N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 §§ 14-10.17

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024

Section 14-10.17 - Water glasses and gage cocks

(a) Each steam boiler shall have at least one water glass, the lowest visible part of which shall be not less than two inches above the lowest permissible water level.

(b) Internally fired steam boilers having more than 100 square feet of heating surface, except boilers of the vertical fire-tube type and boilers using gas or electricity as fuel, shall be fitted with one or more fusible plugs, which shall be renewed annually. Fusible plugs shall not be required in boilers having a working pressure in excess of 200 pounds.

(c) Each boiler shall have three or more gage cocks, located within the range of the visible length of the water glass, when the maximum allowable working pressure exceeds 15 pounds per square inch, except when such boiler has two water glasses with independent connections to the boiler, located on the same horizontal line and not less than two feet apart. This shall not apply to boilers of the locomotive fire-tube type less than 36 inches in diameter, which boilers shall have at least two try cocks.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 §§ 14-10.17