Section 12-D505. DIRECT-VENT, INTEGRAL VENT, MECHANICAL VENT AND VENTILATION/EXHAUST HOOD VENTING

 

Insert new Section 505.1.1.1 to the Fuel Gas Code to read as follows:

 

505.1.1.1 Reuse of commercial cooking fuel gas appliances.  Where existing commercial cooking appliances equipped with standing pilot burner are reused, their installation shall comply with one of the following arrangements:

 

1. Installation shall meet the requirements of Section 505.1.1; or

 

2. Where a solenoid valve is installed in the gas piping as part of the interlock system to prevent appliance operation when the exhaust hood system is not operating, a bypass line shall be installed to continuously supply the pilots when the exhaust fan is not operating.  The bypass line shall be sized so as to prevent the operation of the smallest cooking burner of the appliances served by the hood. The installation shall be interconnected so that actuation of the hood automatic fire suppression system shall shut down all gas supply to the appliance including to the pilot burner bypass.

 

 

authority

Section 10 of the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986 (Act), effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-216; D.C. Official Code § 6-1409 (2012 Repl.)) and Mayor’s Order 2009-22, dated February 25, 2009, as amended.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3096 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2).

EditorNote

The District of Columbia Fuel Gas Code (2013), referred to as the “Fuel Gas Code,” consists of the 2012 edition of the International Fuel Gas Code, as amended by the District of Columbia Fuel Gas Code Supplement (2013)(12 DCMR D). The International Fuel Gas Code is copyrighted by the International Code Council and therefore is not republished here. However, a copy of the text may be obtained at: http://publicecodes.cyberregs.com/icod/ifgc/2012/index.htm?bu=IC-P-2012-000007&bu2=IC-P-2012-000019.