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What is NYC FGC § 503.6.9.1?

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This section outlines the sizing requirements for natural draft venting systems serving Category I appliances equipped with draft hoods. The sizing must comply with specified methods, including those based on appliance draft hood outlet areas. Applies to building owners installing gas vent systems in single-story buildings.

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503.6.9.1 Category I appliances.

FGC § 503.6.9.1

The sizing of natural draft venting systems serving one or more listed appliances equipped with a draft hood or appliances listed for use with Type B gas vent, installed in a single story of a building, shall be in accordance with one of the following methods: 1. The provisions of Section 504.

2.For sizing an individual gas vent for a single, draft-hood-equipped appliance, the effective area of the vent connector and the gas vent shall be not less than the area of the appliance draft hood outlet, nor greater than seven times the draft hood outlet area.

3.For sizing a gas vent connected to two appliances with draft hoods, the effective area of the vent shall be not less than the area of the larger draft hood outlet plus 50 percent of the area of the smaller draft hood outlet, nor greater than seven times the smaller draft hood outlet area.

4.Engineering practices acceptable to the commissioner.

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