Nev. Admin. Code § 424.390

Current through June 11, 2024

Section 424.390 - Equipment for heating, ventilation and air-conditioning

1. If the heating, ventilation or air-conditioning system has an output of more than 2,000 cubic feet per minute, it must have an automatic shutdown.

2. Wood stoves are permitted if they have been properly installed and approved by the appropriate governmental authority.

3. Adequate precautions must be taken to ensure the safety of children in homes where stoves and heating appliances are used.

4. Portable heaters are prohibited.

5. The heating system, including any chimney, must be safe, maintained in good repair and of sufficient size to keep the house comfortably warm.

6. Gas water heaters must be vented to the outside. All water heaters must meet industry standards for safety and be set to a temperature not to exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

7. Unvented heaters which use liquid, solid or gas fuels are prohibited.

Nev. Admin. Code § 424.390

Welfare Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 108.1, eff. 10-19-90; + § 108.7, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89; A 10-19-90-NAC A by Div. of Child & Fam. Services, 11-14-97; A by R110-13, eff. 6/23/2014

NRS 424.020

REVISER'S NOTE.

The regulation of the Welfare Division of the Department of Human Resources (now the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services) that became effective October 19, 1990, and which amended subsection 4 and is the source of subsection 1 of this section, contains the following provision not included in NAC:

"Facilities licensed prior to October 19, 1990, must comply with the fire and safety standards in existence at the time of licensure and need not meet the new proposed requirements unless there is a change in license type or evacuation capability of the occupants."