Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-06-13
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placed, shall be lined with metal.
Section 2S. Dry Rooms-No com
bustible material shall be permitted III
the construction of any dry room here
after erected, in which temperatur
of 1875 degrees Farenheit or over may
exist If a temperature under 125 degrees
Fahrenheit is to be used the dry room
may be constructed of wood, but 1t
shall be lined throughout with Is
inch asbestos covered with sheet
metal.
If windows are placed in walls or
ceilings of dry rooms they shall be OF
wired glass set in fixed incombustible
sash and frames
Section 20. Stoves and Ranges-Nc
kitchen range or stove in any build
ing shall be placed less than 3 ref
from any woodwork or wooden lath
and plaster partition, unless the wood
work or partition is properly protected
bv metal shields; in which case the
distance shall be not less than Is inch
es. Metal shields shall be loosely at
tached, thus preserving an air space
behind them.
Hotel and restaurant ranges shall be
provided with metal hood, placed at
least 9 inches below any wooden lath
and plaster or wooden ceiling, and have
an individual pipe outlet.
Combustible floors under coal ranges
and similar appliances without legs.
such as mentioned in Section 30, in
which hot fires are maintained, shall
be protected by sheet of metal, or
1-S-inch layer of asbestos building
lumber, which shall be covered with
rot less than A inches of masonry set
in cement motar. Such masonry may
consist of one course of 4-inch hollow
terra Gotta, or two courses of brick
or terra Gotta, at least enc OF which
shall be hollow and be laid to preserve
a free circulation of air throughout
fhe whole course Concrete may be
substituted for a course of solid brick
il desired. The masonry work shall be
covered by sheet metal of not less than
No. 26 gauge so arranged as not to
cbstruct the ventilating passage be-
meath. Such hearths shall extend at
least "a inches in front and IL inches
or the sides and back of the range or
similar heating appliance.
All coal stoves or ranges. with legs,
shall be set on incombustible material
which shall extend at least - inches
ir front and inches on sides and
reae.
A Section 30. Heating Furnaces and
Appliances-Any woodwork, wooden
lath and plaster partition or ceiling
within 4 feet of the sides or back, or
6 feet from the front of any heating
boiler, furnace, bakery, oven, coffee
acaster. fire-heated candy kettle, laun-
dry stove or other similar appliance
shall be covered with metal,
or metal over 14-inch ashes :
tos to a height of at least ,
1eet above the floor This covering
shall extend the full length of the boil
er, furnace or heating appliance, and
to at least 5 feet in front of it. +
metal without asbestos is used shields
shall be loosely attached, thus presery-
ing an air space behind them. In no
case shall such combustible construc-
tion be permitted within 2 weet OF
the sides or back of the heating APP
pliance, or 5 feet in front of same.
No furnace, boiler, range or other
heating appliance shall be placed
AGAINST wall furred with wood
Heating boilers should be encased on
sides and top by an incombustible pro-
tectiye covering sot less than 1-2
inches thick.
Section 81. Open Flame Heating De-
vices-All gas, gasoline, oil or charcoal
Burning stoves or heating devices
shall be placed on iron stands at least
G inches above combustible supports
unless the burners are at least
inches above the base with meta
guard plates 4 inches below the burn
ers.
No open fame heating or lightin;
device shall be used in any room wher'
gasoline or other volatile inhammabl
luids are stored or handled.
Section 80. Gas Connections-Ga
connections to stoves and similar heat
ing devices shall be made by rigi
rietal pipes. For small portable ga
Il ating devices, flexible metal or rub
her tubing may be used when there
no valve or other shut-off on the dc
vice.
Section 49, Vent Flues--Vent sfues c
Ducts, for the removal of foul or Wit
ated air in which the temperature
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