Gas Meter Room Fire Rating

3 equipment is installed in a 2 hour fire rated enclosure including protection for penetrations.

Gas meter room fire rating. Nyc fuel gas code 2014 e meters and gas service piping e 4 gas meter room ventilation appendix e meters and gas service piping such piping is greater than 4 inches 102 mm in diameter the meter piping shall be installed in a properly ventilated meter room of 3 hour fire rated. All gas meter room doors shall provide for a mechanism to allow them to be fixed in the open position during maintenance. All entry and exit doors must be rated commensurate with the rating of the wall. 4 no combustible storage is permitted.

Nfpa 20 ventilating and protecting fire rated pump rooms published on june 2 2015 june 2 2015 18 likes 6 comments. Natural gas meter room design requirements 1. Fire rated walls must have a minimum 2 hour fire rating or as specified in the california building code for group h division 1 occupancies. Gas meter room doors that open outwards directly on to the footpath shall feature 180 hinges.

3 10 in any multiple dwelling where there is an existing gas meter located in any boiler room or other room or space containing a heating boiler one additional gas meter may be installed in such room or space provided such additional gas meter is installed adjacent to the existing gas meter. 1 the room is dedicated to electrical equipment only. Co is flammable at 12 5 percent. 2 only dry type electrical equipment is used.