Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1957-01-17

rating.
Metal Vents Only with spec
ial approval from the Building
Inspector may a vent of less
than No. "a U. S. Gauge gal
vanized iron or steel be used
from rooms or spaces in which
heating appliance is located, ex-
tending directly through the
roof or through the exterior
wall to the outer air, provided
it does not pass through an
attic, concealed space or part
ition. Such vents shall be fitted
with a ventilating collar or
double thimble with the annular
space fitted with approved in
combustible insulating material.
A Clearance of not less than
one Cd inch shall be maintained
from all combustible construc-
ton when plastered and not
less than two (2) inches when
not plaStered; except that
vent from floor furnace, water
heater or space heater shall
have a clearance of not less
than three 90 inches for a dist
ance of not less than three CD
feet from the outlet of the draft
hood. All vents shall be enclosed
in one-quarter (A) inch asbestos
or three-eighths (3s) inch gyp-
sum boards where they pass
through habitable spaces.
No dampers shall be placed
in any vent connection to a
flue and the vent pipe shall be
pitched toward the appliance
of not less than one-quarter
"a inch to the foot of hor-
izontal projection.
Smoke Pipes shall enter the
side of chimney through
fire clay or metal thimble or
flue ring of masonry. They shall
not project beyond the inner
face of the flue lining.
Length of Smoke Pipes =
Smoke pipes shall be as short
as possible consistent with use
and draft conditions.
ClearanceS 0 to IL inches
diameter II inches away from
combustible materials.
Is to SO inches diameter =
20 inches away from combuSt-
ible material.
The specified clearances may
be. reduced one-half (1a) when
approved metal or other incom-
bustible enclosing shell is in
stalled so as to provide a con-
tinuouS one Cd inch ventilating
air space around smoke pipe.
Heater Room Ventilating and
Air Supply ALI rooms con-
tanning heating appliances shall
be supplied with gravity or
mechanical ventilation to pre-
vent the accumulation of hot
air over or near the appliance
Such space for other than ell
ectrtc fired hearing appliances
shall be provided with suffic-
lent fresh air to insure proper
combustion.
Section Sc. TEMPERATURE
CONTROL OF FURNACES AND
PROHIBITED USES:
Prohibited Uses No solid
gas or liquid fuel fired water
heaters shall be installed ir
normally closed bathrooms, bed.
rooms, or other habitable spaces
or in any enclosed space with
a volume of less than three
hundred (300) cubic feet. q y
Tx 6 = 294 Gu. ft.)
Gravity Warm Air Furnaces .
Shall be enclosed in double
metal casing with intervening
air space from the top of the
casing down to the bottom o1
the fire box and shall be in.
Sulated with not less than three
CD inches of sand or with mag,
netic asbestos or other incom.
bustible material on top o.
bonnet.
: They shall be equipped with
: automatic controls to shut of
the fuel supply when the temp
erature in the warm air pipe
at a point twenty-four (24) inch
eS from the furnace exceeds
two hundred and fifty (250) de-
grees F. All gravity or forced
air furnaces using solid fue
must be equipped with auto
matte limited controls.
Floor furnaces The outle'
, temperature of warm air floor
furnaces shall not be greater
; than two hundred and fifty (25O)
degrees F. unless such install
alton is specifically approved
!; No floor furnace shall be
, placed closer than six Co inches
to the nearest wall of combust
: ible construction.
Section 81. REGISTERS:
. Gravity System When a reg
lister is located in a floor OF
wall of combuStible construct
, ion, the register box shall be
covered with twelve (12) pounc
, asbestos paper, and cleal
: space of not less than five
, sixteenthS (5-16) shall be lef
between the sides of the boz
and any combustible material
When a register is installed
J in the floor over the furnace
J the register box shall be O
, double construction with an in
tervening air space of not les1
5 than four a. inches, excep
I when the warm air duct /.
: surrounded by a cold air pas
: sage.
Mo air return duct of a mech
anical circulation warm air Sys
: tenn shall he nermitted from c