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MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS ONLY

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF

MASSACHUSETTS

This product must be installed by a licensed plumber
or gas fitter when installed within the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.

NOTE REGARDING VENTED PRODUCTS

Flex line installation must not exceed 36 inches and must
have a T shutoff valve. Any residence with a direct vent
product must have a CO detector installed in the residence.
Installation of the fireplace or vented gas log in the State
of Massachusetts requires the damper to be permanently
removed or welded in the fully open position. In addition,
neither a naturally vented gas log nor a vent-free product
may be installed in a bedroom or bathroom in the State of
Massachusetts. All gas fitting and installation of this heater
shall only be done by a licensed gas fitter or licensed
plumber. 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) feet above finished grade in the area of the venting,
including but not limited to decks and porches, the following
requirements shall be satisfied:

INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE

DETECTORS

At the time of installation of the side wall horizontal vented
gas fueled equipment, the installing plumber or gas fitter
shall observe that a hard wired carbon monoxide detector
with an alarm is installed on each additional level of the
dwelling, building or structure served by the side 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. 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 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 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.

APPROVED CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS

Each carbon monoxide detector as required in accordance
with the above provisions shall comply with NFPA 720 and
ANSI/UL 2034 listed and IAS certified.

SIGNAGE

A metal or plastic identification plate shall be permanently
mounted to the exterior of the building at a minimum height
of eight (8) feet above grade directly in line with the exhaust
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 OBSTRUCTIONS”.

INSPECTION

The state or local gas inspector of the side wall horizontally
vented gas fueled equipment shall not approve the
installation unless, upon inspection, the inspector observes
carbon monoxide detectors and signage installed in
accordance with the provisions of 248 CMR 5.08(2)(a)1
through 4.
Exemptions
The following equipment is exempt from 248 CMR 5.08(2)
(a)1 through 4:
• 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

• 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.