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1004.3 Working Clearance
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Clearances shall be maintained
around boilers, generators, heaters, tanks and related equipment
and appliances so as to permit inspection, servicing,
repair, replacement and visibility of all gauges. When boilers
are installed or replaced, clearance shall be provided to
allow access for inspection, maintenance and repair. Passageways
around all sides of boilers shall have an unobstructed
width of not less than 18 inches (457 mm), unless
otherwise approved.
Clearances from the tops of boilers to the ceiling or other overhead obstruction shall be in accordance with Table 1004.3.1.
For SI: 1 foot= 304.8 mm, 1 square foot= 0.0929 m2,
1 pound per hour= 0.4536 kg/h, 1 Btu/hr= 0.293 W.
BOILER TYPE | MINIMUM CLEARANCES FROM TOP OF BOILER TO CEILING OR OTHER OVERHEAD OBSTRUCTION (feet) |
All boilers with manholes on top of the boiler except where a greater clearance is required in this table. | 3 |
All boilers without manholes on top of the boiler except high-pressure steam boilers and where a greater clearance is required in this table. | 2 |
High-pressure steam boilers with steam generating capacity not exceeding 5,000 pounds per hour. | 3 |
High-pressure steam boilers with steam generating capacity exceeding 5,000 pounds per hour. | 7 |
High-pressure steam boilers having heating surface not exceeding 1,000 square feet. | 3 |
High-pressure steam boilers having heating surface in excess of 1,000 square feet. | 7 |
High-pressure steam boilers with input not exceeding 5,000,000 Btu/h. | 3 |
High-pressure steam boilers with input in excess of 5,000,000 Btu/h. | 7 |
Steam-heating boilers and hot water-heating boilers with input exceeding 5,000,000 Btu/h. | 3 |
Steam-heating boilers exceeding 5,000 pounds of steam per hour. | 3 |
Steam-heating boilers and hot water-heating boilers having heating surface exceeding 1,000 square feet. | 3 |
1 pound per hour= 0.4536 kg/h, 1 Btu/hr= 0.293 W.
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