Includes index.

Includes bibliographical rerences.

CHAPTER 1 SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION --
PART 1- SCOPE AND APPLICATION 11 --
101 Scope and General Requirements 11 --
102 Applicability 11 --
PART 2- ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT 12 --
103 Code Compliance Agency 12 --
104 Duties and Powers of the Code Official 12 --
105 Permits 15 --
106 Construction Documents 16 --
107 Notice of Approval 16 --
108 Fees 17 --
109 Service Utilities 17 --
110 Temporary Uses, Equipment and Systems 17 --
111 Inspections and Testing 17 --
112 Means of Appeals 19 --
113 Board of Appeals 19 --
114 Violations 19 --
115 Stop Work Order 20 --
CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS 21 --
201 General 21 --
202 General Definitions 21 --
CHAPTER 3 GENERAL REGULATIONS 33 --
301 General 33 --
302 Protection of Structure 34 --
303 Equipment and Appliance Location 34 --
304 Installation 35 --
305 Piping Support 36 --
306 Access and Service Space 37 --
307 Condensate Disposal 39 --
308 Clearance Reduction 40 --
309 Temperature Control 41 --
310 Explosion Control 41 --
311 Smoke and Heat Vents 42 --
312 Heating and Cooling Load Calculations 42 --
CHAPTER 4 VENTILATION 43 --
401 General 43 --
402 Natural Ventilation 44 --
403 Mechanical Ventilation 44 --
404 Enclosed Parking Garages 52 --
405 Systems Control 52 --
406 Ventilation of Uninhabited Spaces 52 --
407 Ambulatory Care Facilities and
Group I-2 Occupancies 52 --
CHAPTER 5 EXHAUST SYSTEMS 53 --
501 General 53 --
502 Required Systems 54 --
503 Motors and Fans 60 --
504 Clothes Dryer Exhaust 61 --
505 Domestic Cooking Exhaust Equipment 63 --
506 Commercial Kitchen Hood Ventilation System Ducts and Exhaust Equipment 64 --
507 Commercial Kitchen Hoods 69 --
508 Commercial Kitchen Makeup Air 73 --
509 Hazardous Exhaust Systems 73 --
510 Dust, Stock and Refuse Conveying Systems 76 --
511 Subslab Soil Exhaust Systems 77 --
512 Smoke Control Systems 77 --
513 Energy Recovery Ventilation Systems 81 --
CHAPTER 6 DUCT SYSTEMS 83 --
601 General 83 --
602 Plenums 84 --
603 Duct Construction and Installation 86 --
604 Insulation 89 --
605 Air Filters 90 --
606 Smoke Detection Systems Control 90 --
607 Duct and Transfer Openings 91 --
608 Balancing 96 --
CHAPTER 7 COMBUSTION AIR 97 --
701 General 97 --
CHAPTER 8 CHIMNEYS AND VENTS 98 --
801 General 98 --
802 Vents 99 --
803 Connectors 100 --
804 Direct-Vent, Integral Vent and Mechanical Draft Systems 102 --
805 Factory-Built Chimneys 103 --
806 Metal Chimneys 104 --
CHAPTER 9 SPECIFIC APPLIANCES, FIREPLACES AND SOLID FUEL-BURNING EQUIPMENT 105 --
901 General 105 --
902 Masonry Fireplaces 105 --
903 Factory-Built Fireplaces 105 --
904 Pellet Fuel-Burning Appliances 105 --
905 Fireplace Stoves and Room Heaters 105 --
906 Factory-Built Barbecue Appliances 105 --
907 Incinerators and Crematories 106 --
908 Cooling Towers, Evaporative Condensers and Fluid Coolers 106 --
909 Vented Wall Furnaces 106 --
910 Floor Furnaces 106 --
911 Duct Furnaces 107 --
912 Infrared Radiant Heaters 107 --
913 Clothes Dryers 107 --
914 Sauna Heaters 107 --
