[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Westbury 11-22-1933
(Ch. 26 of the 1964 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fire prevention — See Ch. 124.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Approval by some nationally recognized laboratory.
Any liquid used as fuel and having a flash point not less than 110°
F.
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For the purpose of making a test of such fuel oil the Pensky-Martens
closed-cup tester shall be authoritative. The test shall be made in accordance
with the methods of test adopted by the American Society of Testing Materials.
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Any device designed and arranged for the purpose of burning or preparing
to burn fuel oil as specified in the above definition, and having a tank or
container with a capacity for more than 20 gallons connected thereto.
All equipment connected to oil-heating burner and located within
the building, including internal and external supply or storage tanks and
provisions for filling and venting same, piping, wiring and all accessories.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation
or their agents governed by this chapter to install any oil-heating burner
unless the following application is filed with the Building Inspector of the
Village of Westbury, Nassau County, New York, at least 30 days before an installation
is made and shall have been issued a certificate of approval, reading as follows:
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Application for Certificate of Approval
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To the Building Inspector of the Village of Westbury, Nassau County,
New York:
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The undersigned hereby requests that a Certificate of Approval be issued
for the oil-heating burner described below:
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1.
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Name of burner
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2.
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Name of manufacturer
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3.
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Address of manufacturer
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4.
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Kind of fuel recommended for burner
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5.
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Length of time burner has been on market
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6.
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List approvals by states, cities or recognized laboratories:
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Name
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Date
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7.
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Attach blueprint of assembly drawing showing construction of device,
indicating moving parts, oil passages and air passages. (Size 16 x 22).
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Application filed by
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at
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this day of 19
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B.
The Building Inspector of the Village of Westbury, Nassau
County, New York, shall within 30 days of the filing of the above application
issue a certificate of approval or disapproval as provided according to the
provisions of this chapter.
C.
Said Building Inspector of the Village of Westbury, Nassau
County, New York, shall approve any oil-heating burner tested by Underwriters'
Laboratories, Inc., or any other nationally recognized inspection board or
laboratory. Oil-heating burners not listed by Underwriters' Laboratories,
Inc., or any other nationally recognized inspection board or laboratory shall
not be approved until they have been inspected by the Building Inspector of
the Village of Westbury, Nassau County, New York. This test shall cover arrangement
of parts, suitability of material, strength of parts, electrical control,
thermostatic arrangement, reliability of automatic features, positiveness
of ignition and safeguards against flooding. In case the Building Inspector
of the Village of Westbury aforesaid does not feel that he is competent to
make the above test he is hereby authorized to require that the applicant
submit a report from a recognized laboratory.
D.
With a certificate of disapproval said Building Inspector
of the Village of Westbury aforesaid shall issue to the applicant and to the
manufacturer of the device a clear and concise statement as to the reason
or reasons for disapproval.
E.
New application made after the issuance of a certificate
of disapproval shall not be made until 90 days from the date of issue of said
certificate.
F.
New application shall be accompanied by a clear and concise
statement giving reasons for reconsideration based on information received
with certificate of disapproval.
Any person, firm, corporation or their agents having a certificate of
approval may install oil-burning equipment in connection with the approved
oil-heating burner in accordance with the provisions made in this chapter,
provided that such person, firm, corporation or their agents shall make application
to the Building Inspector of the Village of Westbury, Nassau County, New York,
for a permit to install the same and such permit shall have been granted by
said Building Inspector of the Village of Westbury aforesaid. At the time
of the application for such permit to install in any particular premises such
oil-heating equipment there shall be paid to the Building Inspector of the
Village of Westbury aforesaid a fee to cover the cost of making an inspection
of any such installation, said fee to be in an amount as set from time to
time by resolution of the Board of Trustees. Each installation must be inspected
by a representative of the Building Inspector of the Village of Westbury,
Nassau County, New York.
A.
