2007 Minnesota Statutes

103I.641 VERTICAL HEAT EXCHANGERS.
    Subdivision 1. Requirements. A person may not drill or construct an excavation used to
install a vertical heat exchanger unless the person is a limited well/boring contractor licensed for
constructing, repairing, and sealing vertical heat exchangers or a well contractor.
    Subd. 2. Regulations for vertical heat exchangers. Vertical heat exchangers must be
constructed, maintained, and sealed under the provisions of this chapter.
    Subd. 3. Permit required. (a) A vertical heat exchanger may not be installed without first
obtaining a permit for the vertical heat exchanger from the commissioner. A limited well/boring
contractor licensed for constructing, repairing, and sealing vertical heat exchangers or a well
contractor must apply for the permit on forms provided by the commissioner and must pay
the permit fee.
(b) As a condition of the permit, the owner of the property where the vertical heat exchanger
is to be installed must agree to allow inspection by the commissioner during regular working
hours of Department of Health inspectors.
History: 1989 c 326 art 3 s 39; 1999 c 153 s 13,14