915 Engine and Gas Turbine-Powered Equipment and Appliances 108 --
916 Pool and Spa Heaters 108 --
917 Cooking Appliances 108 --
918 Forced-Air Warm-Air Furnaces 108 --
919 Conversion Burners 108 --
920 Unit Heaters 108 --
921 Vented Room Heaters 108 --
922 Kerosene and Oil-Fired Stoves 108 --
923 Small Ceramic Kilns 109 --
924 Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems 109 --
925 Masonry Heaters 109 --
926 Gaseous Hydrogen Systems 109 --
927 Radiant Heating Systems 109 --
928 Evaporative Cooling Equipment 109 --
929 Unvented Alcohol Fuel-Burning Decorative Appliances 109 --
930 Large-Diameter Ceiling Fans 109 --
931 Steam Bath Equipment 110 --
CHAPTER 10 BOILERS, WATER HEATERS AND PRESSURE VESSELS 111 --
1001 General 111 --
1002 Water Heaters 111 --
1003 Pressure Vessels 111 --
1004 Boilers 112 --
1005 Boiler Connections 112 --
1006 Safety and Pressure Relief Valves and Controls 113 --
1007 Boiler Low-Water Cutoff 113 --
1008 Bottom Blowoff Valve 113 --
1009 Hot Water Boiler Expansion Tank 114 --
1010 Gauges 114 --
1011 Tests 115 --
CHAPTER 11 REFRIGERATION 116 --
1101 General 116 --
1102 System Requirements 117 --
1103 Refrigeration System Classification 117 --
1104 Refrigeration System Application Requirements 125 --
1105 Machinery Room, General Requirements 127 --
1106 Machinery Room, Special Requirements 128 --
1107 Piping Material 128 --
1108 Joints and Connections 130 --
1109 Refrigerant Pipe Installation 131 --
1110 Refrigeration Piping System Test 133 --
[F] 1111 Periodic Testing 133 --
CHAPTER 12 HYDRONIC PIPING 134 --
1201 General 134 --
1202 Material 134 --
1203 Joints and Connections 135 --
1204 Pipe Insulation 137 --
1205 Valves 137 --
1206 Piping Installation 137 --
1207 Transfer Fluid 138 --
1208 Tests 138 --
1209 Embedded Piping 138 --
1210 Plastic Pipe Ground-Source Heat Pump Loop Systems 140 --
CHAPTER 13 FUEL OIL PIPING AND STORAGE 143 --
1301 General 143 --
1302 Material 143 --
1303 Joints and Connections 144 --
1304 Piping Support 144 --
1305 Fuel Oil System Installation 144 --
1306 Oil Gauging 145 --
1307 Fuel Oil Valves 145 --
1308 Testing 145 --
CHAPTER 14 SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS 146 --
1401 General 146 --
1402 Design and Installation 146 --
1403 Heat Transfer Fluids 148 --
1404 Labeling 148 --
CHAPTER 15 REFERENCED STANDARDS 149 --
APPENDIX A CHIMNEY CONNECTOR PASS-THROUGHS 163 --
A101 Chimney Connector Systems 163 --
APPENDIX B RECOMMENDED PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE 165 --
B101 Mechanical Work, Other Than Gas Piping Systems 165 --
B102 Fee for Reinspection 165 --
B103 Temporary Operation Inspection Fee 165 --
B104 Self-Contained Units Less Than 2 Tons 165 --
APPENDIX C BOARD OF APPEALS 166 --
[A] C101 General 166 --
APPENDIX D CLEAN AIR DELIVERY 168 --
D101 General 168 --
APPENDIX E CLEAN AIR DELIVERY AND MONITORING 169 --
E101 General 169 --
INDEX 170 --

Establishes minimum regulations for mechanical systems using prescriptive and performance-related provisions. The IMC was developed with broad-based principles that make possible the use of new materials, methods and design.