2006 IFGC

Ch 1 Administration
101 General (IFGC)
101.2 Scope - exception
101.2.1 Gaseous hydrogen systems
101.2.2 Piping systems
101.2.3 Gas utilization equipment
101.2.4 Systems & equipment outside the scope
101.2.5 Other fuels
101.3 Appendices
101.4 Intent
101.5 Severability
102 Applicability (IFGC)
102.1 General
102.2 Existing installations
102.2.1 Existing buildings
102.3 Maintenance
102.4 Additions, alterations or repairs
102.5 Change in occupancy
102.6 Historic buildings
102.7 moved buildings
102.8 Referenced codes& standards - exception
102.9 Requirements not covered by code
103 Department of Inspection (IFGC)
103.1 General
103.2 Appointment
103.3 Deputies
103.4 Liability
104 Duties & Powers of the Code Official (IFGC)
104.1 General
104.2 Rule-making authority
104.3 Application & permits
104.4 Inspections
104.5 Right of entry
104.6 Identification
104.7 Notices & orders
104.8 Department records
105 Approval (IFGC)
105.1 Modifications
105.2 Alternative materials, methods & equipment
105.3 Required testing
105.3.1 Test methods
 105.3.2 Testing agency
105.3.3 Test reports
105.4 Material & equipment reuse
106 Permits (IFGC)
106.1 When required - exception
106.2 Permits not required
106.3 Application for permit
106.3.1 Construction documents - exception
106.4 Permit issuance
106.4.1 Approved construction documents
106.4.2 Validity
106.4.3 Expiration
106.4.4 Extensions
106.4.5 Suspension & revocation of permit
106.4.6 Retention of construction documents
106.5 Fees
106.5.1 Work commencing before permit issuance
106.5.2 Fee schedule
106.5.3 Fee refunds
107 Inspections & Testing (IFGC)
107.1 Required inspections & testing
107.1.1 Approved inspection agencies
107.1.2 Evaluation & follow-up inspection services
107.1.2.1 Evaluation service
107.1.2.2 Follow-up inspection
107.1.2.3 Test & inspection records
107.2 Testing
107.2.1 New, altered, extended, or repaired installations
107.2.2 Apparatus, instruments, material & labor for tests
107.2.3 Reinspection & testing
107.3 Approval
107.4 Temporary connection
108 Violations (IFGC)
108.1 Unlawful acts
108.2 Notice of violation
108.3 Prosecution of violation
108.4 Violation penalties
108.5 Stop work orders
108.6 Abatement of violation
108.7 Unsafe installations
108.7.1 Authority to condemn installations
108.7.2 Authority to disconnect services
108.7.3 Connection after order to disconnect
109 Means of Appeal (IFGC)
109.1 Application for appeal
109.2 Membership of board
109.2.1 Qualifications
109.2.2 Alternate members
 109.2.3 Chairman
109.2.4 Disqualification of member
109.2.5 Secretary
109.2.6 Composition of members
109.3 Notice of meeting
109.4 Open hearing
109.4.1 Procedure
109.5 Postponed hearing
109.6 Board decision
109.6.1 Resolution
109.6.2 Administration
109.7 Court review

