[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Economy 10-14-1980 as Ord. No. 225. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 88.
ATTACHMENTS
157a Table 1157b Table 2
A. 
From and after the effective date of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any persons to install a solid-fuel-burning appliance in the Borough of Economy without first having obtained a permit therefor from the officer charged with the enforcement of this chapter.
B. 
No permit shall issue for a solid-fuel-burning appliance located in any structure in the Borough of Economy unless the applicant therefor has first submitted a detailed plan to the Building Inspector of the Borough of Economy containing the following information:
(1) 
The fuel-burning appliance manufacturer, model number and age.
(2) 
The type of fire box (steel, cast iron or otherwise).
(3) 
Whether the fire box is lined with fire brick, sand or otherwise.
(4) 
Whether the fuel-burning appliance is free of cracks, broken parts or repairs by welding.
(5) 
The type of floor surface the stove is to be located on.
(6) 
Whether the stove has an automatic draft regulator or built-in damper.
(7) 
Whether a damper is to be located in the chimney connector.
(8) 
Measurements of proposed distances of the following:
(a) 
Distance from the chimney connector to the nearest combustible material.
(b) 
Distance from the side and back of the appliance to the nearest combustible material.
(c) 
Distance from the front of a woodburning appliance to the nearest combustible material.
(d) 
Height of legs on which fuel-burning appliance sits.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CHIMNEY CONNECTOR
The metal conduit extending from the chimney flue inlet to the fuel-burning-appliance smoke outlet.
CIRCULATING STOVE
A solid-fuel-burning appliance containing two layers of metal surrounding the fire, containing space between the two layers of metal for heating and circulating air.
COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL
Material made of or surfaced with wood, compressed paper, plant fibers, plastics or other material that will ignite and burn, whether flameproof or not, whether plastered or unplastered.
COOKSTOVE OR RANGE
A radiant stove used primarily for cooking.
DAMPER
A metal baffle plate in the chimney connector adjustable to shut off the flow of smoke.
NONCOMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL
Material which will not ignite and burn, such materials consisting entirely of steel, brick, iron, concrete, tile, slate, asbestos, glass or plaster or combinations thereof.
RADIANT STOVE
A solid-fuel-burning appliance containing a single layer of metal enclosing the fire, e.g., a Franklin stove.
SOLID-FUEL-BURNING APPLIANCE
Any device burning wood, coal or by-products thereof for the purposes of cooking, heating or heating water.
SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING DEVICE
A circulating stove built into ductwork for heating by convection or forced air.
A. 
General.
(1) 
The termination of the chimney must be at least three feet above the highest point where it passes through the roofline and two feet higher than any point within 10 feet.
(2) 
No solid-fuel-burning appliance shall be connected to any chimney unless it is a lined masonry chimney or a Class A Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc., approved all fuel chimney.
(3) 
The cross-sectional area of the chimney flue shall be no less than the smoke output vent on the solid-fuel-burning appliance.
(4) 
No water-heating coils or obstructions of any kind shall be located in the chimney flue.
(5) 
No chimney servicing a solid-fuel-burning appliance shall serve any other appliance, solid-fuel burning or otherwise.
B. 
Masonry chimney requirements.
(1) 
Any masonry chimney used for a solid-fuel-burning appliance shall be well constructed, freestanding from the building frame and free of cracks, gaps and deteriorating mortar.
(2) 
The foundation of a masonry chimney shall extend below the frost line.
(3) 
A masonry chimney shall contain a clean-out door at the base thereof.
(4) 
A masonry chimney shall be lined with fireproof clay with a minimum thickness of five-eighths (5/8) inch.
(5) 
Any existing flue inlets in a masonry chimney other than that used to service the proposed solid-fuel-burning appliance must be sealed shut with masonry material.
(6) 
The masonry chimney shall contain a minimum thickness of eight inches of masonry material at the point where it penetrates the roofline.
(7) 
An existing masonry chimney without a fireproof-clay liner shall be lined with fireproof clay or with a galvanized-pipe liner.
C. 
Prefabricated metal chimneys.
(1) 
Prefabricated metal chimneys shall be installed so as to maintain a minimum clearance of two inches at all points from all combustible materials.
(2) 
Any joints in a prefabricated metal chimney exposed above the roofline must be reinforced with locking bands.
(3) 
Any prefabricated metal chimney extending more than five feet above the highest point where it penetrates the roofline must be adequately braced.
A. 
The diameter of the chimney connector shall be at least as large as the smoke outlet on the fuel-burning appliance.
B. 
Chimney connectors shall be constructed of twenty-four-gauge metal at a minimum.
C. 
The chimney connector shall be installed so that the crimped end points down.
D. 
The chimney connector shall be fastened at each joint with three sheet-metal screws. The length of the chimney connector shall be no more than 75% of the vertical chimney height above the flue inlet.
E. 
The chimney connector shall contain no more than two ninety-degree bends.
F. 
Any horizontal runs of chimney connectors shall have a minimum of one-half-inch rise for each foot of length, the highest point being the terminus at the chimney inlet.
G. 
A metal ventilating thimble must be used to pass a chimney connector through a combustible wall, the diameter thereof being at least 12 inches larger than the chimney connector.
H. 
No chimney connector shall be installed so as to pass through ceilings or closets.
A. 
No solid-fuel-burning appliance shall be located so as to block a fire exit.
B. 
The minimum clearances between combustible materials and the solid-fuel-burning appliance shall be as set forth in Tables 1 and 2 hereinafter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said tables are included at the end of this chapter.
C. 
When protective coverings are utilized to fulfill the minimum distance requirements in Table 2, the protective coverings installed must extend over all areas of walls and ceilings to the minimum clearances shown in Table 2.
D. 
The floor underneath and immediately surrounding the solid-fuel-burning appliance shall be of noncombustible material or comply with the following minimums:
(1) 
Where a solid-fuel-burning appliance is at least 18 inches above the floor line, a combustible floor shall be covered with twenty-four-gauge metal, brick, fireproof tile or three-eighths-inch asbestos millboard.
(2) 
Where the clearance between the bottom of the fuel-burning appliance and the combustible floor is less than 18 inches but more than six inches, the floor shall be covered with brick, fireproof tile or twenty-four-gauge sheet metal on top of three-eighths-inch asbestos millboard.
(3) 
Where the distance from the bottom of the fuel-burning appliance to a combustible floor is less than six inches, the combustible floor shall be covered with a minimum of four inches of hollow masonry with twenty-four-gauge sheet metal.
E. 
The clearance between any solid-fuel-burning appliance or appurtenant parts and furniture, carpeting, drapes, paper products or other highly combustible materials shall be a minimum of four feet.
F. 
Ashes from a solid-fuel-burning appliance shall be stored in a metal container with a tight-fitting lid.
G. 
Any solid-fuel-burning appliance to be installed in a mobile home must be approved and clearly marked "approved" by an accredited testing laboratory recognized as such by the National Fire Protection Association.
[Added 11-15-1980 by Ord. No. 226]