Ensure a safe fuel gas installation using the 2015 NFPA 54: National Fuel Gas Code. NFPA 54: National Fuel Gas Code provides industry-accepted guidance for the safe installation and operation of fuel gas piping systems, appliances, equipment, and accessories. The 2015 edition includes updates based on recognized risks, recent research, and the techniques, materials, developments, and construction practices in use today. From design to installation, maintenance, and inspection — no matter what aspect of fuel gas safety your job involves, the latest edition of NFPA 54 is essential. Apply the 2015 NFPA 54 for confidence in CSST bonding. Be sure you’re working with current information on NFPA 54’s bonding requirement for corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST). All CSST used for fuel gas piping must be bonded to the building grounding system to prevent damage to the system due to nearby lightning strikes. New safeguards impact contractors, installers, and code officials. Revised sidewall venting distance separation from adjacent buildings and sidewalks responds to concerns about public safety. Building renovation around existing appliances requires recalculating indoor combustion and ventilation air to ensure the continued safe operation of gas-fired appliances. Altering the building envelope — such as replacing windows or doors, and sealing cracks — could impact the amount of combustion and ventilation air available for existing appliances and result in improper operation or incomplete combustion. Annexes provide a wealth of additional information such as: Details on coordinating appliance and equipment design, construction, and maintenance — including a design and construction checklist Steps on checking for leakage and suggested emergency procedures for gas leaks Never underestimate fuel gas dangers! The National Fuel Gas Code provides the most effective means of ensuring fuel gas safety on consumers’ premises. Update now for the latest pipe sizing tables; design requirements; installation provisions; inspection, testing, and purging requirements; and venting system rules that address fuel gas risks.<\/p>\n
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| 2<\/td>\n | Important Notices and Disclaimers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 3<\/td>\n | Additional Notices and Disclaimers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 4<\/td>\n | 2.1 General 2.2 NFPA Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 10<\/td>\n | Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Retroactivity 1.4 Equivalency <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 11<\/td>\n | 1.5 Enforcement Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.3 Other Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions 3.3 General Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | Chapter 4 General 4.1 Qualified Agency 4.2 Interruption of Service 4.3 Prevention of Accidental Ignition 4.4 Noncombustible Material <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | Chapter 5 Gas Piping System Design, Materials, and Components 5.1 Piping Plan 5.2 Provision for Location of Point of Delivery 5.3 Interconnections Between Gas Piping Systems 5.4 Sizing of Gas Piping Systems 5.5 Piping System Operating Pressure Limitations 5.6 Acceptable Piping Materials and Joining Methods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 23<\/td>\n | 5.7 Gas Meters 5.8 Gas Pressure Regulators <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 24<\/td>\n | 5.9 Overpressure Protection Devices 5.10 Back Pressure Protection <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | 5.11 Low-Pressure Protection 5.12 Shutoff Valves 5.13 Excess Flow Valve(s) 5.14 Expansion and Flexibility Chapter 6 Pipe Sizing 6.1 Pipe Sizing Methods 6.2 Tables for Sizing Gas Piping Systems Using Natural Gas 6.3 Tables for Sizing Gas Piping Systems Using Propane 6.4 Sizing Equations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 61<\/td>\n | Chapter 7 Gas Piping Installation 7.1 Piping Underground <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 62<\/td>\n | 7.2 Installation of Piping <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 63<\/td>\n | 7.3 Concealed Piping in Buildings 7.4 Piping in Vertical Chases 7.5 Gas Pipe Turns <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 64<\/td>\n | 7.6 Drips and Sediment Traps 7.7 Outlets 7.8 Branch Pipe Connection 7.9 Manual Gas Shutoff Valves 7.10 Prohibited Devices 7.11 Systems Containing Gas\u2013Air Mixtures Outside the Flammable Range <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 65<\/td>\n | 7.12 Systems Containing Flammable Gas\u2013Air Mixtures 7.13 Electrical Bonding and Grounding <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 66<\/td>\n | 7.14 Electrical Circuits 7.15 Electrical Connections Chapter 8 Inspection, Testing, and Purging 8.1 Pressure Testing and Inspection <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 67<\/td>\n | 8.2 Piping System Leak Check 8.3 Purging Requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 68<\/td>\n | Chapter 9 Appliance, Equipment, and Accessory Installation 9.