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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Installations
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts —
boiler must be installed by a licensed plumber or gas fitter. Read and comply with the instructions below.
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REQUIREMENTS:
gas-fueled equipment installed in every dwelling, building or
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structure used in whole or in part for residential purposes,
including those owned or operated by the Commonwealth
and where the side wall exhaust vent termination is less
than 7 feet above finished grade in the area of the venting,
including but not limited to decks and porches, the following
requirements shall be satisfied:
a INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
At the time of installation of the side wall horizontal vented
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gas fueled equipment, the installing plumber or gas fitter
shall observe that a hard wired carbon monoxide detector
with an alarm and battery back-up is installed on the
floor level where the gas equipment is to be installed. In
addition, the installing plumber or gas fitter shall observe
that a battery operated or hard wired carbon monoxide
detector with an alarm is installed on each additional level
of the dwelling, building or structure served by the side
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wall horizontal vented gas fueled equipment It shall be the
responsibility of the property owner to secure the services
of qualified licensed professionals for the installation of
hard wired carbon monoxide detectors
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In the event that the side wall horizontally vented gas
fueled equipment is installed in a crawl space or an
attic, the hard wired carbon monoxide detector with
alarm and battery back-up may be installed on the
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next adjacent floor level.
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In the event that the requirements of this subdivision
can not be met at the time of completion of
installation, the owner shall have a period of thirty
(30) days to comply with the above requirements;
provided, however, that during said thirty (30) day
period, a battery operated carbon monoxide detector
with an alarm shall be installed
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b APPROVED CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
carbon monoxide detector as required in accordance with
the above provisions shall comply with NFPA 720 and be
ANSI/UL 2034 listed and IAS certified.
A metal or plastic identification plate shall be
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SIGNAGE
permanently mounted to the exterior of the building at a
minimum height of 8 feet above grade directly in line with
the exhaust vent terminal for the horizontally vented gas
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fueled heating appliance or equipment The sign shall
read, in print size no less than one-half (1/2) inch in size,
"GAS VENT DIRECTLY BELOW KEEP CLEAR OF ALL
OBSTRUCTIONS "
The state or local gas inspector of the
d INSPECTION
side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment shall
not approve the installation unless, upon inspection,
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the inspector observes carbon monoxide detectors and
signage installed in accordance with the provisions of
248 CMR 5 08(2)(a) 1 through 4
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When the boiler is installed within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the
For all sidewall horizontally-vented
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series
725/850
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EXEMPTIONS:
248 CMR 5 08(2)(a)1 through 4:
a The equipment listed in Chapter 10 entitled "Equipment
Not Required To Be Vented" in the most current edition of
NFPA 54 as adopted by the Board; and
b Product Approved side wall horizontally vented gas fueled
equipment installed in a room or structure separate from
the dwelling, building or structure used in whole or in part
for residential purposes
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MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS — GAS EQUIPMENT
VENTING SYSTEM PROVIDED
When the manufacturer of Product Approved side wall
horizontally vented gas equipment provides a venting system
design or venting system components with the equipment,
the instructions provided by the manufacturer for installation
of the equipment and the venting system shall include:
a Detailed instructions for the installation of the venting
system design or the venting system components; and
b A complete parts list for the venting system design or
venting system
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MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS — GAS EQUIPMENT
VENTING SYSTEM NOT PROVIDED
When the manufacturer of a Product Approved side wall
horizontally vented gas fueled equipment does not provide
the parts for venting the flue gases, but identifies "special
venting systems", the following requirements shall be
satisfied by the manufacturer:
a The referenced "special venting system" instructions shall
be included with the appliance or equipment installation
instructions; and
b The "special venting systems" shall be Product Approved
by the Board, and the instructions for that system shall
include a parts list and detailed installation instructions
Each
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PLASTIC VENTING SYSTEMS .
The only plastic piping which may be used for venting
appliances shall be:
a Allowed by the appliance manufacturer
b Listed to a national/international standard for plastic
venting systems
c Product-accepted for that purpose by the board
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS .
A copy of all installation instructions for all Product Approved
side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment, all
venting instructions, all parts lists for venting instructions,
and/or all venting design instructions shall remain with the
appliance or equipment at the completion of the installation
boiler manual
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The following equipment is exempt from
550-100-290/0124
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