOGY
COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.3(6) EXAMPLE OF FLAMMABLE VAPOR IGNITION RESISTANT WATER HEATER TECHNOLOGY
93 COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.3.1 ELEVATION OF APPLIANCES NOT REQUIRED
94 COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.5(1) SUSPENDED UNIT HEATER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.5(2) PROTECTED BY WALLS
95 COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.5(3) PROTECTED BY GUARDS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.5(4) PROTECTED BY A PLATFORM
96 COMMENTARY FIGURE 305.5(5) PROTECTED BY A CURB STOP
97 SECTION 306 (IFGC) ACCESS AND SERVICE SPACE
98 COMMENTARY FIGURE 306.3 ATTIC FURNACE INSTALLATION
99 COMMENTARY FIGURE 306.4 CRAWL SPACE FURNACE INSTALLATION
101 COMMENTARY FIGURE 306.5 APPLIANCE ACCESS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 306.5.1 ROOFTOP HVAC UNIT WITH WORK PLATFORM
102 SECTION 307 (IFGC) CONDENSATE DISPOSAL
103 COMMENTARY FIGURE 306.6(1) GUARDS
104 COMMENTARY FIGURE 306.6(2) ROOF PLAN VIEW
105 COMMENTARY FIGURE 307.3 CONDENSATE PUMP
COMMENTARY FIGURE 307.4 AUXILIARY DRAIN PAN REQUIRED (WITH OR WITHOUT COOLING COIL)
106 SECTION 308 (IFGS) CLEARANCE REDUCTION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 308.1 CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLES—EXAMPLES OF HOW TO MEASURE
107 FIGURE 308.2(1) EXTENT OF PROTECTION NECESSARY TO REDUCE CLEARANCES FROM APPLIANCE OR VENT CONNECTIONS
FIGURE 308.2(2) WALL PROTECTOR CLEARANCE REDUCTION SYSTEM
FIGURE 308.2(3) MASONRY CLEARANCE REDUCTION SYSTEM
108 TABLE 308.2 REDUCTION OF CLEARANCES WITH SPECIFIED FORMS OF PROTECTION
109 COMMENTARY FIGURE 308.2 REDUCED CLEARANCE TO COMBUSTIBLES
111 SECTION 309 (IFGC) ELECTRICAL
112 SECTION 310 (IFGS) ELECTRICAL BONDING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 310.1 GAS PIPE BONDING BY APPLIANCE BRANCH CIRCUIT
113 COMMENTARY FIGURE 310.2.1 POINT OF CONNECTION
114 COMMENTARY FIGURE 310.1.1(1) CSST BONDING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 310.1.1(2) ALTERNATIVE LOCATION FOR BONDING CLAMP
116 COMMENTARY FIGURE 310.2.3(3) GROUNDING ELECTRODES FOR CSST BONDING
BIBLIOGRAPHY
117 COMMENTARY FIGURE 310.3(1) NON-ARC-RESISTANT CSST
COMMENTARY FIGURE 310.3(2) ARC-RESISTANT CSST
118 CHAPTER 4: GAS PIPING INSTALLATIONS
GENERAL COMMENTS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 400 GAS FLAMMABILITY LIMITS
PURPOSE
119 SECTION 401 (IFGC) GENERAL
COMMENTARY FIGURE 401.1(1) SCOPE OF CODES
120 COMMENTARY FIGURE 401.1(2) TYPICAL POINT OF DELIVERY FOR NATURAL GAS SERVICE
122 SECTION 402 (IFGS) PIPE SIZING
123 EQUATION 4-1
EQUATION 4-2
124 TABLE 402.4 Cr AND Y VALUES FOR NATURAL GAS AND UNDILUTED PROPANE AT STANDARD CONDITIONS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 402.4 GAS PIPING LAYOUT
125 COMMENTARY FIGURE 402.4.1 STEEL PIPE BRANCH SYSTEM FOR ROOFTOP UNITS
126 COMMENTARY FIGURE 402.4.2(1) BRANCH PIPING SYSTEM WITH SCHEDULE 40 STEEL PIPE TRUNKLINE AND CSST
127 COMMENTARY FIGURE 402.4.2(2) SINGLE PRESSURE CSST MANIFOLD SYSTEM
128 SUMMARY TABLE FOR BRANCH LENGTH METHOD EXAMPLE 2
129 SUMMARY TABLE FOR HYBRID PRESSURE EXAMPLE 2
130 COMMENTARY FIGURE 402.4.3(1) HYBRID PRESSURE BRANCH SYSTEM
COMMENTARY FIGURE 402.4.3(2) HYBRID PRESSURE PARALLEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
133 TABLE 402.4(1) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
134 TABLE 402.4(2) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
135 TABLE 402.4(3) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
136 TABLE 402.4(4) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
137 TABLE 402.4(5) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
138 TABLE 402.4(6) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
139 TABLE 402.4(7) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
140 TABLE 402.4(8) SEMIRIGID COPPER TUBING
141 TABLE 402.4(9) SEMIRIGID COPPER TUBING
142 TABLE 402.4(10) SEMIRIGID COPPER TUBING
143 TABLE 402.4(11) SEMIRIGID COPPER TUBING
144 TABLE 402.4(12) SEMIRIGID COPPER TUBING
145 TABLE 402.4(13) SEMIRIGID COPPER TUBING
146 TABLE 402.4(14) SEMIRIGID COPPER TUBING
147 TABLE 402.4(15) CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (CSST)
148 TABLE 402.4(16) CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (CSST)
149 TABLE 402.4(17) CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (CSST)
150 TABLE 402.4(18) CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (CSST)
151 TABLE 402.4(19) CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (CSST)
152 TABLE 402.4(20) POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC PIPE
