IMC Section 901 is amended by adding a section to read as follows:
901.5 Unvented heaters and appliances. Unvented room heaters, unvented infrared heaters, and unvented decorative appliances shall not be installed in any dwelling or occupancy.
Exception: Unvented infrared heaters may be installed when mechanical ventilation is provided to exhaust at least 4 cubic feet per minute (cfm) (0.0203 m3/s) per 1000 Btu/hr (0.292 kW) input and it is electrically interlocked with the heater. Makeup air shall be provided to the space to be heated.
29 SR 299; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 13 s 4
October 23, 2009
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes