Table 4. Installation Clearances.
Ref | Description | Canadian | US | |
Installations | Installations | |||
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A | Clearance above grade, veranda, | 12 inches | 12 inches | |
porch, deck, or balcony | (30 cm) | (30 cm) | ||
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B | Clearance to window or door that | 36 inches | 12 inches | |
may be opened | (91 cm) | (30 cm) | ||
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C | Clearance to permanently closed | * | * | |
window | ||||
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| Vertical clearance to ventilated |
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| soffit, located above the terminal |
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D | within a horizontal distance of 2 | * | * | |
| feet (61 cm) from the center line of |
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| the terminal |
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E | Clearance to unventilated soffit | * | * | |
F | Clearance to outside corner | * | * | |
G | Clearance to inside corner | * | * | |
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| 3 feet (91 cm) |
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| Clearance to each side of center | within a height |
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| 15 feet (4.5 m) | * | ||
H | line extended above | |||
above the | ||||
| meter/regulator assembly |
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| meter/regulator |
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| assembly |
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I | Clearance to service regulator vent | 36 inches | * | |
outlet | (91 cm) | |||
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| Clearance to |
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J | supply inlet to building or the | 36 inches | 12 inches | |
combustion air inlet to any other | (91 cm) | (30 cm) | ||
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| appliance |
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| 3 feet (91 | |
| Clearance to a mechanical air |
| cm) above if | |
K | 6 feet (1.83 m) | within 10 feet | ||
supply inlet | ||||
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| (3 m) | ||
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| horizontally | |
| Clearance above paved sidewalk | 7 feet | * | |
L | or paved driveway located on | |||
(2.13 m) ♦ | ||||
| public property |
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M | Clearance under veranda, porch, | 12 inches | * | |
deck, or balcony | (30 cm) ▲ | |||
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♦A vent shall not terminate directly above a sidewalk or paved driveway that is located between two single family dwelling and serves both dwellings.
▲Permitted only if veranda, porch, deck, or balcony is fully open on a minimum of two sides beneath the floor.
*For clearances not specified in ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 or CSA B149.1, clearances are in accordance with local installation codes and the requirements of the gas supplier.
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