Section 510-RICR-00-00-2.20 - Chapter 24G2406.2 (303.3) Add the following new exception:(6) Gas fired appliances may be installed in loft or open efficiency type apartments when there is a sleeping area not a sleeping room. The installation of appliances must comply with section 304.5 for combustion air required volume and the manufacturers' installation instructions.G2411.1.1 Delete and substitute the following:G2411.1.1 310.1.1 CSST CSST gas piping systems shall be bonded to the electrical service grounding electrode system. The bonding jumper shall connect to a metallic pipe or fitting between the point of delivery and the first downstream CSST fitting. The bonding jumper shall be copper and not smaller than 6AWG. The bonding jumper shall not exceed forty feet (40') in length. CSST system with a conductive jacket deemed to be equivalent to a direct bonded CSST system by an approved listing agency shall only be required to be bonded in accordance with section Residential Code 2411.1 or Fuel Gas Code 310.1. The installation of the bonding jumper shall be by an electrician with an electrical permit and inspected by the electrical inspector.G2415.3 Delete G2415.3 and substitute the following:G2415.3 (401.1) Prohibited locations. Piping shall not be installed in or through a ducted supply, return or exhaust, or a clothes chute, chimney or gas vent, dumbwaiter or elevator shaft. Piping installed downstream of the point of entry may extend through any townhouse unit other than the unit served by such piping.
G2415.6 Delete and substitute the following:G2415.6 (404.4) Piping through foundation wall. Underground piping, where installed below grade through the outer foundation or basement wall of a building, shall be encased in a protective pipe sleeve.
The annular space between the gas piping and the sleeve shall be sealed.
G2425.15 Add the following exception to G2425.15.1: Exception:
Installation of replacement appliances below an eighty-five percent (85%) AFUE rating shall be exempt from the requirement of installing a new chimney liner and must meet the manufacturer's recommendations for installation in an unlined chimney.
510 R.I. Code R. 510-RICR-00-00-2.20
Amended effective8/1/2019
Amended effective 2/1/2022