Ch 2 Definitions

Ch 3 General Regulations
301 General (IFGC)
301.1 Scope
301.1.1 Other fuels
301.2 Energy utilization
301.3 Listed & labeled
301.4 Labeling
301.4.1 Testing
301.4.2 Inspection & identification
301.4.2.1 Independent
301.4.2.2 Equipment
301.4.2.3 Personnel
301.5 Label information
301.6 Plumbing connections
301.7 Fuel types
301.7.1 Appliance fuel conversion
301.8 Vibration isolation
301.9 Repair
301.10 Wind resistance
301.11 Flood hazard - exception
301.12 Seismic resistance
301.13 Ducts
301.14 Rodentproofing
301.15 Prohibited locations
302 Structural Safety (IFGC)
302.1 Structural safety
302.2 Penetrations of floor/ceiling & fire-resistance-rated assemblies
302.3 Cutting, notching & boring in wood members
302.3.1 Engineered wood products
302.3.2 Joist notching & boring
302.3.3 Stud cutting & notching
302.3.4 Bored holes
 302.4 Alterations to trusses
302.5 Cutting, notching & boring holes in structural steel framing
302.6 Cutting, notching & boring holes in cold-formed steel framing
302.7 Cutting, notching & boring holes in nonstructural cold-formed steel
wall framing
303 Appliance Location (IFGC)
303.1 General
303.2 Hazardous locations
303.3 Prohibited locations
303.4 Protection from vehicle impact damage
303.5 Indoor locations
303.6 Outdoor locations
303.7 Pit locations
304 Combustion, Ventilation, & Dilution Air (IFGS)
304.1 General - exception
304.2 Appliance location
304.3 Draft hood/regulator location
304.4 Makeup air provisions
304.5 Indoor combustion air
304.5.1 Standard method
304.5.2 Known air-infiltration-rate method - equations
304.5.3 Indoor opening size & location
304.5.3.1 Combining spaces on the same story
304.5.3.2 Combining spaces in different stories
304.6 Outdoor combustion air
304.6.1 Two-permanent-openings method
304.6.2 One-permanent-opening method
304.7 Combination indoor & outdoor combustion air
304.7.1 Indoor openings
304.7.2 Outdoor opening location
304.7.3 Outdoor opening size
304.8 Engineered installations
304.9 Mechanical combustion air supply
304.9.1 Makeup air
304.9.2 Appliance interlock
304.9.3 Combined combustion & ventilation air system
304.10 Louvers & grilles
304.11 Combustion air ducts - exceptions
304.12 Protection from fumes & gases
305 Installation (IFGC)
305.1 General
305.2 Hazardous area
305.3 Elevation of ignition source - exception
305.3.1 Parking garages - exception
305.4 Public garages - exception
305.5 Private garages - exception
305.6 Construction & protection
 305.7 Clearance from grade
305.8 Clearances to combustible construction
306 Access & Service Space (IFGC)
306.1 Clearances for maintenance & replacement
306.2 Appliances in rooms - exception
306.3 Appliances in attics - exceptions
306.3.1 Electrical requirements
306.4 Appliances under floors - exceptions
306.4.1 Electrical requirements
306.5 Appliances on roofs or elevated structures - exception
306.5.1 Sloped roofs
306.5.2 Electrical requirements
306.6 Guards
307 Condensate Disposal (IFGC)
307.1 Evaporators & cooling units
307.2 Fuel-burning appliances
307.3 Drain pipe materials & sizes
307.4 Traps
307.5 Auxiliary drain pan – exception
308 Clearance Reduction (IFGS)
308.1 Scope
308.2 Reduction table – table, figures
308.3 Clearances for indoor air-conditioning appliances
308.3.1 Appliances installed in rooms that are large in comparison
w/ the size of appliance
308.3.2 Appliances installed in rooms that are not large in comparison
w/ the size of appliance
308.3.3 Clearance reduction
308.3.4 Plenum clearances
308.3.5 Clearance from supply ducts
308.4 Central-heating boilers & furnaces
308.4.1 Appliances installed in rooms that are large in comparison
w/ the size of appliance
308.4.2 Appliances installed in rooms that are not large in comparison
w/ the size of appliance
308.4.3 Clearance reduction
308.4.4 Clearance for servicing appliances
308.4.5 Plenum clearances
308.4.6 Clearance from supply ducts
309 Electrical (IFGC)
309.1 Grounding
309.2 Connections
310 Electrical Bonding (IFGS)