Tanks shall be constructed of galvanized steel, open
hearth steel or wrought iron of a minimum gauge (U.S. Standard) depending
on the capacity as given below:
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Capacity(gallons)
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Gauge
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1 to 285
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16
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286 to 560
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14
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560 to 1,100
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12
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1,100 to 4,000
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7
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4,001 to 12,000
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1/4 inch
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B.
For tanks of 1,100 gallons or more, a tolerance of 10%
in capacity may be allowed.
C.
All joints shall be riveted and caulked, brazed, welded
or made tight by some equally satisfactory process. Tanks shall be made tight
and sufficiently strong to bear without injury the most severe strains to
which they may be subjected in practice. Shells of tanks shall be properly
reinforced where connections are made. All connections shall be made through
the top of the tank above the liquid level, except in tanks having a capacity
of 275 gallons and less where one connection may be made, not larger than
one-inch iron pipe size, in the bottom of the tank. Unenclosed inside storage
or gravity tanks of 275 gallons capacity and less shall be provided with an
additional one-inch opening in the bottom of the tank for an approved key
stem gate valve to aid in the cleaning of the tanks.
D.
Underground tanks shall be thoroughly coated on the outside
with tar, asphaltum or other suitable rust resisting material dependent upon
the condition of the soil in which they are placed.
E.
Inside and above-ground tanks and auxiliary tanks shall
be coated with a good quality rust-resisting paint.
A.
Inside storage, gravity and auxiliary pressure tanks,
not enclosed in masonry or concrete, shall be provided with securely attached
substantial incombustible supports, and be securely bolted to basement floor
or otherwise secured to avoid strains on piping and shall not be located within
10 feet, measured horizontally from any fire or source of flame.
B.
Tanks having a capacity of not more than 275 gallons
each may be located in the cellar or basement above the floor level. No more
than two such tanks shall be installed in connection with any one burner.
C.
Storage tanks of over 275 gallons individual capacity
shall be placed in an enclosure of inside dimensions six inches greater on
all sides than the outside dimensions of the tank. The walls of the enclosure
shall be constructed of concrete not less than six inches in thickness or
of eight inches of masonry. The walls shall be bonded to floor and carried
up to a height not less than one foot above the tank, and the space between
the tank and the wall and the top of the enclosure shall be completely filled
with sand or well-tamped earth.
D.
Storage tanks having a capacity greater than 275 gallons
may be placed in the cellar or basement of any building below the level of
the floor, provided that they are so placed that the top of the tank is not
less than 12 inches below the level of the floor.
E.
Tanks located outside of the building underground shall
be so placed that the top of the tank is not less than two feet below the
surface of the ground, except that in lieu of the two feet, cover tank may
be buried under 12 inches of earth and a cover of concrete at least six inches
in thickness provided; reinforcement shall extend at least 12 inches on all
sides of the top of the tank.
F.
Where tanks are located so that the top of the tank is
above the level of the suction inlet of the pump supplying oil to the burner
or burner assembly, a syphon-breaking device consisting of an anti-syphon
valve, a vacuum syphon breaker, syphon-breaking pump set or equivalent devices
to prevent syphoning shall be installed.
G.
Tanks of 275 gallons capacity and less may be used to
supply oil to the burner by gravity, provided that there is a suitable automatic
safeguard to prevent abnormal discharge of oil at the burner. When more than
one storage tank is installed, such tanks shall be connected, with the main
feed pipe line leading to the burner, through a manually operated three-way
valve, so that not more than one tank can in any way discharge its contents
at one time.
H.
Tanks of 60 gallons capacity and less may be used under
pressure, provided that they shall be designed for six times the maximum working
pressure; working pressure shall not exceed 50 pounds per square inch, and
shall be proved tight at twice the maximum working pressure. Pressure tanks
shall be equipped with a reliable pressure gauge and an automatic relief valve
piped to discharge by gravity to the storage tank.
I.
