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Interpret, apply, and enforce NFPA 54 with expert answers and support in the 2012 National Fuel Gas Code Handbook. Fully updated and featuring new full-color photos, NFPA\u00ae’s 2012 National Fuel Gas Code Handbook explains technical NFPA 54 rules and fuel gas safety concepts — so you\u2019re prepared to answer questions from employees and owners; and verify fuel gas piping, appliance, and venting jobs are in compliance. The only complete guide to the 2012 NFPA 54 Code, the Handbook is written by industry authorities including Franklin Switzer, Jr., President of S-afe, Inc., NFPA Senior Engineer Denise Beach, Paul Cabot of the American Gas Association, and John Roberts from Rimkus Consulting Group. Only the official NFPA 54 Handbook combines:     Complete 2012 NFPA 54 text for convenient reference, including vertical rules alerting you to changes and bullets for deletions — just like in the Code     Commentary that helps you avoid errors and oversights     More than 200 visuals including full-color photos and 2-color graphics and charts     FAQs highlighting vital aspects of gas safety that you can’t afford to overlook     Seven helpful supplements expand your expertise, including an important new supplement on gas piping purging authored by Ted Lemoff, P.E; an updated Fuel Gas Odorization supplement; and updated calculation worksheets.     User-friendly features such as end-sheets on how to use the Handbook; a list of figures, tables, and exhibits; and Code and commentary indexes streamline research and maximize your time. Get the hands-on backup needed to correctly interpret, apply, and enforce NFPA 54 in the 2012 National Fuel Gas Code Handbook. This essential NFPA 54 companion helps engineers, contractors, consultants, AHJs, designers, and architects do jobs correctly while improving productivity.<\/p>\n

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PDF Pages<\/th>\nPDF Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nNational Fuel Gas
\nCode Handbook <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nCopyright <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nContents <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nPreface <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nHistory <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nAbout the Contributors <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nAbout the Editor <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nPART ONE – NFPA 54
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nAdministration – CHAPTER 1
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1.1
\nScope <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\n1.2 Purpose
1.3 Retroactivity <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\n1.4 Equivalency
1.5
\nEnforcement <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nReferenced Publications – CHAPTER 2
\n
2.1 General
2.2 NFPA Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\n2.3 Other Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\n4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nDefinitions – CHAPTER 3
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3.1 General
3.2 NFPA Official Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\n3.3 General Definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
51<\/td>\nGeneral – CHAPTER 4
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4.1 Qualified Agency
4.2 Interruption of Service <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
52<\/td>\n4.3 Prevention of Accidental Ignition <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
55<\/td>\nGas Piping System Design, Materials, and Components – CHAPTER 5
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5.1 Piping Plan <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
57<\/td>\n5.2 Provision for Location of Point of Delivery
5.3 Interconnections Between Gas Piping Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58<\/td>\n5.4 Sizing of Gas Piping Systems <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
63<\/td>\n5.5 Piping System Operating Pressure Limitations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64<\/td>\n5.6* Acceptable Piping Materials and Joining Methods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76<\/td>\n5.7* Gas Meters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78<\/td>\n5.8* Gas Pressure Regulators <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
81<\/td>\n5.9 Overpressure Protection Devices <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85<\/td>\n5.10 Back Pressure Protection
5.11* Low-Pressure Protection <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
86<\/td>\n5.12 Shutoff Valves
5.13 Excess Flow Valve(s)
5.14 Expansion and Flexibility <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
89<\/td>\nPipe Sizing – CHAPTER 6
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6.1* Pipe Sizing Methods <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
91<\/td>\n6.2 Tables for Sizing Gas Piping Systems Using Natural Gas <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
116<\/td>\n6.3 Tables for Sizing Gas Piping Systems Using Propane <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
130<\/td>\n6.4 Sizing Equations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
131<\/td>\nGas Piping Installation – CHAPTER 7
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7.1 Piping Underground <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
139<\/td>\n7.2 Installation of Piping <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
142<\/td>\n7.3 Concealed Piping in Buildings <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
144<\/td>\n7.4 Piping in Vertical Chases <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
145<\/td>\n7.5 Gas Pipe Turns <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
146<\/td>\n7.6 Drips and Sediment Traps <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
147<\/td>\n7.7 Outlets <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
149<\/td>\n7.8 Branch Pipe Connection
