NFPA 31-2016 Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment (Effective Date 12 4 2015).pdf

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30、, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169. Copyright 2015 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 31 Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment 2016 Edition This edition of NFPA 31, Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment, was prepared by the Committee on Liqu

31、id Fuel Burning Equipment. It was issued by the Standards Council on November 14, 2015, with an effective date of December 4, 2015, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 31 was approved as an American National Standard on December 4, 2015. Origin and Development of NFPA 31 Oil-b

32、urning equipment standards date from 1902, when they were issued by the National Board of Fire Underwriters under the title Rules and Requirements of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the Storage and Use of Fuel Oil and for the Construction and Installation of Oil Burning Equipments. Subse

33、quently, the project was turned over to the NFPA, and a completely revised standard was rst presented to the Association in 1913. Since then, the responsibility for NFPA 31 has been that of the Technical Committee on Liquid Fuel Burning Equipment. Revised editions of NFPA 31 were issued in 1948, 195

34、1, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2006, and 2010. The 1997 edition of NFPA 31 (processed through the November 1996 document revision cycle) incorporated the following major amendments to the previous edition: (1) Editorial

35、revision of Chapter 1, General, to effect editorial improvement and to comply with the Manual of Style for NFPA Technical Committee Documents (2) Numerous amendments to the denitions to eliminate inconsistencies with NFPA 97, Standard Glossary of Terms Relating to Chimneys, Vents, and Heat-Producing

36、 Appliances (3) Numerous amendments to the requirements for chimneys and chimney connectors in Section 1.11, formerly Section 1.7 (4) New requirements for termination of ue gas venting systems in 1.12.3, Termination of Venting Systems (5) A complete revision of Chapter 2, Tank Storage (6) A new vers

37、ion of Table 4.4.1.1, Clearances to Combustible Materials (7) A complete revision of Chapter 5, Installation of Heating and Cooking Appliances (8) A new Appendix D, Considerations for Combustion Equipment Firing Alternative (Nonpetroleum) Fuels (9) A new Appendix E, Relining Masonry Chimneys, to pro

38、vide needed guidance for evaluation, repair, and relining of existing masonry chimneys when replacing heating systems with high efciency combustion appliances The 2001 edition of NFPA 31 (processed through the November 2000 document revision cycle) included the following major changes: (1) A major e

39、ditorial reorganization of the text to comply with a new edition of the Manual of Style for NFPA Technical Committee Documents (2) Recognition of nonmetallic fuel oil storage tanks for inside use (3) A return to the 1 in. (32 mm) vent diameter for inside fuel oil storage tanks, based on full- scale

40、re tests (4) An increase in the number of storage tanks that can be manifolded together, if the tanks are part of an engineered fuel storage system (5) Appendix text to 10.5.4 (4-3.4 in the 1997 edition) that provides guidance on the appropriate types of limit controls for the various appliances (6)

41、 A new Chapter 12 to address appliances that can burn used oil (7) A new Chapter 13 to address appliances that can burn either gaseous fuels or fuel oil (8) Major revisions to Appendix E, Relining Masonry ChimneysINSTALLATION OF OIL-BURNING EQUIPMENT 31-2 2016 Edition The 2006 edition of NFPA 31 (pr

42、ocessed through the November 2005 document revision cycle) incorporated the following major amendments: (1) Revised guidance in 6.6.7 for inspecting the chimney or ue gas venting system prior to installation of oil-red appliances. The guidance limits the scope of the inspection but requires written

43、notication of deciencies to the owner of the premises. (2) Updated design standards and installation requirements for fuel oil storage tanks. (3) Complete revision of Section 7.5 on installation of fuel oil storage tanks in buildings. Included is replacement of previous criteria for allowable storag

44、e quantities in unenclosed and enclosed environments with the simpler criteria used by NFPA 37, Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines. Also included is guidance for manifolding of three- and four-tank systems. (4) More specic guidance in Section 7.5

45、for installation of oil safety valves and thermally operated shutoff valves. (5) Stricter requirements for taking fuel storage systems out of service, either temporarily or permanently. (6) More specic requirements in Section 8.9 for testing piping installations. The 2011 edition of NFPA 31 (process

46、ed through the November 2010 document revision cycle) incorporated the following major amendments: (1) Amendments to Scope and Purpose statements to allow the use of any liquid fuel deemed appropriate for use for stationary liquid fuel burning appliances, including fuels derived from biodiesel sourc

47、es (2) Replacement of the denition of fuel oil with one for liquid fuel, to include biodiesel fuel blend stocks (3) Expansion of the types of fuels deemed acceptable for use within the scope of NFPA 31 and recognition of the appropriate specications (4) Amendments to Section 6.5 to clarify the provi

48、sions for installation of chimney connectors to chimney lining systems; to allow the use of listed factory-built chimney connectors; and to establish the minimum thickness for steel pipe chimney connectors (5) Addition of a requirement to verify proper size of the chimney or ue gas venting system wh

49、en a new or replacement appliance is installed (6) Complete revision of Chapter 7, Liquid Fuel Tanks, to clarify the requirements for proper installation of storage tanks and to recognize all liquid fuels acceptable for use within the scope of NFPA 31 (7) Relocation of certain piping-related provisions from Chapter 7 to Chapter 8, where they more properly belong (8) Complete revision of Chapter 8, Heating Fuel Piping Systems and Components, to clarify the requirements for proper installation of piping systems and to recognize all liquid fuels acceptable