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DV6000 Gas Fireplace
Massachusetts resIdents only:
please read and Follow these specIal requIreMents
note reGardInG vented products
This product must be installed by a licensed plumber or gas fitter when installed within the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts.
Any residence with a direct vent product must have a CO detector installed in the residence.
Installation of the fireplace or vented gas log in the State of Massachusetts requires the damper to be permanently re-
moved or welded in the fully open position.
In addition, a naturally vented gas log may not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom in the State of Massachusetts.
Flex line installation must not exceed 36 inches and must have a T shutoff valve.
note reGardInG vent Free products
This product must be installed by a licensed plumber or gas fitter when installed within the Commonwealth of Massa-
chusetts.
In addition, vent free products may not be installed in a bedroom or bathroom regardless of size or type in the State of
Massachusetts.
Flex line installation must not exceed 36 inches and must have a T shutoff valve.
carBon MonoxIde detector requIreMents
() Revise 10.8.3 by adding the following additional requirements:
(a) For all side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment installed in every dwelling, building or structure used in
whole or in part for residential purposes, including those owned or operated by the Commonwealth and where the
side wall exhaust vent termination is less than seven (7) feet above finished grade in the area of the venting, including
but not limited to decks and porches, the following requirements shall be satisfied:
1. INSTALLATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS. At the time of installation of the side wall horizontal
vented gas fueled equipment, the installing plumber or gasfitter shall observe that a hard wired carbon monoxide
detector with an alarm and battery back-up is installed on the floor level where the gas equipment is to be installed.
In addition, the installing plumber or gasfitter shall observe that a battery operated or hard wired carbon monox-
ide detector with an alarm is installed on each additional level of the dwelling, building or structure served by the
side wall horizontal vented gas fueled equipment. It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to secure the
services of qualified licensed professionals for the installation of hard wired carbon monoxide detectors
a. In the event that the side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment is installed in a crawl space or an attic,
the hard wired carbon monoxide detector with alarm and battery back-up may be installed on the next adjacent
floor level.
b. In the event that the requirements of this subdivision can not be met at the time of completion of installation,
the owner shall have a period of thirty (30) days to comply with the above requirements; provided, however,
that during said thirty (30) day period, a battery operated carbon monoxide detector with an alarm shall be
installed.
. APPROVED CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS. Each carbon monoxide detector as required in accordance
with the above provisions shall comply with NFPA 70 and be ANSI/UL 034 listed and IAS certified.
3. SIGNAGE. A metal or plastic identification plate shall be permanently mounted to the exterior of the building at
a minimum height of eight (8) feet above grade directly in line with the exhaust vent terminal for the horizontally
vented gas fueled heating appliance or equipment. The sign shall read, in print size no less than one-half (1/)
inch in size,
“Gas vent dIrectly Below. Keep clear oF all oBstructIons.”
4. INSPECTION. The state or local gas inspector of the side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment shall not
approve the installation unless, upon inspection, the inspector observes carbon monoxide detectors and signage
installed in accordance with the provisions of 48 CMR 5.08()(a)1 through 4.
(b) EXEMPTIONS: The following equipment is exempt from 48 CMR 5.08()(a)1 through 4:
1. The equipment listed in Chapter 10 entitled “Equipment Not Required To Be Vented” in the most current edition
of NFPA 54 as adopted by the Board; and
. Product Approved side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment installed in a room or structure separate
from the dwelling, building or structure used in whole or in part for residential purposes.
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