Overview
- Focus: Minimum construction and performance criteria for fireplaces, appliances, and equipment, along with safe installation practices.
IMC Section 901: General
- Scope: Codes for hazardous locations and solid fuel-burning fireplaces and appliances.
IMC Section 902: Masonry Fireplaces
- Scope: Codes for fireplace accessories and labels.
- Additional Reference: International Building Code for detailed regulations on masonry fireplaces.
IMC Section 903: Factory Built Fireplaces
- Scope: Codes for Hearth extensions, unvented gas log heaters, and gasketed fireplace doors.
IMC Sections 904-907: Additional Appliances
- Section 904: Pellet fuel-burning appliances.
- Section 905: Fireplace stoves, room heaters, and hearth extensions.
- Section 906: Factory-built barbecue appliances.
- Section 907: Incinerators and crematories.
IMC Section 908: Cooling Towers
- Scope: Regulations for cooling towers, evaporative condensers, and fluid coolers.
- Topics: Access, location restrictions, support and anchorage, water supply, drainage, disposal, refrigerants, hazardous fluids, and control devices.
IMC Section 909: Vented Wall Furnaces
- Scope: Design requirements for vented wall furnaces.
- Topics: Installation, location, door swing restrictions, duct prohibition, manual shut-off valve requirements, and general access.
IMC Sections 910-917: Specific Appliances
- Section 910: Floor furnaces (placement and bracing).
- Section 911: Duct furnaces (installation requirements).
- Section 912: Infrared radiant heaters (support and clearances).
- Section 913: Clothes dryers (exhaust requirements and installation clearances).
- Section 914: Sauna heaters (location, protection, installation, access, heat and time controls, and room ventilation).
- Section 915: Engine and gas turbine powered equipment and appliances (general installation and permanently installed equipment).
- Section 916: Pool and spa heaters (general installation rules).
- Section 917: Cooking appliances (installation, listing, and labeling, with emphasis on domestic equipment).
IMC Section 918: Forced Air Warm Air Furnaces
- Scope: Regulations due to ventilation variables.
- Topics: Oil-fired furnace testing, electric furnace testing, heat pump testing, volume damper restrictions, air duct circulation, outdoor and return air openings, and outdoor opening protection.
Speed Round: General Requirements for Various Appliances
- Section 919: Conversion burners.
- Section 920: Unit heaters.
- Section 921: Vented room heaters.
- Section 922: Kerosene and oil-fired stoves.
- Section 923: Small ceramic kilns.
- Section 924: Stationary fuel cell power systems.
- Section 925: Masonry heaters.
- Section 926: Gaseous hydrogen systems.
- Section 927: Radiant heating systems (system clearances, installation location, and finish materials).
- Section 928: Evaporative cooling equipment (installation, location, openings, approved water supply, and air intake locations).
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