153 TABLE 402.4(21) POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC PIPE
154 TABLE 402.4(22) POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC PIPE
155 TABLE 402.4(23) POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC TUBING
TABLE 402.4(24) POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC TUBING
156 TABLE 402.4(25) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
157 TABLE 402.4(26) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
158 TABLE 402.4(27) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
159 TABLE 402.4(28) SCHEDULE 40 METALLIC PIPE
160 TABLE 402.4(29) SEMIRIGID COPPER TUBING
161 TABLE 402.4(30) SEMIRIGID COPPER TUBING
162 TABLE 402.4(31) SEMIRIGID COPPER TUBING
163 TABLE 402.4(32) CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (CSST)
164 TABLE 402.4(33) CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (CSST)
165 TABLE 402.4(34) CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING (CSST)
166 TABLE 402.4(35) POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC PIPE
167 TABLE 402.4(36) POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC PIPE
168 TABLE 402.4(37) POLYETHYLENE PLASTIC TUBING
169 SECTION 403 (IFGS) PIPING MATERIALS
170 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5 PLASTIC-SHEATHED COPPER TUBING
171 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(1) CSST AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(2) CSST FITTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(3) CSST FITTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(4) CSST FITTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(5) MULTIPORT MANIFOLD INSTALLATION USING CSST
172 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(6) TOP PLATE TUBING PROTECTION SHIELD
173 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(7) LOW-PRESSURE GAS PIPING SYSTEM USING CSST
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(8) MEDIUM-PRESSURE GAS PIPING SYSTEM USING CSST
174 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(9) CSST MANUFACTURED FOR UNDERGROUND INSTALLATION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(10) EXCERPT FROM CSST MANUFACTURER’S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
175 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(11) EXCERPT FROM CSST MANUFACTURER’S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(12) MANIFOLD FOR 2 PSI PARALLEL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(13) “STUB-OUT” TERMINATION TRANSITION FITTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(14) “VALVE BOX” TERMINATION TRANSITION FITTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.5.5(15) TERMINATION TRANSITION FITTING
176 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.6 APPROVED POLYETHYLENE GAS PIPING WITH MARKINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE AND ASTM D2513
177 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.6.1(1) SERVICE HEAD ADAPTERS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.6.1(2) SERVICE HEAD ADAPTERS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.6.1(3) FLEXIBLE ANODELESS RISER
179 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.9 TAPERED THREAD COUPLING INCONNECTION TO FURNACE
TABLE 403.9.2 SPECIFICATIONS FOR THREADING METALLIC PIPE
180 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.10.2 PRESS-CONNECT COPPER FITTING
182 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.10.5(1) METER SETTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.10.5(2) ELBOW WITH DRILLED AND TAPPED HOLE
183 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.11(1) MECHANICAL JOINTS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.11(2) MECHANICAL JOINT
184 COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.11(3) PLASTIC PIPE TRANSITION FITTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.11(4) PLASTIC PIPE TRANSITION FITTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 403.12 FLANGED JOINTS
185 SECTION 404 (IFGC) PIPING SYSTEM INSTALLATION
186 COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.3 PROHIBITED TOWNHOUSE INSTALLATION
187 COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.6 ABOVE GRADE ENTRANCE/EXIT
188 COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.7 PIPE PROTECTION
189 COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.8 PIPING IN SOLID FLOORS
190 COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.8.2 PIPE UNDER SLAB BETWEEN INTERIOR POINTS
191 COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.10 LP-GAS PIPING ISOLATION
192 COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.12 MINIMUM BURIAL DEPTH
193 COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.14(1) UNDERGROUND CSST
COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.14(2) GAS PIPING LISTED FOR INSTALLATION BENEATH BUILDINGS
194 COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.14(3) UNDERGROUND CSST
COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.14(4) UNDERGROUND CSST
195 COMMENTARY FIGURE 404.17.1 PIPING UNDER SLABS
196 SECTION 405 (IFGS) PIPING BENDS AND CHANGES IN DIRECTION
197 SECTION 406 (IFGS) INSPECTION, TESTING AND PURGING
198 COMMENTARY FIGURE 406.1.4 PIPING ISOLATION ARRANGEMENT FOR TESTING
199 COMMENTARY FIGURE 406.3.3 MANUFACTURER’S WARNING REGARDING PRESSURE TESTING OF GAS PIPING
200 COMMENTARY FIGURE 406.4(1) TYPICAL TEST SET-UP FOR AIR PRESSURE TESTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 406.4(2) ELECTRONIC PRESSURE GAUGE
201 COMMENTARY FIGURE 406.4(3) LEAK DETECTOR INSTRUMENT
COMMENTARY FIGURE 406.4(4) ELECTRONIC LEAK DETECTOR INSTRUMENT
204 TABLE 406.7.1.1 SIZE AND LENGTH OF PIPING
206 SECTION 407 (IFGC) PIPING SUPPORT
SECTION 408 (IFGC) DRIPS AND SLOPED PIPING
207 FIGURE 408.4 METHOD OF INSTALLING A TEE FITTING SEDIMENT TRAP
COMMENTARY FIGURE 408.4(1) EFFECTIVE SEDIMENT TRAP
COMMENTARY FIGURE 408.4(2) LESS EFFECTIVE OR INEFFECTIVE SEDIMENT TRAP CONFIGURATION
208 SECTION 409 (IFGC) SHUTOFF VALVES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 409.1.1(1) TYPICAL BALL-TYPE GAS SHUTOFF VALVE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 409.1.1(2) BALL-TYPE GAS SHUTOFF VALVE DESIGNED TO MATE WITH A CONNECTOR
TABLE 409.1.1 MANUAL GAS VALVE STANDARDS
210 COMMENTARY FIGURE 409.5.1 ACCESS TO SHUTOFF VALVES FOR MOVABLE APPLIANCES
212 COMMENTARY FIGURE 409.7 SHUTOFF VALVE SUPPORT FOR TUBING SYSTEMS
SECTION 410 (IFGC) FLOW CONTROLS
213 COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.1(1) GAS PRESSURE REGULATORS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.1(2) SERVICE REGULATOR
COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.1(3) GAS PRESSURE REGULATOR
214 COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.1(4) SYSTEM PRESSURES
215 COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.2(1) SYSTEM PRESSURES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.2(2) PRESSURE REGULATOR/OVERPRESSURE PROTECTION DEVICE ASSEMBLIES
216 COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.2(3) AT LEAST ONE UNION, INSTALLED UPSTREAM OR DOWNSTREAM, IS REQUIRED FOR AN MP REGULATOR CONNECTED TO RIGID PIPING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.2(4) MP REGULATOR AND APPLIANCE PRESSURE TEST PORT
217 COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.3(1) REGULATOR WITH VENT PROTECTION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.3(2) PRESSURE REGULATOR WITH VENT-LIMITING DEVICE
218 COMMENTARY FIGURE 410.4 EXAMPLE OF EXCESS FLOW VALVE
SECTION 411 (IFGC) APPLIANCE AND MANUFACTURED HOME CONNECTIONS
219 COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1(1) PIPING SYSTEM SIZING AND APPLIANCE CONNECTION AND CONNECTOR SIZING
220 COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1(2) QUICK-DISCONNECT DEVICE FOR USE WITH COMMERCIAL APPLIANCE CONNECTORS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1(3) QUICK-DISCONNECT DEVICE FOR USE WITH COMMERCIAL APPLIANCE CONNECTORS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1(4) CSST DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO NONMOVEABLE APPLIANCE
221 COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1(5) CSST TERMINATED AT APPLIANCE LOCATION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1(6) SEMIRIGID (FLEXIBLE) APPLIANCE CONNECTOR
COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1(7) OUTDOOR MOBILE HOME CONNECTOR
222 COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1(8) NATURAL GAS HOSE AND CONNECTOR FOR PORTABLE OUTDOOR GAS APPLIANCES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1.1(1) COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCE CONNECTOR WITH TRAVEL RESTRAINT
COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1.1(2) COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCE CONNECTOR WITH TRAVEL RESTRAINT
223 COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1.1(3) COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCE FUEL CONNECTORS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1.1(4) COMMERCIAL COOKING APPLIANCE FUEL CONNECTORS
224 COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1.3.1(1) APPLIANCE FUEL CONNECTOR
COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1.3.1(2) APPLIANCE FUEL CONNECTOR
225 COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.1.3.3 CONNECTOR PIPING DOWNSTREAM OF SHUTOFF VALVE
