Anyone Here involved with Editing International Codes

Boilerpro_3

I was studying the codes closely recently and seem to have come across several problems in the International Code. I believe there may be direct conflicts in at least two areas.....approved fuel oil line materials and Pipe support spacing for gas lines. Also, I found it interesting that flanges are not an allowed joining method in Hydronic piping. Hmm, I wonder how we are supposed to install circulators and other hyronic specialties in larger sizes? And, oh course, P/S piping, injection pump piping, manifolding of ruturn piping and multiple boilers is not allowed because you can't flow into the side of tees.

Am I missing something here.... Easy to do when the related requirements for boilers and piping are spread over several code books....Mechanical, Fire, Gas, and Energy.

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Geno_15

you're not missing anything

the codes are, I believe, made difficult to understand and not user friendly on purpose. My suggestion would be to ask your local inspector what he wants in a certain situation, like what you can't decifer, this can be opening a can of worms though, local codes can be tougher than national but never weaker. I have found some inspectors to be ok and once they get to know you and are familiar with your quality of work they are more than willing to answer a question, after all they are the ones that are supposed to know this stuff, right?? Some are jerks, some are on their guard first off but than calm down.

You will find that some codes deal more with commecial equipment, which is why you wouldn't use flanges on large pumps, you'll blow them out, multiple boilers are allowed but you can't flow into the side of tees, obviously, most have custom manifolds. I think your reading too much into this.

Geno_15

here's an example

years ago the State of Ct said you can't have a 2" fill and 1-1/4" vent it must be 2" for both because oil tanks are not pressure vessels. Now after co's complained that drivers can't hear the whistle we can have 1-1/4" vents again.

I saw more split tanks with, ... well put it this way, I never saw a split tank with a 2" vent.

Dave Yates (PAH)

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Boilerpro_3

Sounds useful

Where do you get them?

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