40 JacuzziSignatureWaterHeatersJ‐S180/J‐S199
NOTICEBEFOREINSTALLATION
Thisdirect‐ventappliancemustbeinstalled byalicensedprofessional.Ifyouarenotproperlytrained,you
mustnotinstallthisunit.
IMPORTANT: IntheStateofMassachuses(248CMR4.00&5.00)
Forallsidewallhorizontallyventedgasfueledequipmentinstalledineverydwelling,buildingor
structureusedinwholeorinpartforresidenalpurposes,includingthoseownedoroperatedbythe
Commonwealthandwherethesidewallexhaustventterminaonislessthanseven(7)feetabove
fi
nishedgradeintheareaofthevenng,includingbutnotlimitedtodecksandporches,thefollowing
requirementsshallbesasfied:
1. INSTALLATIONOFCARBONMONOXIDEDETECTORS.Atthemeofinstallaonofthesidewall
horizontalventedgasfueledequipment,theinstallingplumberorgas
fiershallobservethatahard
wiredcarbonmonoxidedetectorwithanalarmandbaeryback‐upisinstalledonthefloorlevel
wherethegasequipmentistobeinstalled.Inaddion,theinstallingplumberorgasfiershall
observethatabaeryoperatedor
hardwiredcarbonmonoxide detectorwithanalarmisinstalledon
eachaddionallevelofthedwelling,buildingorstructureservedbythesidewallhorizontalvented
gasfueledequipment.Itshallbetheresponsibilityofthepropertyownertosecuretheservicesof
qualifiedlicensedprofessionalsfor
theinstallaonofhardwiredcarbonmonoxidedetectors
a. Intheeventthatthesidewallhorizontallyventedgasfueledequipmentisinstalledinacrawl
spaceoranac,thehardwiredcarbonmonoxidedetectorwithalarmandbaeryback‐upmay
beinstalledonthenext
adjacentfloorlevel.
b. Intheeventthattherequirementsofthissubdivisioncannotbemetatthemeofcompleonof
installaon,theownershallhaveaperiodofthirty(30)daystocomplywiththeabove
requirements;provided,however,thatduringsaidthirty(30)day
period,abaeryoperated
carbonmonoxidedetectorwithanalarmshallbeinstalled.
2. APPROVEDCARBONMONOXIDEDETECTORS.Eachcarbonmonoxidedetectorasrequiredin
accordancewiththeaboveprovisionsshallcomplywithNFPA720andbeANSI/UL2034listedandIAS
cerfied.
3. SIGNAGE.Ametalor
plascidenficaonplateshallbepermanentlymountedtotheexteriorofthe
buildingataminimumheightofeight(8)feetabovegradedirectlyinlinewiththeexhaustvent
terminalforthehorizontallyventedgasfueledheangapplianceorequipment.Thesignshallread,in
printsizenolessthanone‐half(1/2)inchinsize,"GASVENTDIRECTLYBELOW.KEEPCLEAROFALL
OBSTRUCTIONS".
4. INSPECTION.Thestateorlocalgasinspectorofthesidewallhorizontallyventedgasfueled
equipmentshallnotapprovetheinstallaonunless,uponinspecon,theinspectorobserves
carbon
monoxidedetectorsandsignageinstalledinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof248CMR5.08(2)(a)1
through4.
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