Ch 4 Gas Piping Installations

401 General (IFGC)
 401.1 Scope
401.1.1 Utility piping systems located within bldgs
401.2 Liquefied petroleum gas storage
401.3 Modifications to existing systems
401.4 Additional appliances
401.5 Identification
401.6 Interconnections
401.7 Piping meter identification
401.8 Minimum sizes
402 Pipe Sizing (IFGS)
402.1 General considerations
402.2 Maximum demand - table
402.3 Sizing
402.4 Sizing tables & equations – equations, tables (35)
402.4.1 Longest length method
402.4.2 Branch length method
402.4.3 Hybrid pressure
402.5 Allowable pressure drop
402.6 Maximum design operating pressure
402.6.1 Liquefied petroleum gas system - exception
403 Piping Materials (IFGS)
403.1 General
403.2 Used materials
403.3 Other materials
403.4 Metallic pipe
403.4.1 Cast iron
403.4.2 Steel
403.4.3 Copper & brass
403.4.4 Aluminum
403.5 Metallic tubing
403.5.1 Steel tubing
403.5.2 Copper & brass tubing
403.5.3 Aluminum tubing
403.5.4 Corrugated stainless steel tubing
403.6 Plastic pipe, tubing & fittings
403.6.1 Anodeless risers
403.6.2 LP-gas systems
403.6.3 Regulator vent pipng
403.7 Workmanship & defects
403.8 Protective coating
403.9 Metallic pipe threads
403.9.1 Damaged threads
403.9.2 Number of threads - table
403.9.3 Thread components
403.10 Metallic piping joints & fittings
403.10.1 Pipe joints
403.10.2 Tubing joints
403.10.3 Flared joints
 403.10.4 Metallic fittings
403.11 Plastic pipe, joints & fittings
403.12 Flanges
403.12.1 Flange facings
403.12.2 Lapped flanges
403.13 Flange gaskets
404 Piping System Installation (IFGC)
404.1 Prohibited locations
404.2 Piping in solid partitions & walls
404.3 Piping in concealed locations - exceptions
404.4 Piping thru foundation wall
404.5 Protection against physical damage
404.6 Piping in solid floors
404.7 Above-ground outdoor piping
404.8 Protection against corrosion
404.8.1 Prohibited use
404.8.2 Protective coatings & wrapping - exception
404.9 Minimum burial depth
404.9.1 Individual outside appliances
404.10 Trenches
404.11 Piping underground beneath bldgs
404.12 Outlet closures - exception
404.13 Location of outlets - exception
404.14 Plastic pipe
404.14.1 Limitations - exceptions
404.14.2 Connections
404.14.3 Tracer
404.15 Prohibited devices - exception
404.16 Testing of piping
405 Pipe Bends & Changes in Direction (IFGS)
405.1 General
405.2 Metallic pipe
405.3 Plastic Pipe
405.4 Elbows
406 Inspection, Testing & Purging (IFGS)
406.1 General
406.1.1 Inspections
406.1.2 Repairs & additions
406.1.3 New branches
406.1.4 Section testing
406.1.5 Regulators & valve assemblies
406.2 Test medium
406.3 Test preparation
406.3.1 Expansion joints
406.3.2 Appliance & equipment isolation
406.3.3 Appliance & equipment disconnection
406.3.4 Valve isolation
406.3.5 Testing precautions
 406.4 Test pressure measurement
406.4.1 Test pressure
406.4.2 Test duration
406.5 Detection of leaks & effects
406.5.1 Detection methods
406.5.2 Corrections
406.6 Piping system, appliance & equipment leakage
406.6.1 Test gases
406.6.2 Before turning gas on
406.6.3 Leak check
