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For all side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment
installed in every dwelling, building or 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 seven (7)
feetabovefinishedgrade in theareaoftheventing, includ-
ing but not limited to decks and porches, the following re-
quirements shall be satisfied:
Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Atthetimeofinstallationofthesidewallhorizontalvented
gas fueled equipment, the installing plumber or gasfitter
shallobservethat 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 addi-
tion,theinstallingplumberorgasfittershallobservethata
battery operated or hard wired carbon monoxide detector
with an alarm is installed on each additional level of the
dwelling,buildingorstructureservedbythesidewallhori-
zontalventedgasfueled equipment. Itshallbetherespon-
sibilityoftheproperty owner tosecuretheservices of qual-
ifiedlicensedprofessionals fortheinstallationof hardwired
carbonmonoxidedetectors.
In the event that the side wall horizontally vented gas fu-
eledequipmentisinstalledinacrawlspace or an attic, the
hard wired carbon monoxide detector with alarm and bat-
tery back-up may be installed on the next adjacent floor
level.
In the event that the requirements of this subdivision can
not be met at the time of completion of installation, the
ownershallhavea period of thirty (30)daystocomplywith
theaboverequirements;provided,however,thatduringsaid
thirty(30)dayperiod, a battery operated carbonmonoxide
detector with an alarm shall be installed.
Approved Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Eachcarbonmonoxide detector asrequiredinaccordance
withtheaboveprovisionsshallcomply with NFPA720 and
beANSI/UL2034 listed and IAS certified.
Signage
Ametalorplastic identification plate shall be permanently
mountedtothe exterior of thebuildingata minimum height
of eight (8) feet above grade directly in line with the ex-
haust vent terminal for the horizontally vented gas 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 OB-
STRUCTIONS”.
Inspection
Thestate or local gas inspector of the side wall horizontally
ventedgasfueled equipment shallnotapprovethe installa-
tionunless,upon inspection,theinspector observescarbon
monoxidedetectorsandsignageinstalledinaccordancewith
theprovisionsof248CMR 5.08(2)(a)1through4.
Exemptions
Thefollowingequipmentisexemptfrom248CMR5.08(2)(a)1
through4:
• TheequipmentlistedinChapter 10 entitled “Equipment
Not Required To Be Vented” in the most current edition
of NFPA54 as adopted by the Board; and
• ProductApproved side wall horizontally vented gas fu-
eled equipment installed in a room or structure sepa-
ratefrom thedwelling,buildingorstructureusedinwhole
orinpartfor residential purposes.
MANUFACTURERREQUIREMENTS
Gas Equipment Venting System Provided
Whenthemanufacturerof ProductApprovedsidewallhor-
izontallyventedgasequipmentprovides a venting system
designorventingsystemcomponentswiththe equipment,
the instructions provided by the manufacturer for installa-
tionoftheequipmentand the venting system shall include:
• Detailed instructions for the installation of the venting
system design or the venting system components; and
• A complete parts list for the venting system design or
ventingsystem.
Gas Equipment Venting System NOT Provided
When the manufacturer of a Product Approved side wall
horizontallyventedgasfueledequipment does not provide
the parts for venting the flue gases, but identifies “special
venting systems”, the following requirements shall be sat-
isfiedbythemanufacturer:
• Thereferenced“specialventingsystem”instructionsshall
beincludedwiththeappliance or equipment installation
instructions;and
• The“special ventingsystems”shallbeProductApproved
by the Board, and the instructions for that system shall
includeapartslistanddetailedinstallationinstructions.
A copy of all installation instructions for all Product Ap-
provedsidewallhorizontally vented gas fueledequipment,
all venting instructions, all parts lists for venting instruc-
tions, and/or all venting design instructions shall remain
with the appliance or equipment at the completion of the
installation.
See Gas Connection section for additional Common-
wealth of Massachusetts requirements.
NOTE: The following requirements reference various
Massachusetts and national codes not contained in
this document.
Requirements for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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