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§40-37 Appliances in Sleeping Rooms
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(a) Gas-fueled water heaters shall not be installed in a room occupied for sleeping purposes, in bathrooms, or in any occupied room normally kept closed.
(b) It shall be unlawful to install a gas-fueled space heater in a room occupied for sleeping purposes except when the space heater is so designed, installed and operated for it:
(1) Obtains combustion air directly from the outside of the building or through a duct leading to the outside.
(2) It vents directly to space outside of the building other than an inner court, or is connected through a flue or outlet pipe with an outside chimney which conforms with the requirements of Subchapter 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 27 of the Administrative Code (Building Code). A flue in an existing brick chimney may be used if it is in good condition and tests show that it will provide adequate draft.
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Appendix A Selected Rules of the Department of Buildings [PDF] (page 5)
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