227 COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.3(1) EXAMPLE OF ONE MANUFACTURER’S INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 411.3(2) END VIEW OF FIGURE 411.3(1)
SECTION 412 (IFGC) LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL-DISPENSING FACILITIES
229 SECTION 413 (IFGC) COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS MOTOR VEHICLE FUEL-DISPENSING FACILITIES
232 [F] TABLE 413.9.2.3 SEPARATION DISTANCE FOR ATMOSPHERIC VENTING OF CNG
SECTION 414 (IFGC) SUPPLEMENTAL AND STANDBY GAS SUPPLY
233 SECTION 415 (IFGS) PIPING SUPPORT INTERVALS
TABLE 415.1 SUPPORT OF PIPING
SECTION 416 (IFGS) OVERPRESSURE PROTECTION DEVICES
235 BIBLIOGRAPHY
236 CHAPTER 5: CHIMNEYS AND VENTS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 501 (IFGC) GENERAL
237 COMMENTARY FIGURE 501.6 VENT DESIGNED FOR CATEGORY III AND IV (POSITIVE PRESSURE) APPLICATIONS
240 COMMENTARY FIGURE 501.13(1) MASONRY CHIMNEY RELINING SYSTEM
COMMENTARY FIGURE 501.13(2) MASONRY CHIMNEY RELINING SYSTEM
COMMENTARY FIGURE 501.13(3) MASONRY CHIMNEY RELINING BY INSTALLATION OF TYPE B VENT SYSTEM
COMMENTARY FIGURE 501.13(4) MASONRY CHIMNEY RELINING SYSTEM
241 COMMENTARY FIGURE 501.14 SPECIAL VENT SYSTEM FOR CATEGORY II, III and IV APPLIANCES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 501.15.1 APPLIANCE REPLACEMENTS AFFECTING EXISTING APPLIANCES
243 SECTION 502 (IFGC) VENTS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 502.1(1) CATEGORY I FAN-ASSISTED FURNACE
244 COMMENTARY FIGURE 502.1(2) CATEGORY IV APPLIANCE (FURNACE)
COMMENTARY FIGURE 502.1(3) TYPE B GAS VENT SERVING TWO CATEGORY I APPLIANCES
245 COMMENTARY FIGURE 502.1(4) TYPE B VENT SECTIONS WITH AIR SPACE BETWEEN PIPE WALLS
246 COMMENTARY FIGURE 502.7 PLAN VIEW OF STUD WALL
SECTION 503 (IFGS) VENTING OF APPLIANCES
247 COMMENTARY FIGURE 502.7.1(1) DOOR SWING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 502.7.1(2) DOOR SWING
248 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.2.3(1) DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.2.3(2) DIRECT-VENT (SEPARATED COMBUSTION) UNIT HEATERS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.2.3(3) EXAMPLE OF MANUFACTURER’S DETAIL FOR DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE CONCENTRIC VENT-AIR INTAKE TERMINAL
249 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.2.3(4) DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.2.3(5) GRAVITY DIRECT-VENT WATER HEATER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.2.3(6) DIRECT-VENT SYSTEM COMPONENTS
250 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.2.4(1) HOT WATER BOILER WITH INTEGRAL VENT FOR OUTDOOR INSTALLATION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.2.4(2) OUTDOOR DUCT FURNACE WITH INTEGRAL POWER VENTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.2.4(3) ROOFTOP HVAC UNIT WITH INTEGRAL POWER VENT
251 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(1) VERTICAL DRAFT INDUCER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(2) HORIZONTAL POWER EXHAUSTER
252 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(3) HORIZONTAL POWER EXHAUSTERS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(4) VERTICAL POWER EXHAUSTERS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(5) VERTICAL POWER EXHAUSTERS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(6) POWER EXHAUSTER OUTDOOR TERMINAL-TYPE UNIT
253 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(7) EXHAUSTER AND CONTROL PACKAGE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(8) TYPICAL POWER EXHAUSTER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(9) TYPICAL EXHAUSTER APPLICATIONS
254 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(10) DRAFT INDUCER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(11) DRAFT INDUCER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(12) POWER-VENTED WATER HEATER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(13) DRAFT CONDITIONS WITH EQUIPMENT BURNER-INLET BLOWER
255 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.3(14) SIMPLIFIED SAMPLE INTERLOCK CIRCUIT DIAGRAM FOR APPLIANCE SERVED BY POWER EXHAUSTER(SHOWN FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSE ONLY)
256 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.3.6 VENTS THROUGH AIR PLENUMS
257 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.4 DETERMINING VENT HEIGHT
TABLE 503.4 TYPE OF VENTING SYSTEM TO BE USED
258 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.4.1(1) DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.4.1(2) POLYPROPYLENE PLASTIC VENT SYSTEM
259 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.4.1(3) DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.4.1(4) DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE
