Ariz. Admin. Code § 14-2-314

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Section R14-2-314 - Intermittent Gas Ignition

A. Application and scope. The provisions of this rule are applicable to the following types of gas appliances:

1. All residential gas-fired space heating equipment requiring electrical supply for operation,

2. All residential gas-fired clothes dryers,

3. All residential gas-fired household cooking appliances having an electrical supply cord or electrical junction box,

4. All residential gas-fired air conditioners,

5. All residential decorative gas lots which are automatically ignited and require electrical supply for operation,

6. All residential vented decorative gas appliances which are automatically lighted and require electrical supply for operation.

B. Prohibition of distribution, sales and installation

1. No person shall cause to be distributed, sold or installed in this state a newly produced gas appliance subject to this rule which has not been certified by the Commission. This prohibition shall not take effect for any particular type of gas appliance until 24 months after at least one model of that type of appliance has been certified by the Commission.

2. All gas appliances certified by the Commission shall have the statement, "This appliance is equipped with an intermittent type ignition device" or "Equipped with IID" or "IID Equipped" on the rating plate.

C. Definitions. For the purpose of this rule, and unless otherwise indicated, the following definitions shall apply in addition to those definitions shown in Title 40, Section 1, Chapter 7, Article 1, Paragraph 40-1201, of the A.R.S.:

1. "Certified by the Commission" means that the Commission has acknowledged receipt of one of the following for an appliance equipped with an intermittent type ignition device; a photostatic copy of the A.G.A. Appliance Certificate or the UL Listing Certificate; a listing of the appliance in the A.G.A. "Directory of Certified Appliances and Accessories" or the UL "Gas and Oil Equipment List"; or a certified test report from a recognized independent testing laboratory acceptable to the Commission stating that the appliance has been tested and conforms to the applicable American National Standards as mentioned below.

2. "Newly produced" means not previously used for the purpose for which designed or any other related purpose and constructed entirely of new unused parts and materials.

3. "Rating plate" means a plate, or combination of adjacent plates located so as to be easily read when the appliance is in a normally installed position.

D. Gas-fired space heating equipment.

1. Except as otherwise provided, all intermittent type ignition devices used on gas-fired space heating equipment shall be certified by the Commission if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as: ANSI Z21.20-1975, Automatic Gas Ignition Systems and Components.

2. Except as otherwise provided, gas-fired space heating equipment shall be certified by the Commission if it complies with one of the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as:

a. ANSI Z21.47-1973-Gas-Fired Gravity and Forced Air Central Furnaces, addenda Z21.47a-1974, and addenda Z21.47b-1975.

b. ANSI Z21-11.1-1974-Vented Room Heaters, addenda Z21.11.1a-1975 and addenda Z21.11.1b-1976.

c. ANSI Z21.13-1974-Gas-Fired Low-Pressure Steam and Hot Water Boilers, and addenda Z21.13a-1976.

d. ANSI Z21.44-1977-Gas-Fired Gravity and Fan Type Sealed Combustion System Wall Furnaces.

e. ANSI Z21.49-1975-Gas-Fired Gravity and Fan Type Vented Wall Furnaces and addenda Z21.49a-1977.

f. ANSI Z21.48-1973-Gravity and Fan Type Floor Furnaces and addenda Z21.48a-1974 and addenda Z21.48b-1975.

E. Gas clothes dryers.

1. Except as otherwise provided, all intermittent type ignition devices used on gas clothes dryers shall be certified by the Commission if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as: ANSI Z21.20-1975-Automatic Gas Ignition Systems and Components.

2. Except as otherwise provided, gas clothes dryers shall be certified by the Commission, if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as ANSI Z21.5.1-1975-Type 1 Clothes Dryers.

F. Household cooking gas appliances.

1. Except as otherwise provided, all intermittent type ignition devices used on a household cooking gas appliance shall be certified by the Commission if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as: ANSI Z21.20-1975-Automatic Gas Ignition Systems and Component.

2. Except as otherwise provided, household cooking gas appliances shall be certified by the Commission if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as: ANSI Z21.1-1974-Household Cooking Appliances, addenda Z21.1a-1974, and addenda Z21.1b-1976.

G. Gas-fired air conditioners.

1. Except as otherwise provided, all intermittent type ignition devices used on a gas-fired air conditioner shall be certified by the Commission if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as: ANSI Z21.20-1975-Automatic Gas Ignition Systems and Components.

2. Except as otherwise provided, gas-fired air conditioners shall be certified by the Commission, if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as: ANSI Z21.40.1-1973-Gas-Fired Absorption Summer Air Conditioning Appliances, and addenda Z21.40.1a-1974.

H. Decorative gas logs.

1. Shall be certified by the Commission if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as: ANSI Z21.20-1975-Automatic Gas Ignition Systems and Components.

2. Except as otherwise provided, gas-fired decorative gas logs shall be certified by the Commission if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as: ANSI Z21.60-1975-Decorative Gas Appliances for Installation in Vented Fireplaces and addenda Z21.60a-1976.

I. Vented decorative gas appliances.

1. Shall be certified by the Commission if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as: ANSI Z21.20-1975-Automatic Gas Ignition Systems and Components.

2. Except as otherwise provided, gas-fired vented decorative appliances shall be certified by the Commission if they comply with the standards approved by the American National Standards Institute, Inc., known as: ANSI Z21.50-1973-Vented Decorative Gas Appliances, addenda Z21.50a-1974 and addenda Z21.50b-1974.

J. The statement mentioned in subsection (B)(2) which is required on the rating plate will be the Seal of Certification for Arizona. The rating plate will be furnished and applied and distributed by the manufacturer.

K. The Utilities Division of this Commission is charged with the duty of maintaining the records necessary for the control of the Certification Program and will notify manufacturers in accordance with paragraph 40-1204, Article 1, Chapter 7, Title 40 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.

L. Variance. Variation from the terms and conditions of this rule shall be permitted only upon the verified application of an affected party to the Commission, setting forth the circumstances whereby the public interest requires such variation, and upon the issuance of a special Order of the Commission. The Commission may require an application for such variation to be presented in a public hearing.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-2-314

Former Section R14-2-135 renumbered as Section R14-2-314 without change effective March 2, 1982 (Supp. 82-2).