406.6.4 Placing appliances & equipment in operation
406.7 Purging
406.7.1 Removal from service - table
406.7.2 Placing in operation - table
406.7.3 Discharge of purged gases
406.7.4 Placing appliances & equipment in operation
407 Piping Support (IFGC)
407.1 General
407.2 Design & installation
408 Drips & Sloped Piping (IFGC)
408.1 Slopes
408.2 Drips
408.3 Location of drips
408.4 Sediment traps
409 Shutoff Valves (IFGC)
409.1 General
409.1.1 Valve approval - table
409.1.2 Prohibited locations
409.1.3 Access to shutoff valves
409.2 Meter valve
409.3 Shutoff valves for multiple-house line systems
409.3.1 Multiple tenant buildings
409.3.2 Individual buildings
409.3.3 Identification of shutoff valves
409.4 MP Regulator valves
409.5 Equipment shutoff valves - exception
409.5.1 Shutoff valve in fireplace
410 Flow Controls (IFGC)
410.1 Pressure regulators
410.2 MP Regulators
410.3 Venting of regulators - exception
410.3.1 Vent piping
411 Appliance & Manufactured Home Connections (IFGC)
411.1 Connecting appliances
411.1.1 Commercial cooking appliances
411.1.2 Protection against damage
411.1.3 Connector installation
411.1.3.1 Maximum length - exception
 411.1.3.2 Minimum size
411.1.3.3 Prohibited locations & penetrations - exception
411.1.3.4 Shutoff valve
411.1.4 Movable appliances
411.2 Manufactured home connections
412 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Motor Vehicle Fuel-dispensing
Stations (IFGC)
412.1 General
412.2 Storage & dispensing
412.3 Approved equipment
412.4 Listed equipment
412.5 Attendants
412.6 Location - exception
412.7 Installation of dispensing devices & equipment
412.7.1 Valves
412.7.2 Hoses
412.7.3 Vehicle impact protection
412.8 Private fueling of motor vehicles
413 Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Fuel-dispensing
Stations (IFGC)
413.1 General
413.2 General
413.2.1 Approved equipment
413.2.2 Listed equipment
413.2.3 General
413.3 Location of dispensing operations & equipment - exceptions
413.3.1 Location on property - exception
413.4 Residential fueling appliance installation
413.4.1 Gas connections
413.4.2 Outdoor installation
413.4.3 Indoor installation
413.5 Private fueling of motor vehicles
413.6 Pressure regulators
413.7 Valves
413.8 Emergency shutdown control
413.9 Discharge of CNG from motor vehicle fuel storage containers
413.9.1 Closed transfer system
413.9.2 Atmospheric venting
413.9.2.1 Plans & specifications
413.9.2.2 Cylinder stability
413.9.2.3 Separation - table
413.9.2.4 Grounding & bonding
413.9.2.5 Vent tube
412.9.2.6 Signage
414 Supplemental & Standby Gas Supply (IFGC)
414.1 Use of air or oxygen under pressure
414.2 Interconnections for standby fuels
415 Piping Support Intervals (IFGS)
 415.1 Interval of support - table
416 Overpressure Protection Devices
416.1 General
416.2 Protection methods
416.3 Device maintenance
416.4 Where required
416.5 Devices
416.5.1 Construction & installation
416.5.2 External control piping
416.5.3 Setting
416.5.4 Unauthorized operation
416.5.5 Vents
416.5.6 Size of fittings, pipe, & openings

