TITLE 4. THE PHILADELPHIA BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPANCY CODE
SUBCODE "M" (THE PHILADELPHIA MECHANICAL CODE)
SECTION M-1406.0 [GAS ACCESSORIES] DECORATIVE, GAS-FIRED APPLIANCES
M-1406.1 Labeled: [Gas-burning] Decorative gas-fired
appliances designed for installation in approved solid fuel-burning fireplaces,
[such as decorative gas appliances] shall bear the label of an approved agency
and shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation
instructions [for the labeled equipment].
M-1406.2 Flame safeguard
device: Decorative gas appliances [installed] for installation in solid
fuel-burning fireplaces shall have the main burner ignition by means of a direct
ignition device, an ignitor or a pilot flame to ignite the fuel at the main
burner, and shall be equipped with a flame safeguard device. The flame safeguard
device shall automatically shut off the fuel supply to a main burner or group of
burners when the means of ignition of such burners becomes
inoperative.
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M-1406.4 Shutoff valves: Shutoff valves serving decorative
gas-fired appliances shall be located outside of the fireplace firebox, adjacent
to and in the same room as the fireplace.