261 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.5.4(1) LOW-HEAT CHIMNEY TERMINATIONS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.5.4(2) DECORATIVE SHROUDS
263 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.5.6.1(1) CHIMNEY LINING SYSTEM FOR GAS APPLIANCES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.5.6.1(2) DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE FOR INSTALLATION IN SOLID FUEL FIREPLACE
266 FIGURE 503.6.5 TERMINATION LOCATIONS FOR GAS VENTS WITH LISTED CAPS 12 INCHES OR LESS IN SIZE NOT LESS THAN 8 FEET FROM A VERTICAL WALL
267 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.6.5 TOP LOCATION RULES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.6.5.1 DECORATIVE SHROUDS
268 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.6.8 B-VENT TERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO FORCED AIR INTAKES
270 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.6.11.1(1) APPLIANCE AND VENT SEPARATED FROM LIVING SPACE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.6.11.1(2) APPLIANCE CLOSETS ACCESSED FROM OUTDOOR BALCONY
272 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.6.14 FASTENER PENETRATIONS
275 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.8(1) MECHANICAL DRAFT VENTING SYSTEM EXHAUSTER TERMINATIONS
276 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.8(2) EXAMPLE OF MANUFACTURER’S DETAIL FOR DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.8(3) EXAMPLE OF MANUFACTURER’S DETAIL FOR DIRECT-VENT APPLIANCE VENT AND COMBUSTION AIR TERMINALS
277 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.8(4) THROUGH-THE-WALL DIRECT VENT TERMINATION FOR APPLIANCES GREATER THAN150,000 BTU/HR INPUT
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.8(5) VENT TERMINATION
TABLE 503.8 THROUGH-THE-WALL, DIRECT-VENT TERMINATION CLEARANCES
278 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.10.2.2 LISTED BENDABLE DOUBLE-WALL CONNECTOR
279 TABLE 503.10.2.4 MINIMUM THICKNESS FOR GALVANIZED STEEL VENT CONNECTORS FOR LOW-HEAT APPLIANCES
TABLE 503.10.2.5 MINIMUM THICKNESS FOR STEEL VENT CONNECTORS FOR MEDIUM-HEAT APPLIANCES
281 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.10.3.4(1) MANIFOLD SIZING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.10.3.4(2) COMMON VENT OFFSET AND MANIFOLD
282 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.10.4.1 OPPOSING OPENINGS IN CHIMNEY
283 TABLE 503.10.5 CLEARANCES FOR CONNECTORS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.10.8 VENT HEIGHT
285 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.10.13 TYPE B VENT CONNECTOR PENETRATIONS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.12.1 DRAFT-HOOD-EQUIPPED APPLIANCE
288 COMMENTARY FIGURE 503.14 AUTOMATIC VENT DAMPERS
289 SECTION 504 (IFGS) SIZING OF CATEGORY I APPLIANCE VENTING SYSTEMS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.1(1) COMBUSTION PROCESS FOR NATURAL GAS
290 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.1(2) FLUE GAS COMPOSITION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.1(3) DRAFT-HOOD APPLIANCE COMPARED TO FAN-ASSISTED APPLIANCE
291 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.1(4) ILLUSTRATION OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF FAN-ASSISTED COMBUSTION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.1(5) FAN-ASSISTED HOT WATER BOILER
292 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.2(1) EXAMPLE OF INDIVIDUAL VENT DIMENSIONS
293 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.2(2) INDIVIDUAL VENT—LATERAL AND HEIGHT
COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.2.1 CATEGORY I NATURAL DRAFT HOT WATER BOILER WITH AUTOMATIC VENT DAMPER
297 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.2.9(1) HEIGHT ABOVE ROOF
298 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.2.9(2) MASONRY CHIMNEY COMPARED TO TYPE B VENT
COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.2.9(3) EXTERIOR CHIMNEY SIZING-EXAMPLE
301 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3(1) COMBINED VENT DIMENSIONS
302 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3(2) FAN AND NAT VENT SIZING EXAMPLE
305 TABLE 504.3.2 MAXIMUM VENT CONNECTOR LENGTH
307 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3.5 COMMON VENT OFFSET IN ATTIC FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING A STREET-SIDE ROOF PENETRATION
308 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3.6(1) OFFSET IN COMMON VENT AND CONNECTORS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3.6(2) TYPE B VENT ADJUSTABLE 45-DEGREE ELBOW FITTING
COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3.6(3) TYPE B VENT ADJUSTABLE 90-DEGREE ELBOW FITTING
309 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3.9(1) TYPE B VENT REDUCING TEE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3.9(2) TYPE B VENT REDUCING WYE
310 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3.9.1 SINGLE-WALL TEES AND WYES PROHIBITED IN TYPE B COMMON VENT SYSTEMS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3.11 CONNECTOR RISE
312 COMMENTARY FIGURE 504.3.20 EXTERIOR CHIMNEY SIZING—EXAMPLE
313 SECTION 505 (IFGC) DIRECT-VENT, INTEGRAL VENT, MECHANICAL VENT AND VENTILATION/EXHAUST HOOD VENTING
314 COMMENTARY FIGURE 505.1.1(1) EXHAUST HOOD INTERLOCK WITH COOKING APPLIANCES (SOLENOID)
315 COMMENTARY FIGURE 505.1.1(2) PROHIBITED SOLENOID VALVE BYPASS
SECTION 506 (IFGC) FACTORY-BUILT CHIMNEYS
316 COMMENTARY FIGURE 506.1(1) FACTORY-BUILT CHIMNEY
COMMENTARY FIGURE 506.1(2) AIR-COOLED FACTORY-BUILT CHIMNEY SYSTEM
BIBLIOGRAPHY
317 TABLE 504.2(1) TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL GAS VENT
318 TABLE 504.2(1)—continued TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL GAS VENT
319 TABLE 504.2(1)—continued TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL GAS VENT
320 TABLE 504.2(1)—continued TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL GAS VENT
321 TABLE 504.2(2) TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL GAS VENT
322 TABLE 504.2(2)—continued TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL GAS VENT
323 TABLE 504.2(3) MASONRY CHIMNEY
324 TABLE 504.2(3)—continued MASONRY CHIMNEY
325 TABLE 504.2(4) MASONRY CHIMNEY
326 TABLE 504.2(4)—continued MASONRY CHIMNEY
327 TABLE 504.2(5) SINGLE-WALL METAL PIPE OR TYPE B ASBESTOS CEMENT VENT
328 TABLE 504.2(6) EXTERIOR MASONRY CHIMNEY
329 TABLE 504.3(1) TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT
330 TABLE 504.3(1)—continued TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT
331 TABLE 504.3(2) TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT
332 TABLE 504.3(3) MASONRY CHIMNEY
333 TABLE 504.3(4) MASONRY CHIMNEY
334 TABLE 504.3(5) SINGLE-WALL METAL PIPE OR TYPE ASBESTOS CEMENT VENT
335 TABLE 504.3(6a) EXTERIOR MASONRY CHIMNEY
TABLE 504.3(6b) EXTERIOR MASONRY CHIMNEY
TABLE 504.3(6b) EXTERIOR MASONRY CHIMNEY—continued
336 TABLE 504.3(7a) EXTERIOR MASONRY CHIMNEY
TABLE 504.3(7b) EXTERIOR MASONRY CHIMNEY
TABLE 504.3(7b) EXTERIOR MASONRY CHIMNEY—continued
338 CHAPTER 6: SPECIFIC APPLIANCES
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
SECTION 601 (IFGC) GENERAL
SECTION 602 (IFGC) DECORATIVE APPLIANCES FOR INSTALLATION IN FIREPLACES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 602.1 VENTED GAS LOG SET
340 COMMENTARY FIGURE 602.2(1) COMBINATION GAS CONTROL
SECTION 603 (IFGC) LOG LIGHTERS
SECTION 604 (IFGC) VENTED GAS FIREPLACES (DECORATIVE APPLIANCES)
341 COMMENTARY FIGURE 602.2(2) COMBINATION GAS CONTROL FOR APPLIANCES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 604.1(1) VENTED DECORATIVE APPLIANCE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 604.1(2) DIRECT-VENT DECORATIVE APPLIANCE
342 COMMENTARY FIGURE 604.1(3) DIRECT-VENT GAS FIREPLACE
SECTION 605 (IFGC) VENTED GAS FIREPLACE HEATERS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 605.1 VENTED GAS FIREPLACE HEATER
SECTION 606 (IFGC) INCINERATORS AND CREMATORIES
343 SECTION 607 (IFGC) COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL INCINERATORS
SECTION 608 (IFGC) VENTED WALL FURNACES
344 SECTION 609 (IFGC) FLOOR FURNACES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 609.1 FLOOR FURNACE
345 SECTION 610 (IFGC) DUCT FURNACES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 610.1(1) INTEGRAL POWER-VENTED OUTDOOR DUCT FURNACE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 610.1(2) INTEGRAL GRAVITY-VENTED OUTDOOR DUCT FURNACE
346 COMMENTARY FIGURE 610.1(3) OUTDOOR DUCT FURNACES WITH AIR HANDLER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 610.1(4) DUCT FURNACE
SECTION 611 (IFGC) NONRECIRCULATING DIRECT-FIRED INDUSTRIAL AIR HEATERS
347 COMMENTARY FIGURE 611.1 DIRECT-FIRED MAKE-UP AIR HEATER
348 SECTION 612 (IFGC) RECIRCULATING DIRECT-FIRED INDUSTRIAL AIR HEATERS
349 COMMENTARY FIGURE 612.1(1) BASIC PRINCIPLE OF DIRECT-FIRED SPACE HEATING APPLIANCE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 612.1(2) BASIC PRINCIPLE OF INDIRECT-FIRED SPACE HEATING APPLIANCE
350 SECTION 613 (IFGC) CLOTHES DRYERS
SECTION 614 (IFGC) CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUST
351 COMMENTARY FIGURE 613.1 TYPE 1 CLOTHES DRYER LABEL
