CHAPTER 7-04
CHIMNEYS AND FLUESSECTIONS:
7-0401. Owner's Duty to Provide Proper Chimney.
7-0402. Chimney and Flue Draft Measurements.
7-0403. Regulation of Drafts.
7-0404. Draft Measurements.
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7-0401. OWNER'S DUTY TO PROVIDE PROPER CHIMNEY. It shall be the duty of the owner of any new building in which it is hereafter proposed to install any warm air furnace, steam or hot water boiler or any conversion burner using a liquid or solid fuel, for use in connection with a heating system in such building to provide an all-purpose chimney with at least a seven (7) inch flue to
withstand a minimum temperature of 1000 degrees F., thereby providing a chimney suitable for utilizing all types of fuel; and in all old construction where new heating plants are to be installed, the chimney shall be inspected and repaired so as to be put in first-class condition and an approved chimney liner installed if required by the Building Inspector.
7-0402. CHIMNEY AND FLUE DRAFT MEASUREMENTS. Before any final approval shall be given by the Building Inspector on an installation of any type of combustion unit herein covered by the
provisions of this title, the person, firm or corporation or their agents making the installation of the burner shall make in the presence of the inspecting officer a test or tests for determining the amount of draft actually present upon or in connection with any and all burners attached to the chimney or flue, if requested by the Building Inspector.
7-0403. REGULATION OF DRAFTS. Chimney and flue drafts shall be set or regulated in such a manner as to be in accordance with the specifications of the burner's manufacturer or in compliance
with the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers.
7-0404. DRAFT MEASUREMENTS. Draft measurements shall be recorded upon the final inspection approval certificate if required by the Building Inspector.