Ch 5 Chimneys & Vents

501 General (IFGC)
501.1 Scope
501.2 General
501.3 Masonry Chimneys
501.4 Minimum size of chimney or vent
501.5 Abandoned inlet openings
501.6 Positive pressure
501.7 Connection to fireplace
501.7.1 Closure & access
501.7.2 Connection to factory-built fireplace flue
501.7.3 Connection to masonry fireplace flue
501.8 Equipment not required to be vented
501.9 Chimney entrance
501.10 Connections to exhauster
501.11 Masonry chimneys
501.12 Residential & low-heat appliances flue lining systems
501.13 Category I appliance flue lining systems
501.14 Category II, III & IV appliance venting systems
501.15 Existing chimneys & vents
501.15.1 Size
501.15.2 Flue passageways
501.15.3 Cleanout
501.15.4 Clearances
502 Vents (IFGC)
502.1 General
502.2 Connectors required
502.3 Vent application
502.4 Insulation shield
502.5 Installation
502.6 Support of vents
502.7 Protection against physical damage
503 Venting of Appliances (IFGS)
503.1 General
503.2 Venting system required
503.2.1 Ventilating hoods
503.2.2 Well-ventilated spaces
503.2.3 Direct-vent appliances
503.2.4 Appliances w/ integral vents
503.3 Design & construction
503.3.1 Appliance draft requirements
503.3.2 Design & construction
503.3.3 Mechanical draft systems
503.3.4 Ventilating hoods & exhaust systems
503.3.5 Circulating air ducts & furnace plenums
503.3.6 Above-ceiling air-handling spaces
503.4 Types of venting systems to be used
503.4.1 Plastic piping
503.4.2 Special gas vent
503.5 Masonry, metal & factory-built chimneys
503.5.1 Factory-built chimneys
503.5.2 Metal chimneys
503.5.3 Masonry chimneys - exception
503.5.4 Chimney termination - figure
503.5.5 Size of chimneys
503.5.5.1 Incinerator venting
503.5.6 Inspection of chimneys
503.5.6.1 Chimney lining - exception
503.5.6.2 Cleanouts
503.5.6.3 Unsafe chimneys
503.5.7 Chimneys serving equipment burning other fuels
503.5.7.1 Solid fuel-burning appliances
503.5.7.2 Liquid fuel-burning appliances
503.5.7.3 Combo gas & solid fuel-burning appliances
503.5.7.4 Combo gas & oil fuel-burning appliances
503.5.8 Support of chimneys
503.5.9 Cleanouts
503.5.10 Space surrounding lining or vent
503.6 Gas vents
503.6.1 Installation, general
503.6.2 Type B-W vent capacity
503.6.3 Gas vents installed w/in masonry chimneys
503.6.4 Gas vent terminations - figure
503.6.4.1 Decorative shrouds
503.6.5 Minimum height
503.6.6 Roof terminations
503.6.7 Forced air inlets
503.6.8 Exterior wall penetrations
503.6.9 Size of gas vents
503.6.9.1 Category I appliances
503.6.9.2 Vent offsets
503.6.9.3 Category II, III & IV appliances
503.6.9.4 Mechanical draft
 503.6.10 Gas vents serving appliances for more than 1 floor
503.6.10.1 Appliance separation - figure
503.6.10.2 Sizing
503.6.11 Support of gas vents
503.6.12 Marking
503.7 Single-walled metal pipe
503.7.1 Construction
503.7.2 Cold climate
503.7.3 Termination
503.7.4 Limitations of use
503.7.5 Roof penetrations
503.7.6 Installation
503.7.7 Clearances - table
503.7.8 Size of single-wall metal pipe
503.7.9 Pipe geometry
503.7.10 Termination capacity
503.7.11 Support of single-wall metal pipe
503.7.12 Marking
503.8 Venting system termination location - exception
503.9 Condensation drainage
503.10 Vent connectors for Category I equipment
503.10.1 Where required
503.10.2 Materials
503.10.2.1 General
