TY - BOOK ED - International Code Council TI - 2024 International mechanical code SN - 9781959851769 AV - KF5708 I55 2024 PY - 2024/// CY - Country Club Hills, IL : PB - International Code Council, Inc. KW - Mechanical code KW - Local KW - Building laws KW - Mechanical engineering KW - Law and legislation KW - Ventilation KW - Heating KW - Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery KW - Exhaust systems N1 - 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 -- N2 - 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 ER -