Section 27-884. Types of gas vents  


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  • (a) Type B gas vents. Type B gas vents
      conforming to the requirements of section 27-855 of article one of  this
      subchapter may be used to vent gas-fired equipment. Type B gas vents may
      be  used for single-story or multi-story installations when they conform
      to the requirements of section 27-855 of article one of this  subchapter
      and  the  gas  equipment  used  in  multi-story  installations  shall be
      accepted for such use. Type B gas vents  shall  be  used  to  vent  only
      listed  gas  appliances with draft hoods and other gas appliances listed
      for use with Type B gas vents. However, Type B gas vents  shall  not  be
      used for venting:
        (1) vented wall furnaces listed for use with Type BW gas vents only;
        (2) incinerators;
        (3)  appliances  which may be converted readily to the use of solid or
      liquid fuels;
        (4) combination gas-oil burning appliances;
        (5) appliances listed for use with chimneys only.
        (b) Type  B-W  gas  vents.  Type  B-W  gas  vents  conforming  to  the
      requirements  of  section 27-855 of article one of this subchapter shall
      be used to vent gas-fired vented recessed heaters. Type  B-W  gas  vents
      may  be  used  with  single-story or multi-story installations when they
      conform to the requirements of section 27-855 of  article  one  of  this
      subchapter and the gas equipment used in multi-story installations shall
      be accepted for such use. Type BW vents shall be used with listed vented
      gas  wall furnaces having a capacity not greater than that of the listed
      Type BW gas vent.
        (c) Single-wall metal vents. Single-wall metal vents may  be  used  to
      vent  gas-fired  equipment  and shall be constructed of not less than 16
      oz.  sheet copper, or No. 20 galvanized sheet gauge steel, or  of  other
      equivalent   noncombustible  corrosion-resistive  material.  Single-wall
      metal gas vents may pass through  the  roof  or  exterior  wall  to  the
      outdoor  air,  but  shall  not pass through any attic or other concealed
      space nor through any intermediate floor construction.
        (d) Connection to a common vent. Connection of gas-fired equipment  on
      more  than  one  floor level to a common vent, except as provided for in
      subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section, shall be prohibited.
        (e) Ventilating hoods. Ventilating hoods and exhaust  systems  may  be
      used to vent kitchen, laboratory, and commerical equipment.