// CODE SNIPPET
504.4.3.1 Exhaust Ducts for Type 2 Clothes Dryers
JUMP TO FULL CODE CHAPTER
Exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers
shall comply with the following:
- Exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers shall comply with Section 504.4. [NFPA 54:10.4.5.1]
- Exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers shall be constructed of sheet metal or other noncombustible material. Such ducts shall be equivalent in strength and corrosion resistance to ducts made of galvanized sheet steel not less than 0.0195 of an inch (0.4953 mm) thick. [NFPA 54:10.4.5.2]
- Type 2 clothes dryers shall be equipped or installed with lint-controlling means. [NFPA 54:10.4.5.3]
- Exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers shall be installed with a clearance of not less than 6 inches (152 mm) from adjacent combustible material. Where exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers are installed with reduced clearances, the adjacent combustible material shall be protected in accordance with Table 303.10.1. [NFPA 54:10.4.5.4]
- Where ducts pass through walls, floors, or partitions, the space around the duct shall be sealed with noncombustible material. [NFPA 54:10.4.5.5]
- Multiple installations of Type 2 clothes dryers shall be made in a manner to prevent adverse operation due to back pressures that are capable of being created in the exhaust systems. [NFPA 54:10.4.5.6] The exhaust fan shall operate continuously or shall be interlocked to exhaust air where a clothes dryer is in operation.
Related Code Sections
504.4.3.1 Exhaust Systems, Exhaust Ducts for Type 2 Clothes Dryers
Exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers
shall comply with the following:
Exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers shall
comply with Section 504.4 ...
California Mechanical Code 2016 > 5 Exhaust Systems > 504.0 Environmental Air Ducts > 504.4 Clothes Dryers > 504.4.3 Commercial Clothes Dryers > 504.4.3.1 Exhaust Ducts for Type 2 Clothes Dryers
504.4.3.1 Exhaust Systems, Exhaust Ducts for Type 2 Clothes Dryers
Exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers
shall comply with the following:
Exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers shall
comply with Section 504.4 ...
California Mechanical Code 2019 > 5 Exhaust Systems > 504.0 Environmental Air Ducts > 504.4 Clothes Dryers > 504.4.3 Commercial Clothes Dryers > 504.4.3.1 Exhaust Ducts for Type 2 Clothes Dryers
504.0 Exhaust Systems, Environmental Air Ducts
Exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers
shall comply with the following:
Exhaust ducts for Type 2 clothes dryers shall ...
504.4.2 Exhaust Systems, Domestic Clothes Dryers
Where a compartment or space for a Type 1 clothes dryer is provided, not less than a 4 inch diameter (102 mm) exhaust duct of approved
material shall ...
California Mechanical Code 2016 > 5 Exhaust Systems > 504.0 Environmental Air Ducts > 504.4 Clothes Dryers > 504.4.2 Domestic Clothes Dryers
504.4.2 Exhaust Systems, Domestic Clothes Dryers
Where a compartment
or space for a Type 1 clothes dryer is provided,
not less than a 4 inch diameter (102 mm) exhaust duct of
approved material shall ...
California Mechanical Code 2019 > 5 Exhaust Systems > 504.0 Environmental Air Ducts > 504.4 Clothes Dryers > 504.4.2 Domestic Clothes Dryers