Section 658-205-1 - INSTALLATION OF PROPANE AND NATURAL GAS EQUIPMENT1. The Board adopts and incorporates herein the following editions of technical standards or codes. All installations and servicing of any propane and natural gas equipment must comply with the applicable requirements of both these and any additional standards imposed by Title 32 MRSA §18101 et seq. and these rules. A. NFPA 54, National Fuel Gas Code 2009 editionB. NFPA 58, Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code 2008 editionC. NFPA 59, Utility LP-Gas Plant Code 2008 editionD. NFPA 59A, Standard for the Production, Storage & Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)F. NFPA 211, Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances2006 edition
The above standards may be purchased from:
NFPA Publications:
National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
P. O. Box 9101
Quincy, MA 02269-9101
Telephone: 1-800-344-3555
2. Installations of propane and natural gas must also comply with all other applicable statutes or rules of the State and all applicable ordinances, orders, rules, and regulations of local municipalities.3. Department of Transportation cylinders in permanent installations must rest on noncombustible materials.4. Bulk plant or dispensing station remotely controlled actuators on internal valves and emergency shut-off valves must not be operated with a flammable gas.5. Exceptions A. NFPA 54, Chapter 9.1.2, Installation in a Bedroom or Bathroom. The use of unvented heaters in bedrooms and bathrooms is prohibited.B. NFPA 58, Chapter 2.2.1.5, LP-Gas Equipment and Appliances. The recertification requirements of any Department of Transportation cylinder (100 lb. capacity and larger) which is filled at a customer's location and installed as a stationary installation prior to July 1, 2004 may be delayed to allow for a "Phase In" period in accordance with the following table. | As of Nov. 1 | Cylinder Manufacture Date Or a Water Jacket Type 12 yr. Hydrostatic Test Date | 7 Year Simple Hydrostatic Test | 5 Year Visual Inspection |
| 2004 | 1/1/1955 & Prior | 1/1/1955 & Prior | 1/1/1955 & Prior |
| 2005 | 1/1/1960 & Prior | 1/1/1960 & Prior | 1/1/1960 & Prior |
| 2006 | 1/1/1965 & Prior | 1/1/1965 & Prior | 1/1/1966 & Prior |
| 2007 | 1/1/1970 & Prior | 1/1/1970 & Prior | 1/1/1972 & Prior |
| 2008 | 1/1/1975 & Prior | 1/1/1975 & Prior | 1/1/1978 & Prior |
| 2009 | 1/1/1980 & Prior | 1/1/1981 & Prior | 1/1/1984 & Prior |
| 2010 | 1/1/1985 & Prior | 1/1/1987 & Prior | 1/1/1990 & Prior |
| 2011 | 1/1/1990 & Prior | 1/1/1993 & Prior | 1/1/1996 & Prior |
| 2012 | 1/1/1995 & Prior | 1/1/1999 & Prior | 1/1/2002 & Prior |
| 2013 | 1/1/2001 & Prior | 1/1/2006 & Prior | 1/1/2008 & Prior |
Any cylinder that does not have a legible manufacture date or retest date will be considered out of compliance.
C. NFPA 211, Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel Appliances. The Board does not adopt the following Sections of Chapter 13.(1) Section 13.2, Annual Inspection, the reference to the requirements of Section 14.3;(2) Section 13.4.1 of Section 13.4, Appliance or Connector Replacement, the reference to Chapter 14; and(3) Section 13.7.2 of Section 13.7, Evidence of Damage.D. NFPA 211, Chapter 14, Inspection of Existing Chimneys. The Board does not adopt Chapter 14, Inspection of Existing Chimneys.02-658 C.M.R. ch. 205, § 1