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probe type LWC, still common?

hot_rod
hot_rod Member Posts: 22,019
or do the low pressure switches installed in most mod cons pass AHJ inspections for protection?
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  • SWEI
    SWEI Member Posts: 7,356
    Pressure switches pass muster here in NM. Given the amount of safety features overall in modern boilers, I trust them.
  • Bob Bona_4
    Bob Bona_4 Member Posts: 2,083
    edited September 2015
    Same here in CT. In the early days inspectors weren't up on integral LWC's, today it's no problem.
  • Zman
    Zman Member Posts: 7,561
    In Colorado the state inspectors are requiring separate LWC's on commercial. For residential, it varies by jurisdiction locally there is no requirement at all.
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    Albert Einstein
  • Bob Bona_4
    Bob Bona_4 Member Posts: 2,083
    That's true in CT. Commercial they want seperate, just like redundant pressuretrols
  • Matt_67
    Matt_67 Member Posts: 284
    Michigan requiring low water cut offs in both residential and commercial.
  • Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien Member Posts: 3,540
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  • Aaron_in_Maine
    Aaron_in_Maine Member Posts: 315
    Last I knew the pressure switches past here in Maine.
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  • jonny88
    jonny88 Member Posts: 1,139
    Seperate in NYC ,NY state varies.Once you explain the operation of boiler to inspector they pass in my experience but that does not apply to NYC .