353 COMMENTARY FIGURE 614.4.1 CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUST TERMINATION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 614.5(1) DEDPV
354 COMMENTARY FIGURE 614.5(2) DEDPV
356 COMMENTARY FIGURE 614.8.2(1) DUCT JOINTS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 614.8.2(2) DRYER EXHAUST DUCTS IN FRAMING CAVITIES
357 [M] TABLE 614.8.4.1 DRYER EXHAUST DUCT FITTING EQUIVALENT LENGTH
358 COMMENTARY FIGURE 614.8.5 EXAMPLE OF A DRYER EXHAUST LENGTH LABEL
359 COMMENTARY FIGURE 614.9 MULTIPLE DRYER EXHAUST SYSTEM
361 SECTION 615 (IFGC) SAUNA HEATERS
362 SECTION 616 (IFGC) ENGINE AND GAS TURBINE-POWERED EQUIPMENT
SECTION 617 (IFGC) POOL AND SPA HEATERS
SECTION 618 (IFGC) FORCED-AIR WARM-AIR FURNACES
364 SECTION 619 (IFGC) CONVERSION BURNERS
SECTION 620 (IFGC) UNIT HEATERS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 620.1(1) DIRECT-VENT UNIT HEATER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 620.1(2) POWER-VENTED UNIT HEATER
365 FIGURE 620.1(3) UNIT HEATER VENTING (TYPICAL)
COMMENTARY FIGURE 620.1(4) DRAFT-HOOD-EQUIPPED UNIT HEATER
366 COMMENTARY FIGURE 620.1(5) FUNDAMENTAL COMPONENTS OF UNIT HEATER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 620.2 UNIT HEATER SUPPORT
SECTION 621 (IFGC) UNVENTED ROOM HEATERS
367 COMMENTARY FIGURE 621.1(1) UNVENTED ROOM HEATER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 621.1(2) FIREBOX FOR UNVENTED ROOM HEATER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 621.2 UNVENTED ROOM HEATER (DECORATIVE)
368 SECTION 622 (IFGC) VENTED ROOM HEATERS
SECTION 623 (IFGC) COOKING APPLIANCES
369 COMMENTARY FIGURE 622.1(1) VENTED GAS FIREPLACE HEATER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 622.1(2) VENTED ROOM HEATER
370 COMMENTARY FIGURE 623.1(1) COMMERCIAL OVEN
COMMENTARY FIGURE 623.1(2) COMMERCIAL DECK OVEN
COMMENTARY FIGURE 623.2(1) DOMESTIC RANGE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 623.2(2) DOMESTIC RANGE
371 COMMENTARY FIGURE 623.3(1) DOMESTIC (HOUSEHOLD) RANGE
COMMENTARY FIGURE 623.3(2) HOUSEHOLD-TYPE COOKING APPLIANCE LABEL
372 COMMENTARY FIGURE 623.7 CLEARANCE ABOVE COOKING TOP
SECTION 624 (IFGC) WATER HEATERS
373 COMMENTARY FIGURE 624.2(1) DIRECT-VENT WATER HEATER DESIGNED FOR BOTH POTABLE WATER HEATING AND SPACE HEATING APPLICATIONS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 624.2(2) WATER HEATER LABEL INDICATING SUITABILITY FOR BOTH POTABLE WATER HEATING AND SPACE HEATING
SECTION 625 (IFGC) REFRIGERATORS
374 SECTION 626 (IFGC) GAS-FIRED TOILETS
SECTION 627 (IFGC) AIR-CONDITIONING APPLIANCES
375 SECTION 628 (IFGC) ILLUMINATING APPLIANCES
376 SECTION 629 (IFGC) SMALL CERAMIC KILNS
SECTION 630 (IFGC) INFRARED RADIANT HEATERS
377 COMMENTARY FIGURE 630.1(1) CERAMIC BURNER INFRARED RADIANT HEATER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 630.1(2) TUBE-TYPE INFRARED RADIANT HEATER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 630.1(3) TUBE-TYPE INFRARED RADIANT HEATER
378 COMMENTARY FIGURE 630.1(4) SAMPLE LABEL INFRARED RADIANT TUBE HEATER
SECTION 631 (IFGC) BOILERS
379 COMMENTARY FIGURE 631.1(1) STEAM HEATING BOILER WITH GAUGE-GLASS, LOW WATER CUTOFF CONTROL, PRESSURE GAUGE, PRESSURE LIMIT CONTROL AND AUTOMATIC VENT DAMPER
COMMENTARY FIGURE 631.1(2) STEAM BOILER WITH POWER BURNER, LOW-WATER CUTOFF CONTROLS AND PRESSURE CONTROLS
380 COMMENTARY FIGURE 631.2(1) ELECTRONIC PROBE-TYPE LOW-WATER CUTOFF CONTROL WITH GAUGE GLASS AND TRI-COCKS FOR STEAM BOILER APPLICATION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 631.2(2) ELECTRONIC PROBE-TYPE LOW-WATER CUTOFF CONTROL FOR HOT WATER BOILER APPLICATION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 631.2(3) ELECTRONIC PROBE-TYPE LOW-WATER CUTOFF CONTROL FOR HOT WATER BOILER APPLICATION
SECTION 632 (IFGC) EQUIPMENT INSTALLED IN EXISTING UNLISTED BOILERS
SECTION 633 (IFGC) STATIONARY FUEL-CELL POWER SYSTEMS
SECTION 634 (IFGS) CHIMNEY DAMPER OPENING AREA
381 TABLE 634.1 FREE OPENING AREA OF CHIMNEY DAMPER FOR VENTING FLUE GASES FROM UNLISTED DECORATIVE APPLIANCES FOR INSTALLATION IN VENTED FIREPLACES
SECTION 635 (IFGC) GASEOUS HYDROGEN SYSTEMS
SECTION 636 (IFGC) OUTDOOR DECORATIVE APPLIANCES
COMMENTARY FIGURE 636.1 OUTDOOR (CAMPFIRE) DECORATIVE APPLIANCE
BIBLIOGRPAHY
382 CHAPTER 7: GASEOUS HYDROGEN SYSTEMS
GENERAL COMMENTS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 700(1) ELECTROLYSIS OF WATER
PURPOSE
383 COMMENTARY FIGURE 700(2) FUEL CELL PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
COMMENTARY FIGURE 700(3) FUEL CELL PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
384 SECTION 701 (IFGC) GENERAL
SECTION 702 (IFGC) GENERAL DEFINITIONS
COMMENTARY FIGURE 702.1 HYDROGEN-GENERATING APPLIANCE
