Benchmark with Edge [I]: Operation-Maintenance Manual
SECTION 1: SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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1.4 IMPORTANT
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FOR MASSACHUSETTS INSTALLATIONS
Requirements for Massachusetts Installations
Boiler Installations within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts must conform to
the following requirements:
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Boiler must be installed by a plumber or a gas fitter who is licensed within the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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Prior to unit operation, the complete gas train and all connections must be leak
tested using a non-corrosive soap.
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The vent termination must be located a minimum of 4 feet above grade level. If
side-wall venting is used, the installation must conform to the following
requirements
extracted from 248 CMR 5.08 (2):
(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 gasfitter 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 gasfitter 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 cannot 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.
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". (Continued)