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 70<\/td>\n | 9.2 Accessibility and Clearance 9.3 Air for Combustion and Ventilation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 71<\/td>\n | 9.4 Appliances on Roofs <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 72<\/td>\n | 9.5 Appliances in Attics 9.6 Appliance and Equipment Connections to Building Piping <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 74<\/td>\n | 9.7 Electrical 9.8 Room Temperature Thermostats Chapter 10 Installation of Specific Appliances 10.1 General 10.2 Air-Conditioning Appliances (Gas-Fired Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 76<\/td>\n | 10.3 Central Heating Boilers and Furnaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 78<\/td>\n | 10.4 Clothes Dryers 10.5 Conversion Burners 10.6 Decorative Appliances for Installation in Vented Fireplaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 79<\/td>\n | 10.7 Gas Fireplaces, Vented 10.8 Non-Recirculating Direct Gas-Fired Industrial Air Heaters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 80<\/td>\n | 10.9 Recirculating Direct Gas-Fired Industrial Air Heaters 10.10 Duct Furnaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 81<\/td>\n | 10.11 Floor Furnaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 82<\/td>\n | 10.12 Food Service Appliance, Floor-Mounted 10.13 Food Service Appliances, Counter Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 83<\/td>\n | 10.14 Household Cooking Appliances 10.15 Illuminating Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 84<\/td>\n | 10.16 Incinerators, Commercial-Industrial 10.17 Infrared Heaters 10.18 Open-Top Broiler Units 10.19 Outdoor Cooking Appliances 10.20 Pool Heaters 10.21 Refrigerators <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 85<\/td>\n | 10.22 Room Heaters 10.23 Stationary Gas Engines 10.24 Gas-Fired Toilets 10.25 Unit Heaters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 86<\/td>\n | 10.26 Wall Furnaces 10.27 Water Heaters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 87<\/td>\n | 10.28 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicular Fuel Systems 10.29 Appliances for Installation in Manufactured Housing 10.30 Fuel Cell Power Plants 10.31 Outdoor Open Flame Decorative Appliances Chapter 11 Procedures to Be Followed to Place Appliance in Operation 11.1 Adjusting the Burner Input 11.2 Primary Air Adjustment 11.3 Safety Shutoff Devices 11.4 Automatic Ignition 11.5 Protective Devices 11.6 Checking the Draft 11.7 Operating Instructions Chapter 12 Venting of Appliances 12.1 Minimum Safe Performance 12.2 General 12.3 Specification for Venting <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 88<\/td>\n | 12.4 Design and Construction 12.5 Type of Venting System to Be Used <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 89<\/td>\n | 12.6 Masonry, Metal, and Factory-Built Chimneys <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 90<\/td>\n | 12.7 Gas Vents <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 92<\/td>\n | 12.8 Single-Wall Metal Pipe <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 93<\/td>\n | 12.9 Through-the-Wall Vent Termination 12.10 Condensation Drain 12.11 Vent Connectors for Category I Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 95<\/td>\n | 12.12 Vent Connectors for Category II, Category III, and Category IV Appliances 12.13 Draft Hoods and Draft Controls <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 96<\/td>\n | 12.14 Manually Operated Dampers 12.15 Automatically Operated Vent Dampers 12.16 Obstructions Chapter 13 Sizing of Category I Venting Systems 13.1 Additional Requirements to Single Appliance Vent <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 104<\/td>\n | 13.2 Additional Requirements to Multiple-Appliance Vent <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 115<\/td>\n | Annex A Explanatory Material <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 128<\/td>\n | Annex B Sizing and Capacities of Gas Piping <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 137<\/td>\n | Annex C Suggested Method of Checking for Leakage <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 138<\/td>\n | Annex D Suggested Emergency Procedure for Gas Leaks Annex E Flow of Gas Through Fixed Orifices <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 144<\/td>\n | Annex F Sizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped with Draft Hoods, Category I Appliances, and Appliances Listed for Use with Type B Vents <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 151<\/td>\n | Annex G Recommended Procedure for Safety Inspection of an Existing Appliance Installation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 156<\/td>\n | Annex H Indoor Combustion Air Calculation Examples <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 157<\/td>\n | Annex I Example of Combination of Indoor and Outdoor Combustion and Ventilation Opening Design <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 158<\/td>\n | Annex J Enforcement Annex K Informational References <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 161<\/td>\n | Index <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NFPA 54: National Fuel Gas Code<\/b><\/p>\n |