Section R20-5-409. Notification and Preparation for Inspection

A.      An authorized inspector shall perform a certificate inspection at a time mutually agreeable to the inspector and owner, user, or operator.

B.       Before an authorized inspector performs an internal inspection of a boiler, an owner, user, or operator shall:

1.        Cool the furnace and combustion chambers;

2.        Drain the water from the boiler;

3.        Remove the manhole and handhole plates, wash-out plugs, and inspection plugs in water column connections;

4.        Remove insulation or brickwork if necessary to deter- mine the condition of the boiler, headers, furnace, sup- ports, and other parts;

5.        Remove the pressure gauge for testing;

6.        Prevent any leakage of steam or hot water into the boiler by disconnecting the involved pipe or valve;

7.        Close, tag, and padlock the non-return and steam stop valves before opening the manhole or handhole covers and entering any part of the steam generating unit that is connected to a common header with other boilers. Open the free blow drain or cock between the non-return and steam stop valves;

8.        Close, tag, and padlock the blowoff valves after draining the boiler: and

9.        Open all drains and vent lines.

Historical Note

Repealed effective April 12, 1979 (Supp. 79-2). New

Section adopted effective April 9, 1992 (Supp. 92-2). R20-5-409 recodified from R4-13-409 (Supp. 95-1). Amended effective October 9, 1998 (Supp. 98-4).