Section G2432 (602) Decorative Vented Appliances for Installation in Fireplaces

Decorative vented appliances for installation in approved solid fuel burning fireplaces shall be tested in accordance with ANSI Z21.60 and shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions. Manually lighted natural gas decorative vented appliances shall be tested in accordance with ANSI Z21.84.

Decorative vented appliances for installation in approved solid fuel-burning fireplaces, with the exception of those tested in accordance with ANSI Z21.84, shall utilize a direct ignition device, an ignitor or a pilot flame to ignite the fuel at the main burner, and shall be equipped with a flame safeguard device. The flame safeguard device shall automatically shut off the fuel supply to a main burner or group of burners when the means of ignition of such burners becomes inoperative.

Decorative vented appliances for installation in fireplaces shall not be installed where prohibited by Section G2406.2.