No tank shall be installed under sidewalks or roadways
unless a permit has been granted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Westbury, Nassau County, New York.
A.
All tanks shall have a separate vent pipe of ample size
to prevent abnormal pressures in cases of fire, or when filling; in no case
to be less than 11/4 inch iron pipe size for tanks having a capacity of 1,500
gallons. For tanks having a capacity of more than 1,500 gallons the vent pipe
shall be at least two-inch iron pipe size.
B.
The lower end of the vent pipe shall extend through the
top of the tank for a distance of not more than one inch.
C.
The vent pipe shall extend from the tank to the outside
air, terminating at a point outside of the building, at least three feet above
the top of the fill pipe and as remote as possible from any window or building
opening. Outer ends of the vent pipe shall be provided with a return bend
or a weatherproof hood.
All filling pipes shall terminate outside of buildings and when installed
in the vicinity of any door or building opening shall be provided with a metal
cover or cap which may be closed tight when not in use.
A.
No oil tank used in connection with oil-heating equipment
shall be equipped with a glass gauge, or any gauge, the breaking of which
will permit the oil to escape from the tank.
B.
Test wells shall not be located within the buildings.
Test wells located outside of buildings shall be capped oil tight.
A.
Standard full-weight wrought iron, steel or brass pipe
with substantial fittings or standard brass or copper tubing fittings shall
be used and shall be carefully protected against mechanical injury. In all
piping systems proper allowances shall be made for expansion and contraction,
jarring and vibration. Flexible metallic tubing may be used to reduce the
effect of jarring and vibration.
B.
All threaded joints shall be tight and shall be made
up with litharge and glycerine, or equivalent suitable pipe compound.
C.
All piping shall be secured rigidly and protected from
injury, in a manner that is consistent with good practice.
A.
All auxiliary pumps used for pumping oil from the storage
tank to auxiliary tank shall be approved type. They shall be rigidly mounted.
B.
Automatic pumps not an integral part of the oil-heating
burner shall be of approved type, provided with automatic means for preventing
a continuous discharge of oil in case of pipe breaking. They shall be rigidly
mounted.
A.
Valves shall be installed to close against the supply
and shall be designed to prevent the withdrawal of the stem by continued operation
of the hand wheel.
B.
Where the design of the valve requires the use of a stuffing
box, the stuffing box shall be of liberal size, containing cupped gland designed
to compress the packing against the stem and arranged so as to facilitate
removal. The use of packing affected by oil or heat is prohibited.
A.
Oil-heating burner controls:
(1)
All oil-heating burners shall be equipped with a device,
mechanical or electrical, which will automatically prevent an abnormal flow
of oil.
(2)
All oil-heating burners subject to automatic ignition
must be provided with permanent automatic device, so designed that oil, upon
being turned into the combustion chamber, will immediately become ignited
or shut off.
(3)
All oil-heating burners used in connection with hot-water,
steam or warm-air heating systems shall be equipped with an automatic device
to reduce or extinguish the fire in event of undue pressure or overheating
within the boiler or furnace.
B.
Electrical installations used in connection with oil-heating
equipment shall be installed in accordance with the National Electric Code,
and a certificate of inspection obtained.
C.
No oil-heating burner shall be installed in any boiler
or heater unless said boiler or heater is connected with a chimney having
sufficient draft at all times to ensure the safe operation of the burner.
All boiler or furnace rooms shall be provided with adequate ventilation
to assure continuous complete combustion.
This chapter shall not apply in the case of manufacturing plants except
for heating buildings or generating steam for power.
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector of the Village of Westbury,
Nassau County, New York, to interpret these rules in a manner that is consistent
with safety and good practice, as determined by the Underwriters' Laboratories,
Inc.
A printed copy of the rules and instructions of the manufacturers shall
be conspicuously posted near the oil-heating burner.
[Amended 6-6-1985 by L.L. No. 4-1985]
Any violation of this chapter shall by punishable by a fine not exceeding
$250.
