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1313.3 Connection of Portable and Mobile Industrial Appliances

Los Angeles Mechanical Code > 13 Fuel Gas Piping > 1313.0 Appliance Connections to Building Piping > 1313.3 Connection of Portable and Mobile Industrial Appliances
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Where portable industrial appliances or appliances requiring mobility or subject to vibration, are connected to the building gas piping system by the use of a flexible hose, the hose shall be approved and safe for the conditions under which it is used. [NFPA 54:9.6.3.1]

1313.3.1 Swivel Joints or Couplings

Where industrial appliances requiring mobility are connected to the rigid piping by the use of swivel joints or couplings, the swivel joints or couplings shall be approved for the service required, and the minimum number required shall be installed. [NFPA 54:9.6.3.2]

1313.3.2 Metal Flexible Connectors

Where industrial appliances subject to vibration are connected to the building piping system by the use of metal flexible connectors, the connectors shall be approved for the service required. [NFPA 54:9.6.3.3]

1313.3.3 Flexible Connectors

Where flexible connections are used, they shall be of the minimum practical length and shall not extend from one room to another or pass through walls, partitions, ceilings, or floors. Flexible connections shall not be used in a concealed location. They shall be protected against physical or thermal damage and shall be provided with gas shutoff valves in readily accessible locations in rigid piping upstream from the flexible connections. [NFPA 54:9.6.3.4]

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