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What is NYC AC § 27-809?

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This section mandates that accessible piping in habitable areas carrying fluids above 165 degrees Fahrenheit must be insulated to maintain safe surface temperatures. It also outlines requirements for clearances and insulation for piping passing through combustible materials. Applies to building owners managing heating and plumbing systems.

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§ 27-809 Insulation and clearances.

AC § 27-809

All accessible piping in habitable and occupiable rooms carrying steam, water, or other fluids at temperatures exceeding one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit shall be insulated to prevent the temperature at the outer surface of the insulation from exceeding sixty degrees Fahrenheit above the ambient temperature. The openings for insulated piping through combustible floors, walls, partitions, ceilings and other combustible construction shall include clearance and insulation adequate to satisfy the requirements of section 27-792 of article one of this subchapter. Where accessible piping carries a fluid not exceeding two hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit and insulation would interfere with the functioning of the system, such piping may be uninsulated provided sufficient clearance is maintained from the combustible construction so that the temperature limitation of section 27-792 of article one of this subchapter is not exceeded, and all uninsulated piping shall be provided with at least one-half inch clearance from combustible materials.

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