Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13

hard burned brick, laid fiat in cement
motar, and shall be not less than 16
inches square, and lined from. base to
top with fire clay piping, in sections
not less than "a inches long Flues
net built from ground up shall be hung
on iron stirrups of new iron not less
than one-fourth of an inch by one and
| three-fourths inches, bent to come at
least two inches below surface of cell
ing, or on other approved metal sup
ports conforming to these require
ments. No fiue to be less than three
feet above fiat roof nor less than stwo
feet above ridge of peaked roof.
I All flue holes when not in use shall
be closed with tight-ftting metal COW
ers
Section "a. Wooden Beams Separat-
led from Masonry Chimney-No wooden
beams or joists shall be placed within
inches of the outside face of a chin
ney or f1ue.
No woodwork shall be within 4 inches
Of fireback of any fireplace.
All spaces between the chimney and
the wooden beams shall be solidly fill
ed with mortar, mineral wool, or other
incombustible material.
/ The header beam carrying the tail
beams of floor, and supporting the
trimmer arch in front of fireplace.
shall be not less than 20 inches from
the chimney breast.
! No wooden Turing or studding shall
he placed against any chimney; the
plastering shall be directly on the
Ir.asonry, or on metal lathing.
Woodwork fastened to plaster which
is against the masonry of a chimney
shall have layer of asbestos board at
least is inch thick, placed between the
woodwork and the plaster.
Section 20. Smoke Pipes-No smoke
pipe shall be within 8 inches of any
woodwork, or any wooden lath and
plaster partition, or ceiling.
Where smoke pipes. pass through a.
wooden lath and plaster partition
they shall be guarded by gal
vanized iron ventilated thimbles
at least u inches larger in
diameter than the pipes, or by galvan-
ICED iron thimbles built in at least 8
inches of brickwork or other incom-
bustible material.
No smoke pipe shall pass through
any floor, or combustible roof of any
building.
Section &c. Hot Air Pipes and Reg
isters-All heater pipes from hot air
furnaces where passing through COM
brstible partitions or floors, must be-
doubled tin pipes with at least | inch
air space between them Horizontal
hot air pipes leading from furnace
shall be not less than inches from
ally woodwork, unless the woodwork
be covered with loose fitting tin, or
the pipe be covered with at least IL"
inch of corrugated asbestos, in which
latter cases the distance from the
woodwork may be reduced to not less
than inches.
No hot air pipe shall be placed on a
wooden stud partition or any wooden
enclosure unless it be at least feet
horizontal distance from the furnace.
Hot air pipes contained in combustible
partitions shall be placed inside an
other pipe arranged to maintain IL
inch air space between the two on
all sides. or be securely covered with
1-2-inch or corrugated asbestos
Neither the outer pipes nor the cover
irg shall be within l inch of wooden
studding, and no wooden lath shall be-
used to cover the portion of the par
tition in which the hot air pipe is To-
Gated. Hot air pipes in closets shall
be. double with space of at least
inch between them on all sides.
Every hot air furnace shall nave at
least one register without valve or
louvres.
A register located over brick fur
mace shall be supported by brick
shaft built up from the bover of the
hot air chamber; said shaft shall be
lined with a metal pipe, and no wood
work shall be within 8 inches of the
outer face of the shaft.
A register box placed in the floor
over portable furnace shall have an
open space around it, of not less than
inches on all sides, and be support
ed by an incombustbile border.
Hot air registers placed in any
woodwork or combustible floors shall
be surrounded with borders of incom-
bustible material, not less than 2
riches wide, securely set in place.
The register boxes shall be of met