§ 25-31 Gas-Fueled Water Heaters Installed Prior to December 18, 1957.
RCNY § 25-31
(a)On or before November 1, 1958, in any tenement and converted dwelling which contains ten or more apartments, and on or before November 1, 1959, in other tenements and converted dwellings, any gas-fueled water heater installed prior to December 18, 1957, if of a type not approved by the Department of Health, shall be replaced by a supply of hot water or by a water heater approved by said department.
(b)On or before the applicable dates given in 28 RCNY § 25-30(a), gas-fueled dwellings described in said paragraph shall be made to comply with all the applicable requirements of 28 RCNY §§ 25-23 to 25-29, and all gas-fueled water heaters that have water heaters installed prior to December 18, 1957, in tenements and converted dwellings' sleeping rooms shall be removed.
(c)Any gas-fueled water heater so designed and arranged that it heats water in pipe coils placed at a distance from the hot water storage tank, installed prior to December 18, 1957, may be maintained in tenements and converted dwellings described in subdivision (a) of this section on and after the applicable dates given in said rule only if it is of a type approved by the Department of Health. However, no gas-fueled water heater shall be maintained in a sleeping room or bathroom.
