Section SPS 345.30 - Installation registration(1) CLASSIFICATIONS. Any installation of the following mechanical refrigeration systems or components thereof shall be registered with the department: (a) Any system using a Group A1 or B1 refrigerant and having a capacity rated at or greater than 50 horsepower, 50 tons or 50,000 volt-amperes.(b) Any system using a Group A2, B2, A3 or B3 refrigerant and having a capacity rated at or greater than 10 horsepower, 10 tons or 10,000 volt-amperes.(c) Any alteration of a mechanical refrigeration system, that causes the system to have or exceed the capacity in par. (a) or (b).(d) Any alteration or repair of a currently registered mechanical refrigeration system. Note: See normative appendix C in ANSI/ASHRAE standard 15, as adopted in subchapter IV, for characteristics of the refrigerant safety groups listed in paragraphs (a) and (b). For characteristics of individual refrigerants, such as the safety groups they are assigned to, see Tables 1 and 2 in ANSI/ASHRAE standard 34, as referenced in appendix E of ANSI/ASHRAE standard 15.
(2)FORMS. Registration information shall be submitted on form SBD-34. Note: The Department forms required in this chapter are available for a nominal fee at telephone 800-DOC-SALE or 411 (Telecommunications Relay), or at no charge at the Department's Web site at www.dsps.wi.gov through links to Division of Industry Services forms.
(3)SUBMITTAL DEADLINE. (a) The registration form shall be submitted to the department at least 20 business days before the system is initially placed in operation.(b) A registration form shall be submitted to the department at least 20 business days before a system is reactivated after an alteration, repair or replacement.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 345.30
CR 03-012: cr. Register October 2003 No. 574, eff. 11-1-03; CR 10-011: renum. from Comm 45.07 and am. (1) (intro.), (2) and (3), renum. (4) to be Comm 45.32 (6), cr. (1) (c) and (d) Register August 2010 No. 656, eff. 9-1-10. The purpose of the registration is to inform the Department of the pending activation of the refrigeration system and thereby enable performance of the inspection specified in section SPS 345.31(2). Under that section, this inspection must be performed within 45 business days after completion of construction or installation.