Section 12-223.1-4 - Inspections(a) Initial heating boiler acceptance inspections shall be conducted and witnessed by the chief boiler inspector or a deputy inspector designee. The initial inspection shall include internal inspection where construction permits, post-installation pressure test, and operational testing of controls and safety devices in accordance with ASME CSD-1, NBIC, and this chapter by the installer, contractor, or owner.(b) Permit renewal inspections. The following shall apply to permit renewal inspections:(1) steam or vapor heating boilers shall have an external inspection every two years, or where construction permits, an internal inspection at the discretion of the inspector;(2) Steam or vapor heating boilers with a heating surface greater than twenty (20) square feet and less than or equal to one hundred (100) square feet shall be internally inspected at least every four years;(3) Steam or vapor heating boilers with any one of the following criteria: a manway, a Btu per hour input greater than 400,000, or a heating surface greater than one hundred (100) square feet, shall be internally inspected annually. They shall be externally inspected and operationally tested approximately six months after the internal inspection;(4) Hot-water heating, hot-water supply heating boilers, potable water heaters (including modular installations) shall have an external inspection every two years, or where construction permits, an internal inspection at the discretion of the inspector;(5) Pool heaters shall have an external inspection every two years;(6) State special: see sections 12-220-2(b) and 12-220-16(e)(6); and(7) Based upon actual service conditions by the owner or user of the operating equipment, the department may, at its discretion, permit variations in the inspection frequency requirements.Haw. Code R. § 12-223.1-4
[Eff and comp 12/21/2019] (Auth: HRS § 397-4) (Imp: HRS § 397-4)