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70D0005
TPB Gas Log Set
NOTE REGARDING VENTED PRODUCTS
This product must be installed by a licensed plumber or
gas fitter when installed within the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
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, a naturally vented gas log may not be installed in
a bedroom or bathroom in the State of Massachusetts.
Flex line installation must not exceed 36 inches and must
have a T shutoff valve.
NOTE REGARDING VENT FREE PRODUCTS
This product must be installed by a licensed plumber or
gas fitter when installed within the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
In addition, vent free products may not be installed in a
bedroom or bathroom regardless of size or type in the State
of Massachusetts.
Flex line installation must not exceed 36 inches and must
have a T shutoff valve.
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR REQUIREMENTS
(2) Revise 10.8.3 by adding the following additional
requirements:
(a)
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:
1.
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
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 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
a. 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.
b. 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
Massachusetts Residents Only — Please read and follow these special requirements
detector with an alarm shall be installed.
2.
Approved Carbon Monoxide Detectors.
Each 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.
3.
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.”
4.
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.
(b)
Exemptions:
The following equipment is exempt from
248 CMR 5.08(2)(a)1 through 4:
1. 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
2. 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.
(c)
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:
1. Detailed instructions for the installation of the venting
system design or the venting system components; and
2. A complete parts list for the venting system design or
venting system.
(d)
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:
1. The referenced "special venting system" instructions shall
be included with the appliance or equipment installation
instructions; and
2. 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.
(e)
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