7.9 Manual Gas Shutoff Valves <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
151<\/td>\n7.10 Prohibited Devices
7.11 Systems Containing Gas –
\nAir Mixtures
7.12 Systems Containing Flammable Gas –
\nAir Mixtures <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
154<\/td>\n7.13 Electrical Bonding and Grounding <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
156<\/td>\n7.14 Electrical Circuits
7.15 Electrical Connections <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
159<\/td>\nInspection, Testing, and Purging – CHAPTER 8
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8.1 Pressure Testing and Inspection <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
164<\/td>\n8.2 Piping System Leak Check <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
167<\/td>\n8.3* Purging Requirements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
171<\/td>\nAppliance, Equipment, and Accessory Installation – CHAPTER 9
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
172<\/td>\n9.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
185<\/td>\n9.2 Accessibility and Clearance
9.3* Air for Combustion and Ventilation <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
210<\/td>\n9.4 Appliances on Roofs <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
213<\/td>\n9.5 Appliances in Attics <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
214<\/td>\n9.6 Appliance and Equipment Connections to Building Piping <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
220<\/td>\n9.7 Electrical <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
223<\/td>\nInstallation of SpecificAppliances – CHAPTER 10
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
224<\/td>\n10.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
225<\/td>\n10.2 Air-Conditioning Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
230<\/td>\n10.3 Central Heating Boilers and Furnaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
241<\/td>\n10.4 Clothes Dryers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
245<\/td>\n10.5 Conversion Burners
10.6 Decorative Appliances for Installation in Vented Fireplaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
247<\/td>\n10.7 Gas Fireplaces, Vented <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
248<\/td>\n10.8 Non-Recirculating Direct Gas-Fired Industrial Air Heaters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
250<\/td>\n10.9 Recirculating Direct Gas-Fired Industrial Air Heaters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
251<\/td>\n10.10 Duct Furnaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
253<\/td>\n10.11 Floor Furnaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
255<\/td>\n10.12 Food Service Appliance, Floor-Mounted <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
258<\/td>\n10.13 Food Service Appliances, Counter Appliances
10.14 Hot Plates and Laundry Stoves
10.15 Household Cooking Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
261<\/td>\n10.16 Illuminating Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
262<\/td>\n10.17 Incinerators, Commercial-Industrial
10.18 Infrared Heaters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
263<\/td>\n10.19 Open-Top Broiler Units <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
264<\/td>\n10.20 Outdoor Cooking Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
265<\/td>\n10.21 Pool Heaters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
266<\/td>\n10.22 Refrigerators
10.23 Room Heaters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
269<\/td>\n10.24 Stationary Gas Engines
10.25 Gas-Fired Toilets <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
270<\/td>\n10.26 Unit Heaters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
272<\/td>\n10.27 Wall Furnaces <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
274<\/td>\n10.28 Water Heaters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
277<\/td>\n10.29 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Vehicular Fuel Systems
10.30 Appliances for Installation in Manufactured Housing <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
278<\/td>\n10.31 Fuel Cell Power Plants
10.32 Outdoor Open Flame Decorative Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
281<\/td>\nProcedures to Be Followed to Place Appliance in Operation – CHAPTER 11
\n
11.1 Adjusting the Burner Input <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
286<\/td>\n11.2* Primary Air Adjustment
11.3 Safety Shutoff Devices <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
287<\/td>\n11.4 Automatic Ignition
11.5 Protective Devices
11.6* Checking the Draft <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
288<\/td>\n11.7 Operating Instructions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
289<\/td>\nVenting of Appliances – CHAPTER 12
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
292<\/td>\n12.1* Minimum Safe Performance
12.2 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
293<\/td>\n12.3 Specification for Venting <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
296<\/td>\n12.4 Design and Construction <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
300<\/td>\n12.5 Type of Venting System to Be Used <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
304<\/td>\n12.6 Masonry, Metal, and Factory-Built Chimneys <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
313<\/td>\n12.7 Gas Vents <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
322<\/td>\n12.8 Single-Wall Metal Pipe <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
326<\/td>\n12.9* Through-the-Wall Vent Termination <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
329<\/td>\n12.10 Condensation Drain
12.11 Vent Connectors for Category I Appliances <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
335<\/td>\n12.12 Vent Connectors for Category II, III, and IV Appliances
\n
12.13 Draft Hoods and Draft Controls <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
337<\/td>\n12.14 Manually Operated Dampers <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