385 SECTION 703 (IFGC) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
386 SECTION 704 (IFGC) PIPING, USE AND HANDLING
389 SECTION 705 (IFGC) TESTING OF HYDROGEN PIPING SYSTEMS
391 SECTION 706 (IFGC) LOCATION OF GASEOUS HYDROGEN SYSTEMS
SECTION 707 (IFGC) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GASEOUS HYDROGEN SYSTEMS
392 SECTION 708 (IFGC) DESIGN OF LIQUEFIED HYDROGEN SYSTEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HYDROGEN VAPORIZATION OPERATIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
394 CHAPTER 8: REFERENCED STANDARDS
GENERAL COMMENTS
PURPOSE
395 COMMENTARY FIGURE 800 REFERENCED STANDARDS
396 ANSI
397 ASME
398 ASTM
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402 APPENDIX A (IFGS): SIZING AND CAPACITIES OF GAS PIPING
A.1 GENERAL PIPING CONSIDERATIONS
A.2 DESCRIPTION OF TABLES
403 TABLE A.2.2 EQUIVALENT LENGTHS OF PIPE FITTINGS AND VALVES
404 TABLE A.2.2—continued EQUIVALENT LENGTHS OF PIPE FITTINGS AND VALVES
405 TABLE A.2.4 MULTIPLIERS TO BE USED WITH TABLES 402.4(1) THROUGH 402.4(22) WHERE THE SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF THE GAS IS OTHER THAN 0.60
A.3 USE OF CAPACITY TABLES
407 TABLE A.3.4 THOUSANDS OF BTU/H (MBH) OF NATURAL GAS PER 100 FEET OF PIPE AT VARIOUS PRESSURE DROPS AND PIPE DIAMETERS
A.4 USE OF SIZING EQUATIONS
408 A.5 PIPE AND TUBE DIAMETERS
TABLE A.5.1 SCHEDULE 40 STEEL PIPE STANDARD SIZES
A.6 EXAMPLES OF PIPING SYSTEM DESIGN AND SIZING
FIGURE A.6.1 PIPING PLAN SHOWING A STEEL PIPING SYSTEM
409 TABLE A.5.2 COPPER TUBE STANDARD SIZES
FIGURE A.6.2 PIPING PLAN SHOWING A CSST SYSTEM
410 FIGURE A.6.3 PIPING PLAN SHOWING A COPPER TUBING SYSTEM
FIGURE A.6.4 PIPING PLAN SHOWING A MODIFICATION TO EXISTING PIPING SYSTEM
412 APPENDIX B (IFGS) SIZING OF VENTING SYSTEMS SERVING APPLIANCES EQUIPPED WITH DRAFT HOODS, CATEGORY I APPLIANCES AND APPLIANCES LISTED FOR USE WITH TYPE B VENTS
EXAMPLES USING SINGLE APPLIANCE VENTING TABLES
FIGURE B-1 TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT SYSTEM SERVING A SINGLE APPLIANCE WITH A TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT
413 FIGURE B-2 TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT SYSTEM SERVING A SINGLE APPLIANCE WITH A SINGLE-WALL METAL VENT CONNECTOR
FIGURE B-3 VENT SYSTEM SERVING A SINGLE APPLIANCE WITH A MASONRY CHIMNEY OF TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT CONNECTOR
FIGURE B-4 VENT SYSTEM SERVING A SINGLE APPLIANCE USING A MASONRY CHIMNEY AND A SINGLE-WALL METAL VENT CONNECTOR
FIGURE B-5 ASBESTOS CEMENT TYPE B OR SINGLE-WALL METAL VENT SYSTEM SERVING A SINGLE DRAFT-HOOD-EQUIPPED APPLIANCE
414 FIGURE B-6 VENT SYSTEM SERVING TWO OR MORE APPLIANCES WITH TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT AND TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT CONNECTOR
FIGURE B-7 VENT SYSTEM SERVING TWO OR MORE APPLIANCES WITH TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT AND SINGLE-WALL METAL VENT CONNECTORS
FIGURE B-8 MASONRY CHIMNEY SERVING TWO OR MORE APPLIANCES WITH TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL VENT CONNECTOR
FIGURE B-9 MASONRY CHIMNEY SERVING TWO OR MORE APPLIANCES WITH SINGLE-WALL METAL VENT CONNECTORS
415 FIGURE B-10 ASBESTOS CEMENT TYPE B OR SINGLE-WALL METAL VENT SYSTEM SERVING TWO OR MORE DRAFT-HOOD-EQUIPPED APPLIANCES
FIGURE B-11 USE OF MANIFOLD COMMON VENT CONNECTOR
FIGURE B-12 USE OF OFFSET COMMON VENT
FIGURE B-13 MULTISTORY GAS VENT DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR EACH SEGMENT OF SYSTEM
416 FIGURE B-14 MULTISTORY VENT SYSTEMS
FIGURE B-15 (EXAMPLE 1) SINGLE DRAFT-HOOD-EQUIPPED APPLIANCE
417 FIGURE B-16 (EXAMPLE 2) SINGLE FAN-ASSISTED APPLIANCE
418 EXAMPLES USING COMMON VENTING TABLES
FIGURE B-17 (EXAMPLE 4) COMMON VENTING TWO DRAFT-HOOD-EQUIPPED APPLIANCES
FIGURE B-18 (EXAMPLE 5A) COMMON VENTING A DRAFT HOOD WITH A FAN-ASSISTED FURNACE INTO A TYPE B DOUBLE-WALL COMMON VENT
420 TABLE B-1 MASONRY CHIMNEY LINER DIMENSIONS WITH CIRCULAR EQUIVALENTSa
421 FIGURE B-19
422 APPENDIX C (IFGS) EXIT TERMINALS OF MECHANICAL DRAFT AND DIRECT-VENT VENTING SYSTEMS
APPENDIX C EXIT TERMINALS OF MECHANICAL DRAFT AND DIRECT-VENT VENTING SYSTEMS
424 APPENDIX D (IFGS) RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE FOR SAFETY INSPECTION OF AN EXISTING APPLIANCE INSTALLATION
D.1 GENERAL
D.2 OCCUPANT AND INSPECTOR SAFETY
425 D.3 GAS PIPING AND CONNECTION INSPECTIONS
D.4 INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED WITH THE APPLIANCE NOT OPERATING
426 D.5 INSPECTIONS TO BE PERFORMED WITH THE APPLIANCE OPERATING
427 D.6 APPLIANCE-SPECIFIC INSPECTIONS
428 TABLE D.6 CO THRESHOLDS
430 INDEX
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