503.10.2.2 Vent connectors located in unconditioned areas - exception
503.10.2.3 Residential-type appliance connectors - exception
503.10.2.4 Low-heat equipment - table
503.10.2.5 Medium-heat equipment - table
503.10.3 Size of vent connector
503.10.3.1 Single draft hood & fan-assisted
503.10.3.2 Multiple draft hood
503.10.3.3 Multiple appliances
503.10.3.4 Common connector/manifold
503.10.3.5 Size increases
503.10.4 2 or more appliances connected to a single vent
503.10.5 Clearance - exception
503.10.6 Flow resistance
503.10.7 Joints
503.10.8 Slope - exception
503.10.9 Length of vent connector
503.10.10 Support
503.10.11 Chimney connection
503.10.12 Inspection
503.10.13 Fireplaces
503.10.14 Passage thru ceilings, floors or walls
503.10.15 Single-wall connector penetrations of combustible walls - exception
503.10.16 Medium-heat connectors
503.11 Vent connectors for Category II, III & IV appliances
503.12 Draft hoods & draft controls
503.12.1 Appliances requiring draft hoods - exception
503.12.2 Installation
 503.12.2.1 Draft hood required
503.12.2.2 Special design draft hood
503.12.3 Draft control devices
503.12.4 Additional devices
503.12.5 Location
503.12.6 Positioning
503.12.7 Clearance
503.13 Manually operated dampers
503.14 Automatically operated vent dampers
503.15 Obstructions
504 Sizing of Category I Appliance Venting Systems (IFGS)
504.1 Definitions
504.2 Application of single-appliance vent tables - tables
504.2.1 Vent obstructions
504.2.2 Minimum size
504.2.3 Vent offsets
504.2.4 Zero lateral
504.2.5 High-altitude installations
504.2.6 Multiple input rate appliances
504.2.7 Liner system sizing & connections
504.2.8 Vent area & diameter
504.2.9 Chimney & vent locations - exception
504.2.10 Corrugated vent connector size
504.2.11 Vent connector size limitation
504.2.12 Component comingling
504.2.13 Draft hood conversion accessories
504.2.14 Table interpolation
504.2.15 Extrapolation prohibited
504.2.16 Engineering calculations
504.3 Application of multiple appliance vent tables - tables
504.3.1 Vent obstructions
504.3.2 Connector length limit - table
504.3.3 Connectors w/ longer lengths
504.3.4 Vent connector manifold
504.3.5 Common vertical vent offset
504.3.6 Elbows in vents
504.3.7 Elbows in connectors
504.3.8 Common vent minimum size
504.3.9 Common vent fittings
504.3.9.1 Tee & wye fittings
504.3.10 High-altitude installations
504.3.11 Connector rise measurement
504.3.12 Vent height measurement
504.3.13 Multistory height measurement
504.3.14 Multistory lowest portion sizing
504.3.15 Multistory common vents
504.3.16 Multistory common vent offsets
504.3.17 Vertical vent maximum size
504.3.18 Multiple input rate appliances
504.3.19 Liner system sizing & connections
 504.3.20 Chimney & vent locations - exceptions
504.3.21 Connector maximum & minimum size
504.3.22 Component comingling
504.3.23 Draft hood conversion accessories
504.3.24 Multiple sizes permitted
504.3.25 Table interpolation
504.3.26 Extrapolation prohibited
504.3.27 Engineering calculations
505 Direct-Vent, Integral Vent, Mechanical Vent &
Ventilation/Exhaust Hood Venting (IFGC)
505.1 General
505.1.1 Commercial cooking appliances vented by exhaust hoods - exception
506 Factory-built Chimneys (IFGC)
506.1 Building heating appliances
506.2 Support
506.3 Medium-heat appliances

