Section R20-5-404. Standards for Boilers, Lined Hot Water Heaters and Pressure Vessels

A.      The following apply to this Article:

1.        An owner or user of a boiler installed, repaired, replaced, or reinstalled in Arizona, six months after the effective date of this Article shall comply with the 2007 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Sections I, II, IV, V, VIII Division 1, 2, 3, IX, and B31.1 Power Piping, and addenda as of July 1, 2007, incorporated by reference. This incorporation does not include any later amend- ments or editions of the incorporated material. A copy of this referenced material is available for review at the Industrial Commission of Arizona, 800 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007 and may be obtained from ASME International at Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 or at http://www.asme.org/.

2.        An owner or user of a boiler, lined hot water heater or pressure vessel installed, repaired, replaced, or reinstalled in Arizona, before the effective date of this Article shall comply with subsection (A)(1), or the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code in effect at the time of the last installation, repair, replacement, or reinstallation of the boiler, lined hot water heater or pressure vessel in Ari- zona.

3.      An owner or user of a gas-fired lined hot water heater installed, operated, repaired, replaced, or reinstalled in Arizona shall comply with the American National Stan- dard for Gas Water Heaters, ANSI Z21.10.3-2004, incor- porated by reference. This incorporation does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated material. A copy of this referenced material is available for review at the Industrial Commission of Arizona, 800

W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007 and may be obtained from ANSI, Attn: Customer Service Depart- ment, 25 W. 43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036 or at http://www.ansi.org/.

4.        An owner or user of a boiler installed, repaired, replaced or reinstalled in Arizona after the effective date of this Article shall comply with the American National Stan- dard for Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically

Fired Boilers, ANSI/ASME CSD-1-2006, incorporated by reference. This incorporation does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. A copy of this referenced material is available for review at the Industrial Commission of Arizona, 800 W. Wash- ington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007 and may be obtained from ASME International, Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 or at http://www.asme.org/.

5.        An owner or user of a boiler installed, repaired, replaced, or reinstalled in Arizona before the effective date of this Article shall comply with the American National Stan- dard for Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers in effect at the time of the last installation, repair, replacement or reinstallation of a boiler in Ari- zona. As an alternative, an owner or user of a boiler described in this subsection may comply with subsection (A)(4).

6.        A permanent source of outside air shall be provided for each boiler and lined hot water heater room to assure complete combustion of the fuel as required by ANSI Z223.1-2006, NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code incorpo- rated by reference. This incorporation does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated mat- ter. A copy of this referenced material is available for review at the Industrial Commission of Arizona, 800 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007 and may be obtained from ANSI, Attn: Customer Service Depart- ment, 25 W. 43rd Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036 or at http://www.ansi.org/.

B.       The following registration requirements apply to this Article:

1.        All boilers and lined hot water heaters, including rein- stalled and secondhand boilers, shall be registered with the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspec- tors except for:

a.        Non-standard boilers installed up to six months after the effective date of this Section,

b.        Cast iron boilers, and

c.        Cast aluminum boilers.

2.        All fired and unfired pressure vessels installed or rein- stalled on or after July 1, 2009, shall be registered with the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspec- tors.

C.      The following installation, maintenance, and repair require- ments apply to this Article.

1.        An owner or user shall keep a signed copy of the Manu- facturer’s Data Report for a boiler or lined hot water heater at the location of the boiler or lined hot water heater and make the report available for review upon request from an authorized inspector.

2.        A boiler shall have masonry or structural supports of suf- ficient strength and rigidity to safely support the boiler and its contents without any vibration in the boiler or its connecting piping.

3.        There shall be at least 36 in. (915 mm) of clearance on each side of the boiler or lined hot water heater. Alterna- tive clearances according to the manufacturer’s recom- mendations are subject to approval by the Division prior to installation of boiler or lined hot water heater.

4.        A boiler with a manhole shall have at least five feet clear- ance between the boiler manhole and any wall, ceiling, or piping.

5.        A newly constructed boiler room in excess of 500 square feet of floor area and containing one or more boilers with a fuel capacity of 1,000,000 BTU per hour or a heating capacity greater than 285 Kw (electric), shall have at least two exits on each level of the boiler or boilers. The owner

or user shall ensure each exit is remotely located from other exits.

6.        An owner or user shall keep a boiler or lined hot water heater room clean and with no obstructions to the boiler or lined hot water heater.

7.        An owner or user shall not store flammable or explosive materials in a boiler or lined hot water heater room.

8.        An owner or user shall not store combustibles less than three feet from any part of a boiler or lined hot water heater.

9.        If a boiler or lined hot water heater is moved outside Ari- zona for temporary use or repairs, the owner or user shall not reinstall the boiler or lined hot water heater in Ari- zona until the owner or user notifies and receives verbal or written approval from the Division under R20-5-419 to reinstall the boiler or lined hot water heater. If the Divi- sion grants approval to reinstall the boiler or lined hot water heater, the owner or user shall not operate the rein- stalled boiler or lined hot water heater until the owner or user receives an inspection certificate from the Division under this Article.

10.     Before a new power boiler or a used or secondhand boiler or pressure vessel is installed, an inspection shall be made by an authorized inspector of this state, or by a National Board Commission Inspector. This inspection is to assess the integrity of the vessel and evaluate the original design specification. Prior to installation, an application shall be filed by the owner or user of the boiler or pressure vessel with the Division for approval. This application shall contain the following information:

a.        Name of the owner or user;

b.        Mailing address of owner or user;

c.        Business telephone number of owner or user;

d.        Installation name and address;

e.        Installation date;

f.         Start up date;

g.        Name and address of boiler/pressure vessel insur- ance company;

h.        Arizona serial number of the boiler/pressure vessel being replaced, if applicable;

i.         Description of the new, used or secondhand power boiler/ pressure vessel as to include:

i.         Manufacture’s name,

ii.        Date manufactured,

iii.      Maximum allowable pressure or temperature of boiler/pressure vessel, and

iv.      National Board registration number;

j.         Name, address, business phone number, cell phone number, fax number and state contractor’s license number of company or individual that will be install- ing the object;

k.        Name, title and phone number of the contact person on the site of installation; and

l.         Signature, title and date of the person submitting the application.

11.     Before the owner or user installing a used boiler or pres- sure vessel, the boiler or pressure vessel shall pass a hydrostatic test that is witnessed by an authorized inspec- tor, authorized representative or by any National Board Commissioned inspector in accordance with R20-5-411.

12.     An owner or user of a portable boiler shall notify an authorized inspector before installing the portable boiler and shall not operate the portable boiler until the owner or user receives an inspection certificate from the Division.

Historical Note

Former Rules B-4.1 through B-4.3. Former Section R4-13-

404 repealed, new Section R4-13-404 adopted effective April 12, 1979 (Supp. 79-2). Amended subsection (P) by adding paragraph (7) and amended subsection (Q) effective October 3, 1980 (Supp. 80-5). Section R4-13-404 repealed,

new Section adopted effective April 9, 1992 (Supp. 92-2). R20-5-404 recodified from R4-13-404 (Supp. 95-1). Amended effective October 9, 1998 (Supp. 98-4).

Amended by final rulemaking at 15 A.A.R. 1496, effec- tive August 18, 2009 (Supp. 09-3).