Milford chronicle., 1954-07-30

terial; or in lieu Of such protection ali
cOmbustiDle material IN the wall or
partition shall be cut away from the
vent pipe a sufficient distance to pro-
vide the clearance required from such
vent pipe to cOmbustible material
any material used to close up such
opening shall be noncombustible.
6cl Clearances from combustible ma
terial TO gas appliance vent piping
other than approved type j gas vents
shall be in accordance with standard 4
practice for safe installation and use
as required by section Sc.
5. Flue mortar. All flue mortar for i
flues or vent pipes from gas-burning 4
appliances shall be acid resisting
s. Draft hO0ds. Every fuc connect /
ed appliance except an moderator, /
unless its construction serves the same |
( purpose, shah be equipped with an
effective draft hood which either ID |
has been approved as part Of the .ap-
plIance or 90 complies with nation-
/ ally recognized standards for draft
/ hoods. The draft hood shall be at
/ tached to the fiue collar of the appli-
ance or as near to the appliance as
conditions permit and In a position for
which II Is designed with reference to
/ horizontal and vertical planes. The
draft hood shall be so located that the
relief opening Is not obstructed by
any part Of the appliance or adjacent
construction.
Z. Interconnectlon Of vents. No vent
pipe from gas appliance shall be
lintef-cOnnecteo with any other vent
pipe, smoke pipe, or flue, unless such
gas appliance Is equipped with an
automatic device to prevent the es-
cape of unburned gas at the main
burner or burners. Where a gas ap-
pliance vent pipe is joined with
smoke pipe from an appliances burn
ing some other. type of fuel, ior con-
nection into a single fiue opening, they
shall be Joined by fitting located
as close as practicable to the chim-
ney. With liquefled petroleum gases
the automatic device to prevent the
I escape Of unburned gas shall shut OF
the pilot light as well as ths main
. burner or burners.
Section 36. Heat Producing Appli-
anees, Heating, Ventilation, Air Con-
ditloniug, Blower and Exhaust Sys-
! TENS.
/. installation Standards. Heat pro-
I dueing appliances and systems (in-
: cluding incineratorsl hereafter in
( stalled shall be installed IN accordance
s with standard practices for safe in
3 stallation and use without danger Ol
IOVerheating combustible material ol
+ construction. Ventilating, air condi-
4 tioninE. blower and exhaust system.
4 hereafter installed shall be installer
n in accordance with standard practice.
I for safe installation and use with al
= features presenting a possibility o
: starting or spreading a fire safeguard
i ed to a reasonable degree Except a
q otherwise provided in rules duly prom
4 ulgated by the building official, in
4 stallation Of such anniiances and sys
TENS in accordance with the Build
Il ing Code Standards Of the Nationa
81 Board OF Fire Underwriters for tn
y, Installation of Heat Producing Appli
n ances. Heating, Ventilating, Air Con
i ditioning, Blower and Exhaust Sys
TENS" shall be deemed to be the stand
"a ard practice for safe installation an
4, use.
u q Boiler and Furnace Rooms.
= (a) Heating boiler and furnao
rooms in public buildings, institution;
buildings, places Of assembly. hotel
- and multifamily houses shall be ser
arated from other parts Of the build
" ing by construction having fire re
20 sistance rating of not less than o,
~ hour.
O. (bl Boiler rooms housing one ,
~ more steam boilers carrying more tina
N IS pounds pressure with a rating
~ more than 10 boiler horsepower,
os other than factories, shall be sep'
oI rated from the rest of the buildir
~ by noncombustible construction ha'
fo ing a fire resistance rating of not le
-. than hours, with door openings pr
us tected by approved fire doors.
= Section 81. Garages.
H. /. Garages combined with 9th
Of occupancies. No garage shall be a
tic tRched to or form part Of buildll
he Of other occupancy except as provid
gle in this section.
1rt q Garages not exceeding 8
square feet in area.
,l,E (a) A garage not exceeding
100 square feet In area may be attach
an 10 or form a part of a residence bull
es- ing or a business building If separat
ain | from other occupancieS by walls, pa
titions and ceilings of materials to /
led strict the passage Of gases, smoke a
I'm odor from the garage to other parts
ion the building.
"a (b) Openings from the building IL
5e- garage snail be restricted to a sin
1de doorway: such opening shall be pl
oY vided with q metal, metal covered
pas solid wooden door Of not less than
3eb inches nominal thickness equipDed W
gas an approved self-closing device.
6Iit (c) Floors shall be without pits
depressions.
aEs square ieet IN area. a garage not
gas ceeding 5000 square feet in area n
Sae be attached to or form a part Of {
9s,y building provided separation fr
other occupancies shall be by W
9th and floor ceiling constructions OF
,ied least one-hour fire resistance, and "
all connecting openings provided =
,ar- self-cfosing fire doors. Floors shell
without pits or depressions.
hot 4. Garages exceeding s.005 squ
ICES feet in area,
'0'9 (a) A garage exceeding 5000 squ
NET attached to building occupied for
20 other DurpOse provided IL is sc
All rated from such other occupancy
rfad / masonry walls having a fire resiSta
mia rating of not less than 3 hours
COS. by floors and ceilings of fireproof {
cent struction or semifireproof construct
ined Obi Walls, floors and ceilings wi
,lse effect such separation shall be con
Their uous and unpierced by openings of
mill kind; provided that door open
at leading to salesrOOms or offices
rhen are operated in connection with s
, in garages shall not be prohibited;
provided also that the use Of eleva
oved and stairways to other stories acc
,rro- ible only by Vetsibules or balcol
uafe constructed and arranged as requ
aIue for fire towers, shall be permitted.
,theT 5, Truck loading or unloading q
-enfs A truck loading or unloading
gas within a building oceuDied as s
4 Ia, shall be separated from other part
4 ~ the building by construction havii
y he fire resistance rating of not less
ex- one hour, and any load bearing pa
. the the building within the loading
shall also have fire resistance ia
of not less than one hour.
- % s. Ramps Ramps connecting
2; of garages, which are not consio
moi hos as required exit ways under sectio
ltneI need not be enclosed In sprink
s.usl sLial, garages, nor in open air parking
" tIot.l ~ ages.
&c Us F'loOrs Garage floors of
wall than anytb .oS,Sfrs5ctiOn V,yI,ich
shall ~ severe or Storm drains 'shai
con- con- provided with an oil separator or
uoor. Where floor areas are extensive, a
pro- les of such drains shall be prov
ac- sball 10 COLLECTED AZ fre01lpnf irte
tnls and removed from the prem
e 70 Floors IN repair sections shall be
teIls,, crete or other materials that ma
silaAA readily cleaned.
psec- g. Heating.
(a) IN garages exceeding 500 81
iehts. feet IN area, direct fired heatinE
ma0e pliances, other than unit heater
Gated at least feet above the
stlble other nurnose and cut off from
plas- garage by noncombustible cons