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What is NYC RCNY § 2-09?

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An owner of equipment that is required to have a certificate of operation must perform annual tune-ups and combustion tests. Records of the dates and procedures of each tune-up and results of these tests must be kept by the owner for a minimum of five years and must be submitted within five business days if requested b

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Effective: 6/12/2016Last amended: 6/12/2016

§ 2-09 Annual Tune-ups and Record Keeping Requirements.

RCNY § 2-09

An owner of equipment that is required to have a certificate of operation must perform annual tune-ups and combustion tests. Records of the dates and procedures of each tune-up and results of these tests must be kept by the owner for a minimum of five years and must be submitted within five business days if requested by the department.

(a)Annual equipment tune-ups and combustion efficiency test.

(1)The owner of the equipment must commission a tune-up for the equipment and test the combustion efficiency. The tune-up and combustion efficiency test must occur at both high-fire and normal operating conditions.

(i)A qualified combustion tester must perform a combustion efficiency test for each piece of equipment and each oil fired boiler in accordance with 15 RCNY § 2-08(a)(1).

(ii)The tune-up required to increase boiler efficiency must be conducted in accordance with Subpart JJJJJJ of Part 63 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations and the guidelines outlined by the department. The results of the tune-up must be recorded on a form provided by the department.

(b)Combustion Analyzer Requirements.

(2)The equipment used must conform with the following requirements: Accuracy Resolution Oxygen (O 2 )+ 0.2%0.1%Pressure/Draft+ 2%0.04" water columnTemperature+ 0.5%0.1 °F An optional test using the following standards may be applied as provided in the following chart: Accuracy Resolution Carbon Monoxide (CO)+ 2 ppm at 0.0 to 39.9 ppm+ 5% at 40.0 to 500 ppm0.1 ppmNitric Oxide (NO)+ 5 ppm at 0 - 100 ppm+ 5% 101 - 2,000 ppm1 ppm (3) The following procedure must be followed in the use of the combustion analyzer: (i) Set up the combustion analyzer per manufacturer's instructions. In uncontaminated air (outdoor) start the analyzer and allow unit to complete the zeroing process. Never allow the analyzer to zero in the breeching.

(c)This section applies to registrations that are subject to the requirements of 15 RCNY § 2-01. (Amended City Record 5/13/2016, eff. 6/12/2016)

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