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EYF Series Unvented Gas Log Set
This product must be installed by a licensed plumber or gas fitter
when installed within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Any residence with a direct vent product must have a CO
detector installed in the residence.
Installation of the fireplace or vented gas log in the State of
Massachusetts requires the damper to be permanently removed
or welded in the fully open position.
In addition, a naturally vented gas log may not be installed in a
bedroom or bathroom in the State of Massachusetts.
Flex line installation must not exceed 36 inches and must have
a T shutoff valve.
This product must be installed by a licensed plumber or gas fitter
when installed within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
In addition, vent free products may not be installed in a
bedroom or bathroom regardless of size or type in the State of
Massachusetts.
Flex line installation must not exceed 36 inches and must have
a T shutoff valve.
() Revise 10.8.3 by adding the following additional
requirements:
(a) For all side wall horizontally vented gas fueled
equipment installed in every dwelling, building or structure used
in whole or in part for residential purposes, including those
owned or operated by the Commonwealth and where the side
wall exhaust vent termination is less than seven (7) feet above
finished grade in the area of the venting, including but not
limited to decks and porches, the following requirements shall
be satisfied:
1. At the time
of installation of the side wall horizontal vented gas fueled
equipment, the installing plumber or gas fitter shall observe
that a hard wired carbon monoxide detector with an alarm and
battery back-up is installed on the floor level where the gas
equipment is to be installed. In addition, the installing plumber
or gas fitter shall observe that a battery operated or hard wired
carbon monoxide detector with an alarm is installed on each
additional level of the dwelling, building or structure served by
the side wall horizontal vented gas fueled equipment. It shall be
the responsibility of the property owner to secure the services of
qualified licensed professionals for the installation of hard wired
carbon monoxide detectors
a. In the event that the side wall horizontally vented gas
fueled equipment is installed in a crawl space or an attic, the
hard wired carbon monoxide detector with alarm and battery
back-up may be installed on the next adjacent floor level.
b. In the event that the requirements of this subdivision
can not be met at the time of completion of installation, the
owner shall have a period of thirty (30) days to comply with the
above requirements; provided, however, that during said thirty
(30) day period, a battery operated carbon monoxide detector
with an alarm shall be installed.
. Each carbon
monoxide detector as required in accordance with the above
provisions shall comply with NFPA 70 and be ANSI/UL 034
listed and IAS certified.
3. A metal or plastic identification plate shall be
permanently mounted to the exterior of the building at a
minimum height of eight (8) feet above grade directly in line with
the exhaust vent terminal for the horizontally vented gas fueled
heating appliance or equipment. The sign shall read, in print size
no less than one-half (1/) inch in size, “GAS VENT DIRECTLY
BELOW. KEEP CLEAR OF ALL OBSTRUCTIONS.”
4. The state or local gas inspector of the side wall
horizontally vented gas fueled equipment shall not approve the
installation unless, upon inspection, the inspector observes
carbon monoxide detectors and signage installed in accordance
with the provisions of 48 CMR 5.08()(a)1 through 4.
(b) The following equipment is exempt from 48
CMR 5.08()(a)1 through 4:
1. The equipment listed in Chapter 10 entitled "Equipment Not
Required To Be Vented" in the most current edition of NFPA 54
as adopted by the Board; and
. Product Approved side wall horizontally vented gas fueled
equipment installed in a room or structure separate from the
dwelling, building or structure used in whole or in part for
residential purposes.
(c)
When the manufacturer of Product
Approved side wall horizontally vented gas equipment provides
a venting system design or venting system components with
the equipment, the instructions provided by the manufacturer
for installation of the equipment and the venting system shall
include:
1. Detailed instructions for the installation of the venting system
design or the venting system components; and
. A complete parts list for the venting system design or venting
system.
(d)
When the manufacturer of a Product
Approved side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment
does not provide the parts for venting the flue gases, but
identifies “special venting systems,” the following requirements
shall be satisfied by the manufacturer:
1. The referenced "special venting system" instructions shall
be included with the appliance or equipment installation
instructions; and
. The “special venting systems” shall be Product Approved by
the Board, and the instructions for that system shall include a
parts list and detailed installation instructions.
(e) A copy of all installation instructions for all Product
Approved side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment,
all venting instructions, all parts lists for venting instructions,
and/or all venting design