Department of Public Safety › 29-232 Boiler Design, Construction, Installation, Repair, Use and Operation

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-85. Nonstandard riveted boilersThe maximum allowable working pressure on the shell of a nonstandard riveted heating boiler shall be determined in accordance with requirements of section 29-232-55, except that in no case shall t…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-86. Nonstandard welded boilersThe maximum allowable working pressure of a nonstandard steel or wrought iron heating boiler of welded construction shall not exceed fifteen psig for steam service or thirty psig for hot water heat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-87. Nonstandard cast iron boilersThe maximum allowable working pressure of a nonstandard boiler composed principally of cast iron shall not exceed fifteen psig for steam service or thirty psig for hot water service. The maximum…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-88. Fired radiatorsA radiator in which steam pressure is generated at a pressure of fifteen psig or less is a low pressure boiler. (Effective August 25, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-89. Unsafe boilersIf, in the judgment of the inspector, a low pressure heating boiler is unsafe for operation at the pressure previously approved, the pressure shall be reduced, proper repair made or the boiler retired from ser…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-9. Commission as special inspectorUpon the request of a boiler insurance company authorized to do business in this state, a commission as a special inspector and an identifying commission card shall be issued by the commissione…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-90. Safety valves(a) Each steam boiler shall have one or more ASME/National Board certified safety valves of the spring poptype adjusted and sealed to discharge at a pressure not to exceed 15 psi. Seals shall be attached in a m…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-91. Safety relief valve requirements for hot water boilers(a) Each hot water heating boiler shall have at least one ASME/National Board certified safety relief valve set to relieve at or below the maximum allowable working pres…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-92. Installation of safety and relief valves(a) Safety valves shall be located in the top or side of boilers, with the spindle vertical, but in no case shall the valves be located below the lowest permissible water level. They …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-93. Pressure gages(a) Each steam boiler shall have a steam pressure gage connected to the steam space of the boiler itself or to its water column or on steam pipe near the boiler. The graduations of the steam gage shall not be …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-94. Water columnThe minimum size of ferrous or nonferrous pipes connecting a water column to a steam boiler shall be one inch. No outlet connections, except for damper regulator, feedwater regulator, steam gages, or apparatus w…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-95. Pressure controlEach automatically fired steam boiler shall be protected from overpressure by two pressure-operated controls. Each individual automatically fired steam boiler shall have a safety limit control that will cut …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-96. Automatic low-water fuel cutoff and/or water feeding deviceEach automatically fired steam or vapor-system boiler shall have an automatic low-water fuel cutoff so located as to automatically cut off the fuel supply when the …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-97. Hot water boilers pressure or altitude gagesEach hot water boiler shall have a pressure or altitude gage connected to it or to its flow connection in such a manner that it cannot be shut off from the boiler except by a cock…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-98. ThermometersEach hot water boiler shall have a thermometer so located and connected that it shall be easily readable when observing the water pressure of altitude. The thermometer shall be so located that it shall at all ti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-232-99. Temperature controlEach automatically fired hot water boiler shall be protected from over-temperature by two temperature-operated controls. Each individual automatically fired hot water boiler shall have a safety limit cont…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesAcknowledgement Sections 29-232-93 through 29-232-110, inclusive are taken from Section IV, Article 6, 1986 Boiler Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 345 East 47th Street, New York, New York, and are transcribed herein w…