Furnace Room Door Code
Furnace water heater room door.
Furnace room door code. Any help would be appreciated. Mechanical room door code is now 34 iirc it used to be 36 as the furnaces were large and so were hw tanks. Each opening must have a minimum free area equal to 1 in2 per 1 000 btu h input rating of all appliances in the furnace room but not less than 100 in2. A furnace malfunction can cause a deadly carbon monoxide co buildup.
The afternoon inspection of new construction under construction had them in an upstairs hall. The furnace is. If there are more doors served by a hallway such as for a bedroom or two you may want to add a four way switch near the door outside of each room. Is there a code requirement for the type of door required for a utility closet housing a gas furnace and water heater.
The furnace room shall have an opening or door large enough to permit removal of the largest piece of equipment but not less than 20 inches wide. Replace the door by reattaching the hinges. With the newer high efficiency ones in compact designs only a 34 is required. So the florida building code fbc g2406 and international residential code irc do not allow furnace installation in a bedroom bathroom or an any adjoining closet unless it meets these specifications that essentially isolate the furnace from the room.
Unscrew the hinges from the furnace room door with a screwdriver. Part of this. Codes for venting a utility room with furnace jump to latest follow. The openings are not required if a louvered door is provided or the furnace room area is greater than 50 ft3 per.
An unobstructed working space not less than 30 inches wide and not less than 30 inches high shall be provided along the control side of the equipment when the door of the furnace room is open. Cut off the bottom few inches of the door with a circular saw to create a gap that allows air to vent into the furnace room. How to enclose a furnace room.