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NFPA 54: National Fuel Gas Code Handbook, 2018
- Cover
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- History of the National Fuel Gas Code
- About the Contributors
- About the Editor
- NFPA 54 Summary of Technical Changes: 2018
- PART 1 - NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code, with Commentary [Go to Page]
- Chapter 1 - Administration [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope
- 1.2 Purpose
- 1.3 Retroactivity
- 1.4 Equivalency
- 1.5 Enforcement
- Chapter 2 - Referenced Publications [Go to Page]
- 2.1 General
- 2.2 NFPA Publications
- 2.3 Other Publications
- 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory
Sections
- Chapter 3 - Definitions [Go to Page]
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
- 3.3 General Definitions
- Chapter 4 - General [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Qualified Agency
- 4.2 Interruption of Service
- 4.3 Prevention of Accidental Ignition
- 4.4 Noncombustible Material
- Chapter 5 - Gas Piping System Design, Materials, and Components [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Piping Plan
- 5.2 Provision for Location of Point of Delivery
- 5.3 Interconnections Between Gas Piping
Systems
- 5.4 Sizing of Gas Piping Systems
- 5.5 Operating Pressure
- 5.6 Acceptable Piping Materials and Joining
Methods
- 5.7 Gas Meters
- 5.8 Gas Pressure Regulators
- 5.9 Overpressure Protection Devices
- 5.10 Back Pressure Protection
- 5.11 Low-Pressure Protection
- 5.12 Shutoff Valves
- 5.13 Excess Flow Valve(s
- 5.14 Expansion and Flexibility
- Chapter 6 - Pipe Sizing [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Pipe Sizing Methods
- 6.2 Sizing Natural Gas Piping Systems
- 6.3 Sizing Propane Piping Systems
- 6.4 Sizing Equations
- Chapter 7 - Gas Piping Installation [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Installation of Underground Piping
- 7.2 Installation of Aboveground Piping
- 7.3 Concealed Piping in Buildings
- 7.4 Piping in Vertical Chases
- 7.5 Gas Pipe Turns
- 7.6 Drips and Sediment Traps
- 7.7 Outlets
- 7.8 Manual Gas Shutoff Valves
- 7.9 Prohibited Devices
- 7.10 Systems Containing Gas–Air Mixtures
Outside the Flammable Range
- 7.11 Systems Containing Flammable Gas–Air
Mixtures
- 7.12 Electrical Bonding and Grounding
- 7.13 Electrical Circuits
- 7.14 Electrical Connections
- Chapter 8 - Inspection, Testing, and Purging [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Pressure Testing and Inspection
- 8.2 Piping System Leak Check
- 8.3 Purging Requirements
- Chapter 9 - Appliance, Equipment, and Accessory Installation [Go to Page]
- 9.1 General
- 9.2 Accessibility and Clearance
- 9.3 Air for Combustion and Ventilation
- 9.4 Appliances on Roofs
- 9.5 Appliances in Attics
- 9.6 Appliance and Equipment Connections to
Building Piping
- 9.7 Electrical
- 9.8 Room Temperature Thermostats
- 10 Installation of Specific Appliances [Go to Page]
- 10.1 General
- 10.2 Air-Conditioning Appliances (Gas-Fired Air
Conditioners and Heat Pumps
- 10.3 Central Heating Boilers and Furnaces
- 10.4 Clothes Dryers
- 10.5 Conversion Burners
- 10.6 Decorative Appliances for Installation in
Vented Fireplaces
- 10.7 Gas Fireplaces, Vented
- 10.8 Non-Recirculating Direct Gas-Fired Industrial
Air Heaters
- 10.9 Recirculating Direct Gas-Fired Industrial Air
Heaters
- 10.10 Duct Furnaces
- 10.11 Floor Furnaces
- 10.12 Food Service Appliance, Floor-
Mounted
- 10.13 Food Service Appliances, Counter
Appliances
- 10.14 Household Cooking Appliances
- 10.15 Illuminating Appliances
- 10.16 Incinerators, Commercial-Industrial
- 10.17 Infrared Heaters
- 10.18 Open-Top Broiler Units
- 10.19 Outdoor Cooking Appliances
- 10.20 Pool Heaters
- 10.21 Refrigerators
- 10.22 Room Heaters
- 10.23 Stationary Gas Engines
- 10.24 Gas-Fired Toilets
- 10.25 Unit Heaters
- 10.26 Wall Furnaces
- 10.27 Water Heaters
- 10.28 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicular
Fuel Systems
- 10.29 Appliances for Installation in Manufactured
Housing
- 10.30 Fuel Cell Power Plants
- 10.31 Outdoor Open Flame Decorative
Appliances
- Chapter 11 - Procedures to Be Followed to Place Appliance in Operation [Go to Page]
- 11.1 Adjusting the Burner Input
- 11.2 Primary Air Adjustment
- 11.3 Safety Shutoff Devices
- 11.4 Automatic Ignition
- 11.5 Protective Devices
- 11.6 Checking the Draft
- 11.7 Operating Instructions
- Chapter 12 - Venting of Appliances [Go to Page]
- 12.1 Minimum Safe Performance
- 12.2 General
- 12.3 Specification for Venting
- 12.4 Design and Construction
- 12.5 Type of Venting System to Be Used
- 12.6 Masonry, Metal, and Factory-Built
Chimneys
- 12.7 Gas Vents
- 12.8 Single-Wall Metal Pipe
- 12.9 Through-the-Wall Vent Termination
- 12.10 Condensation Drain
- 12.11 Vent Connectors for Category I Appliances
- 12.12 Vent Connectors for Category II, Category III,
and Category IV Appliances
- 12.13 Draft Hoods and Draft Controls
- 12.14 Manually Operated Dampers
- 12.15 Automatically Operated Vent Dampers
- 12.16 Obstructions
- Chapter 13 - Sizing of Category I Venting Systems [Go to Page]
- 13.1 Additional Requirements to Single Appliance
Vent
- 13.2 Additional Requirements to Multiple-
Appliance Vent
- Annex A - Explanatory Material
- Annex B - Sizing and Capacities of Gas Piping
- Annex C - Suggested Method of Checking for Leakage
- Annex D - Suggested Emergency Procedure for Gas Leaks
- Annex E - Flow of Gas Through Fixed Orifices
- Annex F - Sizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped with Draft Hoods, Category I Appliances, and Appliances Listed for Use with Type B Vents
- Annex G - Recommended Procedure for Safety Inspection of an Existing Appliance Installation
- Annex H - Indoor Combustion Air Calculation Examples
- Annex I - Example of Combination of Indoor and Outdoor Combustion and Ventilation Opening Design
- Annex J - Enforcement
- Annex K - Informational References
- PART TWO
Supplements [Go to Page]
- 1 Development of Revised Venting Guidelines
- 2 Fuel Gas Odorization
- 3 Calculation Worksheets
- 4 Clearance Distance for Gas Appliance Sidewall
Venting
- 5 Purging
- 6 Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST)
- Index
- Important Notices and Legal Disclaimers [Go to Page]
