This article applies to oil-burning equipment,
except internal-combustion engines, oil lamps and portable devices
such as blowtorches, melting pots and weed burners; and also, to boiler
and furnace rooms or areas.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Kerosene or any hydrocarbon oil conforming to nationally
recognized good practice and having a flash point of not less than
100º F.
An oil burner of any type, together with its tank, piping, wiring controls and related devices, and includes all conversion oil burners, oil-fired units and heating and cooking appliances, but excludes those exempted by § 98-90.
[Amended 12-5-1984 by L.L. No. 17-1984]
A.
A permit shall be required for the installation of any oil tank or oil burner that utilizes a fuel oil tank in excess of 25 gallons in a building or in excess of 60 gallons outside of a building. Application for such permit shall be made as provided by Chapter 68 of this Code.
B.
No such permit shall be issued unless the applicant
has submitted proof that the installation work shall be done or directly
supervised by a licensed plumber or by a person who has successfully
completed an examination conducted by the former Examining Board of
Installers of Mechanical Equipment of the City of Rye or by a person
who has successfully completed a comparable examination conducted
by at least one other municipality located in Westchester or Putnam
Counties and has demonstrated competence to perform all necessary
functions of installing oil-burning equipment. If the applicant has
contracted with a partnership or corporation for performance of the
installation, at least one partner or officer must be either a licensed
plumber or person who successfully completed the required proficiency
test.
Oil-burning equipment shall be of approved type.
A.
The installation shall be such as to provide reasonable
accessibility for cleaning heating surfaces, removing burners, replacing
motors, controls, air filters, draft regulators and other working
parts and for adjusting, cleaning and lubricating parts requiring
such attention.
B.
After installation of the oil-burning equipment, a
complete cycle of operation tests shall be conducted to make certain
that the burner is operating in a safe and acceptable manner and that
all safety devices function properly.
The grade of fuel oil used in a burner shall
be that for which the burner is approved and as stipulated by the
manufacturer. Crankcase oil or any oil containing gasoline shall not
be used.
A.
An unenclosed inside fuel oil supply tank shall have
a capacity of not more than 550 gallons. Not more than one five-hundred-fifty-gallon
tank or two tanks of aggregate capacity of 550 gallons or less shall
be connected to one oil-burning appliance, and the aggregate capacity
of such tanks installed in the lowest story, cellar or basement of
a building shall not exceed 1,100 gallons unless separation is provided
for each 550 gallons of tank capacity. Such separation shall consist
of an unpierced masonry wall or partition extending from the lowest
floor to the ceiling above the tank or tanks, having a fire-resistance
rating of not less than two hours.
B.
Stoves which are designed for barometric feed shall
not be connected to separate oil supply tanks.
C.
Non-flue-connected stoves shall be equipped with integral
tanks of capacity not more than two gallons.
D.
Gravity oil supply tanks installed in conversion range
oil burners shall not exceed one six-gallon metal tank or two three-gallon
glass bottles.
E.
Supply or storage tanks located above the lowest story,
cellar or basement shall not exceed 60 gallons' capacity and the total
capacity of tanks so located shall not exceed 60 gallons.
F.
Oil supply tanks other than those furnished as an
integral part of the stove or range shall not be located within five
feet, horizontally, of any fire or flame; except that tanks not over
six gallons' capacity may be within this distance but not within two
feet of the stove or range in which the burner is installed, provided
the temperature rise of the oil supply at this distance is not excessive
when the burner is operated at full capacity.
G.
Tanks exceeding 550 gallons' individual capacity shall
be installed in an enclosure constructed as follows: The walls of
the enclosure shall be constructed of solid masonry units or poured
concrete construction having a fire-resistance rating of not less
than three hours. Such enclosures shall be installed only on concrete
or other fire-resistive floors and shall be bonded to the floors.
Enclosures shall have tops of reinforced concrete at least five inches
thick or equivalent fire-resistive construction, except that where
floor or roof construction above the enclosure is concrete or other
fire-resistive construction, the walls may be extended to and bonded
to the underside of the construction above in lieu of the provision
of a separate top. Any openings to such enclosures shall be provided
with fire doors or other approved closures and six-inch noncombustible
liquid-tight sills or ramps. Provision shall be made for adequate
ventilation of such enclosures prior to entering for inspection or
repairs on tanks.
A.
A fill pipe on a tank larger than 60 gallons shall
terminate outside of a building at least two feet from any building
opening. Every fill terminal shall be equipped with a tight metal
cover.
B.
A return line from a burner or pump to a supply tank
shall enter the top of the tank.
C.
An auxiliary tank installed in the supply piping between
a burner and its main fuel supply tank shall be filled by pumping
from storage tanks.
D.
All piping, except the burner supply line from a tank
having a capacity of not over 550 gallons and the cross-connection
between two such tanks having an aggregate capacity of 550 gallons
or less, shall be connected into the top of the supply tank.
E.
The burner supply connection to a tank or tanks having
a capacity of more than 550 gallons shall be connected to the top
of the tank, except in commercial and industrial installations for
Nos. 5 and 6 oil, the burner supply connection may be below the liquid
level.
F.
Vent pipes shall terminate outside of buildings not
less than two feet, measured vertically or horizontally, from any
window or other building opening. Vent terminals shall terminate in
a weatherproof vent cap which shall have a minimum free open area
equal to the cross-sectional area of the vent pipe. The static head
of the vent pipe when filled with oil shall not exceed that pressure
at which the tank was pressure tested.
G.
Pressurized tank feed shall not be used.
H.
All tanks in which a constant oil level is not maintained
by an automatic pump shall be equipped with an approved method of
determining the oil level.
A.
An oil pump not a part of an approved burner shall
be a positive displacement type which automatically shuts off the
oil supply when stopped.
B.
All piping shall be standard full-weight wrought iron,
steel or brass pipe with standard fittings or brass or copper tubing
with fittings of an approved type, except that approved flexible metal
hose may be used for reducing the effect of jarring and vibration
or where rigid connections are impracticable. Cast-iron fitting shall
not be used.
C.
Aluminum tubing shall not be used between the fuel
off tank and burner unit.
D.
Piping shall be substantially supported and protected
against physical damage and, where necessary, protected against corrosion.
All buried piping shall be protected against corrosion.
E.
Where a shutoff is installed in the discharge line
of an oil pump not an integral part of a burner, a pressure relief
valve shall be connected into the discharge line between the pump
and the shutoff valve and arranged to return surplus oil to the supply
tank or to bypass it around the pump, unless the pump includes an
internal bypass.
Oil burners other than oil stoves with integral
tanks shall be provided with some means for manually stopping the
flow of oil to the burner. Such device or devices shall be placed
in a convenient location at a safe distance from the burner.
All boilers, furnaces or other central heating
plants or units, except for heat, fuel, water and electrical lines
leading thereto or therefrom, shall be located in an area the floors,
wall and ceilings of which are of unpierced fire-retardant construction
and with self-closing fireproof doors leading thereto. Any windows
therein shall have fire-retarded or steel sash with wire glass panes.
Such areas or rooms shall have a direct or ducted outlet to the outside
for ventilation and air supply. This section shall not apply to single-family
residential buildings and shall serve as a minimum requirement for
all other type buildings, which must, in addition hereto, comply with
all other pertinent regulations, laws and ordinances. The owners of
all existing premises which do not comply with the requirements hereof
shall cause said premises so to comply within six months from the
date hereof.
