Addresses the design and installation of fuel gas systems and gas fired appliances through prescriptive and performance requirements. Key changes include: A new Section was added to recognize arc-resistant CSST products. The code now allows Schedule 10 steel pipe to be used, whereas previously, Schedule 40 was the lightest steel pipe material allowed. Schedule 10 steel pipe joints are allowed to be welded, brazed, flanged or assembled with press-connect fittings. Schedule 10 pipe cannot be threaded. The code clarifies that appliance shutoff valves located behind movable appliances, such as ranges and clothes dryers, are considered to be provided with the required access. The code now calls for the plastic vent pipe material to be labeled as complying with the standards for the specific pipe material as called out by the manufacturer. As an alternative, the plastic pipe can always be listed to UL1738. The clearances between direct-vent appliance vent terminals and openings in the building exterior that could allow combustion products to enter the building have been revised.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
International Code Council
ISBN-10
160983741x
ISBN-13
9781609837419
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038557388
Product Key Features
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Construction / General, Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades, Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities
Language
English
Publication Name
2018 International Fuel Gas Code
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Technology & Engineering, Education
Author
International Code Council
Series
International Code Council Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Table of Content
1. Scope and Administration 2. Definitions 3. General Regulations 4. Gas Piping Installations 5. Chimneys and Vents 6. Specific Appliances 7. Gaseous Hydrogen Systems 8. Referenced Standards 9. Appendix A: Sizing and Capacities of Gas Piping (IFGS) 10. Appendix B: Sizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped with Draft Hoods, Category I Appliances and Appliances Listed for Use with Type B Vents (IFGS) 11. Appendix C: Exit Terminals of Mechanical Draft and Direct-Vent Venting Systems (IFGS) 12. Appendix D: Recommended Procedure for Safety Inspection of an Existing Appliance Installation (IFGS)