338<\/td>\n12.15 Automatically Operated Vent Dampers
12.16 Obstructions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
341<\/td>\nSizing of Category I Venting Systems – CHAPTER 13
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
343<\/td>\n13.1 Additional Requirements to Single Appliance Vent <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
357<\/td>\n13.2 Additional Requirements to Multiple-Appliance Vent <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
377<\/td>\nExplanatory Material – ANNEX A
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
379<\/td>\nSizing and Capacitiesof Gas Piping – ANNEX B
\n
B.1 Sizing Factors
B.2 General Pipe Sizing Considerations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
380<\/td>\nB.3 Description of Tables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
383<\/td>\nB.4 Use of Capacity Tables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
388<\/td>\nB.5 Use of Sizing Equations <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
389<\/td>\nB.6 Pipe and Tube Diameters <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
390<\/td>\nB.7 Examples of Piping System Design and Sizing <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
403<\/td>\nSuggested Method of Checking for Leakage – ANNEX C
\n
C.1 Use of Lights
C.2 Leak Check Using the Gas Meter <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
404<\/td>\nC.3 Leak Check Not Using a Meter <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
405<\/td>\nC.4 When Leakage Is Indicated <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
407<\/td>\nSuggested Emergency Procedure for Gas Leaks – ANNEX D
\n
D.1 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
409<\/td>\nFlow of Gas Through Fixed Orifices – ANNEX E
\n
E.1 Use of Orifice Tables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
419<\/td>\nSizing of Venting Systems Serving Appliances Equipped – ANNEX F
\n
F.1 Examples Using Single Appliance Venting Tables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
432<\/td>\nF.2 Examples Using Common Venting Tables <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
447<\/td>\nRecommended Procedure for Safety Inspection – ANNEX G
\n
G.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
451<\/td>\nIndoor Combustion Air Calculation Examples – ANNEX H
\n
H.1 New Installation
H.2 New Installation, Known Air Infiltration Rate Method <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
455<\/td>\nH.3 New Installation, Known Air Infiltration Rate Method <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
459<\/td>\nExample of Combination of Indoor and Outdoor Combustion – ANNEX I
\n
I.1 Example of Combination Indoor and Outdoor Combustion Air <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
461<\/td>\nOther Useful Definitions – ANNEX J
\n
J.1 Useful Terms <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
465<\/td>\nEnforcement – ANNEX K
\n
K.1 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
467<\/td>\nInformational References – ANNEX L
\n
L.1 Referenced Publications <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
468<\/td>\nL.2 Informational References <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
471<\/td>\nL.3 References for Extracts in Informational Sections <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
473<\/td>\nPART TWO –
\nSupplements <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
475<\/td>\nSupplement 1
\n
OVERVIEW <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
480<\/td>\nVENT-II COMPUTER PROGRAM <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
481<\/td>\nBASELINE CONDITIONS FOR CATEGORY I <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
486<\/td>\nSINGLE-APPLIANCE VENTING TABLES <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
488<\/td>\nCOMMON VENTING TABLES FOR TWO APPLIANCES
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
491<\/td>\nSUMMARY
\n
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH FINDINGS
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
492<\/td>\nREFERENCES <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
495<\/td>\nSupplement 2
\n
INTRODUCTION
EARLY HISTORY OF FUEL GAS ODORIZATION
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
496<\/td>\nNATURAL GAS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
497<\/td>\nLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
498<\/td>\nODORIZATION PROBLEMS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
500<\/td>\nODORANT SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
SUMMARY
\n
REFERENCES <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
503<\/td>\nSupplement 3
\n
INTRODUCTION
ASHRAE METHOD <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
506<\/td>\nFACTORS IN ESTIMATING AIR INFILTRATION <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
509<\/td>\nSUMMARY
REFERENCE <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
511<\/td>\nSupplement 4 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
521<\/td>\nSupplement 5
\n
INTRODUCTION
APPROACH <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
522<\/td>\nPREVIOUS STUDIES <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
523<\/td>\nCFD ANALYSIS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
528<\/td>\nSUMMARY
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
529<\/td>\nREFERENCES <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
531<\/td>\nSupplement 6
\n
CONAGRA INCIDENT <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
532<\/td>\nCSB INVESTIGATION AND RECOMM ENDATIONS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
533<\/td>\nCHANGES TO NFPA 54 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
534<\/td>\nGAS BLOWING <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
535<\/td>\nSupplement 7
\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
549<\/td>\nIndex <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
559<\/td>\nIMPORTANT NOTICES AND DISCLAIMERS <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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