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7 Commonwealth of Massachusetts installations
A&ORALL SIDEWALL 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FEET
ABOVElNISHEDGRADEINTHEAREAOFTHEVENTINGINCLUDINGBUT
NOTLIMITEDTODECKSANDPORCHESTHEFOLLOWINGREQUIREMENTS
shall be satisfied:
1.
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!TTHETIMEOFINSTALLATIONOFTHESIDEWALLHORIZON-
TAL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 ad-
DITIONALLEVELOFTHEDWELLINGBUILDINGORSTRUCTURESERVED
BYTHESIDEWALLHORIZONTALVENTEDGASFUELEDEQUIPMENT
)TSHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITYOFTHE PROPERTYOWNER TO
SECURETHESERVICESOFQUALIlED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)NTHEEVENTTHATTHEREQUIREMENTSOFTHISSUBDIVISION
CANNOTBEMETATTHETIMEOFCOMPLETIONOFINSTALLA-
TIONTHEOWNERSHALLHAVEAPERIODOFTHIRTY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.
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carbon monoxide detector as required in accordance with
THEABOVEPROVISIONSSHALLCOMPLYWITH.&0!ANDBE
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3.
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BEPERMANENTLYMOUNTEDTOTHE EXTERIOROFTHE BUILD-
INGATAMINIMUMHEIGHTOFEIGHT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
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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
#-2ATHROUGH
(b)
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#-2ATHROUGH
1. The equipment listed in Chapter 10 entitled “Equipment
Not Required To Be Vented” in the most current edition
OF.&0!ASADOPTEDBYTHE"OARDAND
 0RODUCT!PPROVED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)
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7HENTHEMANUFACTUREROF
0RODUCT!PPROVEDSIDEWALLHORIZONTALLYVENTEDGASEQUIP-
ment 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:
 $ETAILEDINSTRUCTIONSFORTHEINSTALLATIONOFTHEVENTING
system design or the venting system components; and
 ! COMPLETEPARTSLIST FOR THE VENTINGSYSTEM DESIGN OR
venting system.
(d)
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7HENTHEMANUFAC-
TUREROFA0RODUCT!PPROVEDSIDEWALLHORIZONTALLYVENTEDGAS
FUELEDEQUIPMENTDOESNOTPROVIDETHEPARTSFORVENTINGTHE
mUEGASESBUTIDENTIlEShSPECIALVENTINGSYSTEMSvTHEFOLLOW-
INGREQUIREMENTSSHALLBESATISlEDBYTHEMANUFACTURER
 4HEREFERENCEDhSPECIALVENTINGSYSTEMvINSTRUCTIONSSHALL
be included with the appliance or equipment installation
instructions; and
 4HEhSPECIALVENTINGSYSTEMSvSHALLBE0RODUCT!PPROVED
BYTHE"OARDANDTHEINSTRUCTIONSFORTHATSYSTEMSHALL
include a parts list and detailed installation instructions.
E!COPYOFALLINSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONSFORALL0RODUCT!PPROVED
SIDEWALLHORIZONTALLYVENTEDGASFUELEDEQUIPMENTALLVENTING
INSTRUCTIONSALLPARTSLISTSFORVENTINGINSTRUCTIONSANDORALL
venting design instructions shall remain with the appliance
OREQUIPMENTATTHECOMPLETIONOFTHEINSTALLATION
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