The Detroit times., 1910-10-05


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or other incombustible material
and isolated from wood or other
combustible material Such duets
9 In school rooms shall be covered
Q lath or other incombustible ma
Sec. 5. STEAM OR Hot WATER
PIPES Steam or hot water heat
Ing pipes shall not be placed in
work, and shall be protected BY o
8 metal shield or other incombustibls
. aoors or ceilings Of isth or piss-
9 ter. In addition to the metal shield,
tubes. one-haif inch larger In d.
Sec. 9. STEAM Colts. Boxes
enclosing steam or hot water coils
8 or indirect surface shall be made
Of metal or other incombustibie ma
the outside with wood lined with
Sec. !. p-SSov1ERMo OF PIPES
All hot water and low pressure
inner layer Of incombustible ma
tertal at least one-eighth (hl
inch In thickness. with total
thickness not less than one-haif
9 (h) inch. High pressure steam
o bustible material not less than one
! "a inch In thickness. All pipe
2 coverings must be protected from
3 contact with smoke pipes or other
q heated surfaces.
ARTICLE XIX.
Heating Appliances.
Section 1. FLUE CONNECTIONS.
2 All boilers. furnaces. Areplaces.
2 ovens: Kitchen S ranges and ga.
atus. shall be connected with a
nue. chimney or stack. a. directly
and within the shortest distance
Sec. 3. HEATING BOILERS. All
boilers. used Tor heating only shall
be low pressure and In no case
shall this pressure exceed twelve
CID pounds per square inch.
Heating systems connected with
positive reducing valves attached
8 In such q manner as will prevent
10 q higher pressure than twelve (l2)
4 pounds, on any part OF the heating
Sec. 3. FURNACE coNsrRUc-
2 TON. Brick-sot furnaces must be
3 enclosed with double walls. laid
I up with hard brick and mortar and
s with an air space between these:
9 The tops OF such furnaces shall
Z Do pTOSoCto0 eibuoT Win OItCk
9 arches properly anchored with tie
8 rods and buckstays with the top
10 and launches Of arch nllsd with
III sand or by metal shields securely
IL fastened and filled with not less
Is than two inches OF sand over
Is metal shield.
Is Portable furnaces shall be en-
II closed with double castings with at
Is least one-inch air space between
IlwxA ~
20 with asbestos paper and tin. The
81 castings shall be OF galvanized iron
% of not less than No. 26 gauge and
23 the furnaces shall have top pro-
"a tected by metal shields and sand.
2 ERS, FURNACES OR OVENS IN
WOOD. Brick-set boilers. fur
naces, and ovens shall not be sup
s ported on beams or floor construc-
8 ton of wood or other combusti5ie
Sec s. FLOOR PROTECTION
UNDER PORTABLE BOILERS.
s FURNACES. OVENS ETC. Port
4 able boilers. hot air furnaces. cof-
s fee roasters and other similar APP
8 pliances. when not brick-set. may
s construction made OF wood or other
8 combustible material. but In any
10 such case the floor shall be pro-
Il tected by q covering OF not less
y than four (4) inches thick OF con-
I3 crete, or brick laid In cement NOR
q tar. Such covering shall be laid
8 on q continuous sheet metal plate.
6 not less than one-eighth (h) inch
z thick, having all joints riveted. and
8 the edges turned UP four inches
o The noor covering ana plate
Il shall extend under the entire ap-
q pliance and four 90 feet In front.
- and two CD feet on each OF the
- Sec. 8. CLEARANCE AND PRO-
2 lection. The distance from the
top OF any boiler. furnace. oven.
4 coffee roaster or other appliance
In which similar hres are main
tained. to q ceiling Of wood or
other uncomfortable material shall
be not less than two CD feet.
For furnaces or boilers In resi-
o dcnces this distance may be re-
/ duced to ten (l0) inches provided
2 the ceiling over the furnace or
s sDsn and e d swsnS With nssss
6 mill board and sheet metal. kept
6 at least one CD inch below the
z wood or plaster.
8 For large furnaces or boilers. or
9 for ovens. coffee roasters. and other
10 similar appliance In which fires are
Il maintained. the ceiling above, II
n within thirty-six (S6) inches shall
IS be protected by two CD separats
q metal shields. or by ooupie cell
10 inEs made Of plastering on metal
.6 lath. or other incombustible mo-
N terial with an air space between
Is of not less than two cd inches, or
70 the said ceiling shall be protected
10 by a covering not less than two CD
u inches thick of porous terra Gotta
y freproofing, brick or concrete, or
"a other uncomfortable material sup
IA ported with iron bars and plas-
Is tered on the underside.
Ie This covering shall extend four
ii (D feet beyond the furnace boil
Is err, ETC.. on all sides.
10 Partitions made Of wood or other
10 combustible material shall not be
IN placed within seven CD feet OF the
u front of any such boiler, furnace.
ID oven. coffee roaster or other appli-
"a ance in which similar f1res are
rs maintained, nor within four (4l
IS feet of the sides and end. IL such
N partitions are lined with metal TO
"a the TOP OF the boiler. furnace, oven,
IL etc. they may be placed within
IN Ave (6) feet of the front and two
ii (2l feet OF the sides and end.
Sec 4 RANGES. Kitchen ranges
shall not be placed nearer than six
f6) inches to any partition made
If wood or other combustible ma
terial, and II placed nearer than
twelve (l2) inches to the partition'
shau be protected by metal shields,
not less than one Cd foot higher
q than the range. and In all cases
% the floors shall be protected with
81 metal shields one Cd foot larger
a .o.h vvov than the range. except