Addresses
the design and installation of fuel gas systems and gas fired
appliances through prescriptive and performance requirements. Key
changes include: A new Section was added to recognize arc-resistant CSST
products. The code now allows Schedule 10 steel pipe to be used,
whereas previously, Schedule 40 was the lightest steel pipe material
allowed. Schedule 10 steel pipe joints are allowed to be welded, brazed,
flanged or assembled with press-connect fittings. Schedule 10 pipe
cannot be threaded. The code clarifies that appliance shutoff valves
located behind movable appliances, such as ranges and clothes dryers,
are considered to be provided with the required access. The code now
calls for the plastic vent pipe material to be labeled as complying with
the standards for the specific pipe material as called out by the
manufacturer. As an alternative, the plastic pipe can always be listed
to UL1738. The clearances between direct-vent appliance vent terminals
and openings in the building exterior that could allow combustion
products to enter the building have been revised.
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