Ch 6 Specific Appliances
601 General (IFGC)
602 Decorative Appliances for Installation in Fireplaces (IFGC)
602.1 General
602.2 Flame safeguard device
602.3 Prohibited installations
603 Log Lighters (IFGC)
604 Vented Gas Fireplaces (Decorative Appliances) (IFGC)
604.1 General
604.2 Access
605 Vented Gas Fireplace Heaters (IFGC)
606 Incinerators & Crematories (IFGC)
607 Commercial-Industrial Incinerators (IFGC)
608 Vented Wall Furnaces (IFGC)
608.1 General
608.2 Venting
608.3 Location
608.4 Door swing
608.5 Ducts prohibited
608.6 Access
609 Floor Furnaces (IFGC)
609.1 General
609.2 Placement
609.3 Bracing
609.4 Clearance
609.5 First floor installation
609.6 Upper floor installations
610 Duct Furnaces (IFGC)
610.1 General
610.2 Access panels
610.3 Location of draft hood & controls
610.4 Circulating air
611 Nonrecirculating Direct-fired Industrial Air Heaters (IFGC)
611.1 General
611.2 Installation
611.3 Clearance from combustible materials
611.4 Supply air
611.5 Outdoor air louvers
611.6 Atmospheric vents & gas relief or bleeds
611.7 Relief opening
611.8 Access
611.9 Purging
612 Recirculating Direct-fired Industrial Air Heaters (IFGC)
612.1 General
612.2 Location
612.3 Installation
612.4 Clearance from combustible materials
612.5 Air supply
612.6 Atmospheric vents, gas reliefs or bleeds
612.7 Relief opening
613 Clothes Dryers (IFGC)
614 Clothes Dryer Exhaust (IFGC)
614.1 Installation
614.2 Duct penetrations
614.3 Cleaning access
614.4 Exhaust installation
614.5 Make-up air
614.6 Domestic clothes dryer ducts
614.6.1 Maximum length - exception
614.6.2 Rough-in required
614.7 Commercial clothes dryer
615 Sauna Heaters (IFGC)
615.1 General
615.2 Location & protection
615.2.1 Guards
615.3 Access
615.4 Combustion & dilution air intakes
615.5 Combustion & ventilation air
615.6 Heat & time controls
615.6.1 Timers
615.7 Sauna room
615.7.1 Warning notice - exception
616 Engine & Gas Turbine-powered Equipment (IFGC)
617 Pool & Spa Heaters (IFGC)
618 Forced-air Warm-air Furnaces (IFGC)
618.1 General
618.2 Forced-air furnaces - exception
618.3 Dampers
618.4 Circulating air ducts for forced-air warm-air furnaces
618.5 Prohibited sources - exceptions
618.6 Screen
618.7 Return-air limitation
619 Conversion Burners (IFGC)
620 Unit Heaters (IFGC)
620.1 General
620.2 Support
620.3 Ductwork
620.4 Clearance - exception
621 Unvented Room Heaters (IFGC)
621.1 General
621.2 Prohibited use
621.3 Input rating
621.4 Prohibited locations
621.5 Room or space volume
621.6 Oxygen-depletion safety system
621.7 Unvented decorative room heaters
621.7.1 Ventless firebox enclosures
622 Vented Room Heaters (IFGC)
623 Cooking Appliances (IFGC)
623.1 Cooking appliances
623.2 Prohibited location
623.3 Domestic appliances
623.4 Domestic range installation
623.5 Open-top broiler unit hoods
623.5.1 Clearances
623.6 Commercial cooking appliance venting
624 Water Heaters (IFGC)
624.1 General
624.1.1 Installation requirements
624.2 Water heaters utilized for space heating
625 Refrigerators (IFGC)
626 Gas-fired Toilets (IFGC)
626.1 General
626.2 Clearance
627 Air-conditioning Equipment (IFGC)
627.1 General
627.2 Independent piping
627.3 Connection of gas engine-powered air conditioners
 627.4 Clearances for indoor installation
627.5 Alcove & closet installation
627.6 Installation
627.7 Plenums & air ducts
627.8 Refrigeration coils
627.9 Cooling units used w/ heating boilers
627.10 Switches in electrical supply line
628 Illuminating Appliances (IFGC)
628.1 General
628.2 Mounting on buildings
628.3 Mounting on posts
628.4 Appliance pressure regulators
629 Small Ceramic Kilns (IFGC)
630 Infrared Radiant Heaters (IFGC)
630.1 General
630.2 Support
631 Boilers (IFGC)
631.1 Standards
631.2 Installation
631.3 Clearance to combustible materials
632 Equipment Installed in Existing Unlisted Boilers (IFGC)
633 Stationary Fuel-cell Power Plants (IFGC)
634 Chimney Damper Opening Area (IFGS)
634.1 Free opening area of chimney dampers - table
635 Gaseous Hydrogen Systems

