N.M. Admin. Code § 14.9.2.21

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024

Section 14.9.2.21 - CHAPTER 13 FUEL GAS PIPING

See this chapter of the UMC except as provided below.

A.1308.5.2.2 Copper and copper alloy pipe. Delete this section and substitute with the following: Copper and copper alloy pipe shall not be used. Aluminum alloy pipe shall not be used with gases corrosive to such material.

B.1310.11.2 Emergency shutoff valves. See this section of the UMC except delete the following: the emergency shutoff valves shall be plainly marked as such and their locations posted as required by the authority having jurisdiction. Add the following to the end: For purposes of isolation and safety, an additional approved gas shut off valve shall be installed downstream of the serving supplier gas meter prior to any distribution of gas into the gas piping system

C.1311.0 Electrical bonding and grounding. Delete this section of the UMC and see subsection G of 14.10.4.11 NMAC.

D.1312.11 Liquefied petroleum gas facilities and piping. Delete this section of the UMC and substitute the following: Liquefied petroleum gas facilities shall comply with Sections 70-5-1 through 70-5-23 NMSA 1978, the LPG and CNG Act and with 19.15.40 NMAC liquefied petroleum gas standards.

E.1313.3 Test pressure. See this section of the UMC except add the following: Exception: An existing gas piping system may be tested at a test pressure equal to one and one-half times them operating pressure of the system, but in no case shall it be tested at less than 3 psi.

N.M. Admin. Code § 14.9.2.21

14.9.2.21 NMAC - Rp, 14.9.2.21 NMAC, 6-28-13, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 07, April 16, 2015, eff. 5/1/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 07, April 10, 2018, eff. 5/15/2018, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 03, February 8, 2022, eff. 3/10/2022