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Mass. oil tank code
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Paul_69
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in Oil Heating
If a oil tank inside a building in mass. was less than 5Ft from a oil burner, is it in the code that you could put up a fire wall?
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Yes, according to NFPA 31, which I think Mass now uses. Can't remember if it has to be a 1 hour or 2 hour wall construction.
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Yes, Ma gave up their own oil burner code and now follows NFPA 31 from what I understand.
Funny thing is most of the installers don't know this. MA passed the new law in 2015 I think and never notified anyone. I only found out when I called the state fire marshalls office to ask a question.0 -
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Thanks for the info guys!!0
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Just so you know.NFPA is the current “Recommendations “
thats Minimum.0 -
I believe MA adopted NFPA31 2011, so changes since then don't necessarily apply.To learn more about this professional, click here to visit their ad in Find A Contractor.0
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MA did adopt NFPA 31 in January of 2015 I believe. Funny thing is no one in the state seems to know this. They never told anyone. I used to teach at the union hall and they were still teaching oil burners on the old MA Code.
The only reason i found out was I called the State Fire Marshall to ask a question0
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