Ch 7 Gaseous Hydrogen Systems

701 General
702 General Definitions
703 General Requirements
703.1 Hydrogen-generating & refueling operations
703.1.1 Natural ventilation
703.1.1.1 Two openings
703.1.1.2 Louvers & grills
703.1.2 Mechanical ventilation
703.1.3 Specially engineered installations
703.2 Containers, cylinders & tanks
703.2.1 Limitations for indoor storage & use
703.2.2 Design & construction
703.3 Pressure relief devices
703.3.1 Valves between pressure relief devices & containers - exception
703.3.2 Installation
703.3.3 Containers
703.3.4 Vessels other than containers
703.3.5 Sizing
 703.3.6 Protection
703.3.7 Access
703.3.8 Configuration - exception
703.4 Venting
703.5 Security
703.6 Electrical wiring & equipment
704 Piping, Use & Handling
704.1 Applicability
704.1.1 Controls
704.1.2 Piping systems
704.1.2.1 Sizing
704.1.2.2 Identification of hydrogen piping systems
704.1.2.3 Piping design & construction
704.1.2.3.1 Prohibited locations
704.1.2.3.2 Interior piping
704.1.2.3.3 Underground piping
704.1.2.3.4 Piping thru foundation wall
704.1.2.3.5 Protection against physical dmg
704.1.2.3.6 Piping outdoors
704.1.2.3.7 Settlement
704.1.2.4 Joints
704.1.2.4.1 Brazed joints
704.1.2.4.2 Electrical joints
704.1.2.5 Valves & piping components
704.1.2.5.1 Shutoff valves on storage containers & tanks
704.2 Upright use
704.3 Material-specific regulations
704.4 Handling
705 Testing of Hydrogen Piping Systems
705.1 General
705.2 Inspections
705.3 Pressure tests
705.3.1 Hydrostatic leak tests
705.3.2 Pneumatic leak tests
705.3.3 Test limits
705.3.4 Test medium
705.3.5 Test duration
705.3.6 Test gauges - exception
705.3.7 Test preparation
705.3.7.1 Expansion joints
705.3.7.2 Equipment disconnection
705.3.7.3 Equipment isolation
705.4 Detection of leaks & defects
705.4.1 Corrections
705.5 Purging of gaseous hydrogen piping systems
705.5.1 Removal from service
705.5.2 Placing in operation
705.5.3 Discharge of purged gases
705.5.3.1 Vent pipe outlets for purging
705.5.4 Placing equipment in operation
706 Location of Gaseous Hydrogen Systems
 706.1 General - exception
706.2 Indoor gaseous hydrogen systems
706.3 Outdoor gaseous hydrogen systems
707 Operation of Gaseous Hydrogen Systems
707.1 Maintenance
707.2 Purging
708 Design of Liquefied Hydrogen Systems Associated w/ Hydrogen
Vaporization Operations

Ch 8 Referenced Standards

App A Sizing & Capacities of Gas Piping (IFGS)

A.1 General piping considerations
A.2 Description of tables
A.2.1 General
A.2.2 Low pressure natural gas tables - tables
A.2.3 Undiluted liquefied petroleum tables
A.2.4 Natural gas specific gravity - table
A.2.5 Higher pressure natural gas tables
A.3 Use of capacity tables
A.3.1 Longest length method
A.3.2 Branch length method
A.3.3 Hybrid pressure method
A.3.4 Pressure drop per 100’ method - equation
A.4 Use of sizing equations - equations
A.5 Pipe & tube diameters - tables
A.6 Use of sizing charts - figures
A.7 Examples of piping system design & sizing
A.7.1 Longest length method – equation & figure
A.7.2 Hybrid or dual pressure systems - figure
A.7.3 Branch length method - figure
A.7.4 Modification to existing piping system - figure
A.7.5 Calculating pressure drops due to temperature changes - equations
A.7.6 Pressure drop per 100’ of pipe method - equations

App B Sizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped

w/ Draft Hoods, Category I Appliances, & Appliances Listed
for Use w/ Type B Vents (IFGS)
App C Exit Terminals of Mechanical Draft & Direct-vent
Venting Systems (IFGS)

App D Recommended Procedure for Safety Inspection of an

Existing Appliance Installation (IFGS)