La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § IX-177

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section IX-177 - Appliance Installation and Connections

A. Use of Approved Appliances. Domestic and commercial gas consuming appliances shall not be installed unless their correctness to design, construction and performance is certified by one of the following:

1. determined by a nationally recognized testing agency adequately equipped and competent to perform such services and shall be evidenced by the attachment of its seal or label to such gas appliance. This agency shall maintain a program of national inspection of production models of gas appliances at least once each year on the manufacturer's premises. Approval by the American Gas Association Laboratories (AGA) as evidenced by the attachment of its listing symbol or approval seal to gas appliances and a certificate or letter certifying approval under the above mentioned requirements or listing by Underwriter's Laboratories Inc. (UL) be considered as constituting compliance with the provisions of this Section;

2. approved by the commission.

B. Appliance Installation and Connection

1. An appliance shall be installed in accordance with its manufacturer's instructions.

2. In the absence of complete manufacturer's instructions on installation of any appliances, installation shall be in accordance with the edition of NFPA Number 54, the National Fuel Gas Code, adopted by the commission.

C. Exceptions

1. Existing installations, where piping outlets and appliances were installed in accordance with regulations which were in effect at the time of such installation, shall remain approved. This exception includes the removal of existing appliances for servicing or replacement of appliances with the same type or of equal or better quality. This exception does not allow adding new piping, appliance locations, or new appliances where there was no pre-existing appliance without meeting §177A. and B.

2. Installation of Heaters in Residences. The following liquefied petroleum gas room heaters may be installed in a residence that is a one or two family dwelling and that is not a manufactured home, mobile home, or a modular home.

a. A listed wall-mounted liquefied petroleum gas unvented room heater equipped with an oxygen depletion safety shut-off system may be installed in the bathroom of a one or two family, residential dwelling provided that the input rating shall not exceed 6,000 Btu per hour, and combustion and ventilation air is provided in accordance with Paragraph 10.1.2 of the National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA-54, that the commission adopted.

b. A listed wall-mounted liquefied petroleum gas unvented room heater equipped with an oxygen depletion safety shut-off system may be installed in the bedroom of a one or two family, residential dwelling provided that the input rating shall not exceed 10,000 Btu per hour, and combustion and ventilation air is provided in accordance with Paragraph 10.1.2 of the National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA-54, that the commission adopted.

3. Liquefied petroleum gas room heaters may be installed in used manufactured homes, mobile homes and modular homes as follows if they are:

a. liquefied petroleum gas listed vented heaters equipped with a 100 percent safety pilot and vent spill switch; and

b. liquefied petroleum gas listed unvented room heaters equipped with a factory oxygen depletion safety shut-off system; and

c. they are not installed in sleeping quarters or bathrooms; and

d. their installation is not prohibited by the appliance manufacturer's instructions; and

e. the input rating of the heater(s) does not exceed 20 Btu per hour per cubic foot of space; and

f. combustion and ventilation air is provided as specified in Part 9.3 of the National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA-54, 2018 edition, that the commission has adopted.

4. Exceptions, other than those listed herein, shall be approved by the director of the commission.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § IX-177

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Commission, LR 20:1403 (December 1994), amended LR 24:469 (March 1998), LR 25:2412 (December 1999), LR 38:1268 (May 2012), Amended LR 46189 (2/1/2020)

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1846.