Installation code for oil-burning equipment

1.1

This Code specifies minimum requirements for the installation of large oil-burning equipment.

1.2

This Code applies to the installation of appliances, equipment, components, and accessories where oil is

used for fuel purposes in applications that include

a) space heating;

b) service water heating;

c) power generation; and

d) process application

1.3

This Code provides minimum requirements for installing or altering all stationary and portable oil-

burning equipment, including

a) furnaces;

b) process furnaces;

c) boilers;

d) water heaters;

e) vehicle heaters;

f) construction heaters; and

g) stationary internal combustion engines when used for shaft-power applications for buildings.

1.4

This Code provides minimum requirements for installing or altering ancillary equipment, including

a) piping and tubing systems;

b) pumps;

c) control devices

) venting systems;

e) accessories;

f) heat distribution systems that affect the proper operation of the oil-burning equipment;

g) central oil distribution systems; and

h) underground supply tanks, aboveground outdoor tanks, and aboveground tanks installed inside of

buildings.

1.5

This Code provides requirements for the maintenance of the most commonly used types of oil-burning

equipment.

1.6

This Code provides recommended precautions for filling tanks