2017-026 - Amending Section 7-16 and 7-18 of Article II Building Code, Chapter 7, Buildings and Building Regulations ....

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bedroom or bathroom when through a solid door, weather - stripped in accordance with the exterior door air leakage requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code and equipped with an approved self - closing device. Installation of direct -vent water heaters within an enclosure is not required Section G2408.3 (305.5), Private garages, shall be deleted in its entirety. Section G2415.2 (404.2), CSST, shall be amended to add Section 2415.2.1 (404.2. 1) to read as follows: G2415.2.1 (404.2.1) Both ends of each section of medium pressure gas piping shall identify its operating gas pressure with an approved tag. The taps are to be composed of aluminum or stainless steel and the followina wordina shall be stamped into the tap: 'WARNING: 1/2 to 5 psi gas pressure - Do Not Remove" Section G2415.2 (404.2), CSST, shall be amended to add Section 2415.2.2 (404.2.2) to read as follows: Exception: Corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) shall be a minimum of 1/2" (18 EDH). Section G2415.12 (404.12), Minimum burial depth, shall be amended to read as follows: G2415.12 (404.12) Minimum burial depth. Underground piping systems shall be installed a minimum depth of "' ^ ^ " °° 305 Fn Fn) 18 inches (457 mm) below grade, °X^ °n+ as previded f ^r in ce^fien ran 1v�rrv:1 -c.T Section G2417.1 (406. 1), General, shall be amended to read as follows: G2417.1 (406.1) General. Prior to acceptance and initial operation, all piping installations shall be inspected and pressure tested to determine that the materials, design, fabrication, and installation practices comply with the requirements of this code. The permit holder shall make the applicable tests prescribed in Sections 2417.1.1 through 2417.1.5 to determine compliance with the provisions of this code. The permit holder shall give reasonable advance notice to the building official when the piping system is ready for testing. The equipment, material, power and labor necessary for the inspections and test shall be furnished by the permit holder and the permit holder shall be responsible for determining that the work will withstand the test pressure prescribed in the following tests. Section G2417.4 (406.4), Test pressure measurement, shall be amended to read as follows: G2417.4 (406.4) Test pressure measurement. Test pressure shall be measured with a monometer or with a pressure- measuring device designed and calibrated to read, record, or indicate a pressure loss caused by leakage during the pressure test period. The source of pressure shall be isolated before the pressure tests are made. McGhanieal gauges used to measure- test Pressaresrshall have a range SuG; that the highest end of the c .ale i^ e+ g +e. than five times the feat n Section G2417.4.1 (406.4.1), Test pressure, shall be amended to read as follows: G2417.4.1 (406.4.1) Test pressure. The test pressure to be used shall be no less than 3 psig (20 kPa gauge), or at the discretion of the Code Official, the piping and valves may be tested at a pressure of at least six (6) inches (152 mm) of mercury, measured with a manometer or slope gauge. irrespest+ve of design pressUFe. WheFe the t86t pFessuFe exeeeds 125 psig (862 kRa gauge), the test pressurie shall net. eXGeed a value that pFedUGes a heap stFess iR the PiPiRg gFeateF than 50 peFGent of the spedfied For tests requiring apressure of 3 psig, diaphragm gauges shall utilize a dial with a minimum diameter of three and one half inches (3'/2 "), a set hand. 1/10 pound incrementation and pressure range not to exceed 6 psi for tests requiring a pressure of 3 psig. For tests requiring a pressure of 10 psig. diaphragm -gauges shall utilize a dial with a minimum diameter of three and one -half inches (3' /z "), a set hand, a minimum of 2/10 pound incrementation and a pressure range not to exceed 20 psi. For welded piping, and for piping carrying gas at pressures in excess of fourteen (14) inches water column pressure (3.48 kPa) (1/2 psi) and less than 200 inches of water column pressure (52.2 kPa) (7.5 psi), the test pressure shall not be less than ten (10) pounds per square inch (69.6 kPa). For piping carrying gas at a pressure that exceeds 200 inches of water column (52.2 kPa) 6 2015 IRC Amendments