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What is NYC FGC § 627.9?

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This section outlines the installation requirements for boilers used alongside refrigeration systems. It mandates that chilled mediums be piped in parallel with heating boilers and equipped with valves to prevent cross-contamination. Applies to building owners utilizing heating boilers in conjunction with cooling units.

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627.9 Cooling units used with heating boilers.

FGC § 627.9

Boilers, where used in conjunction with refrigeration systems, shall be installed so that the chilled medium is piped in parallel with the heating boiler with appropriate valves to prevent the chilled medium from entering the heating boiler. Where hot water heating boilers are connected to heating coils located in air-handling units where they might be exposed to refrigerated air circulation, such boiler piping systems shall be equipped with flow control valves or other automatic means to prevent gravity circulation of the boiler water during the cooling cycle.

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