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8. Steam boilers used exclusively for heating purposes with a pressure of not more than 15 psi (gage) located in private
residences or in apartment houses of six families or fewer.
9. Hot-water heating boilers with a pressure of not more than 30 psi located in private residences or apartment houses of
six families or fewer.
10. Unfired pressure vessels containing liquified petroleum gases.
11. Unfired pressure vessels containing only water under pressure for domestic purposes (including those containing air,
the compression of which serves only as a cushion for air lift pumping systems), when located in private residences or
apartment houses of six families or fewer.
12. Electric Boilers meeting the following:
a. Tank volume of not more than 1-1/2 cubic feet;
b. Maximum allowable working pressure of 80 psi or less and a pressure relief system preventing excess pressure;
c. Constructed after June 10, 1994 to ASME Code, or approved or otherwise certified by a nationally recognized or
foreign recognized testing laboratory or construction code.
13. Espresso machines.
14. Boiler or unfired pressure vessels located on farms or used soley for agricultural purposes.
15. Hot water heaters listed by a nationally recognized testing agency having:
a. Approved safety devices including a pressure/temperature relief valve;
b. Water capacity of 120 gallons or less;
c. Heat input of 200,000 BTUs per hour or less;
d. Pressure of 160 psi or less and a temperature of 200°F or less when used for hot water supply
e. Not installed in a school, childcare center, hospital, nursing or boarding home, church, public building owned or
leased and maintained by the state or political subdivision thereof, or assembly hall.
ObJeCtS SUbJeCt tO rUleS FOr FIelD InSpeCtIOn
Same as OBJECTS SUBJECT TO RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION AND STAMPING.
InSpeCtIOnS reQUIreD
1. Power boilers:
a. One annual internal inspection;
b. One annual external inspection.
2. Low-pressure heating boilers:
a. One biennial internal inspection where construction permits;
b. One biennial external inspection.
3. Unfired pressure vessels:
a. One biennial internal inspection where construction permits;
b. One biennial external inspection while under pressure.
InSUranCe InSpeCtIOn reQUIrementS
1. Inspections made by inspectors employed by insurance companies are accepted in lieu of inspections made by a jurisdiction
department inspector. All initial installation inspections shall be made by a department inspector.
2. Reports of inspection must be filed with department on National Board forms within 30 days.
3. Department must be notified of suspension of insurance on account of dangerous conditions on National Board forms.
4. Department must be notified of new business and discontinuance of insurance on National Board forms.
2013 National Board Synopsis of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Laws, Rules and Regulations