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Title: Section 71.3 - Requirements

Effective Date

01/19/2023

71.3 Requirements.

(a) Manufacturers of vent-free gas space heating appliances shall produce shipping carton labels for vent-free gas space heating appliances that prominently and clearly display, in bold type no smaller than 14 point, the following language:

WARNING: This appliance produces CARBON MONOXIDE, a poisonous gas. You MUST use carbon monoxide alarms to avoid injury or death.

CAUTION: Using the wrong size heater can be dangerous to your health. Select and use the correct size heater following the manufacturer’s guidelines.

CAUTION: This appliance cannot be used as the only source of heat in a home. Contact your local building department for more information about any restrictions that may apply.

Sellers of vent-free gas space heating appliances shall ensure that this label is on the outside of each vent-free gas heating appliance shipping carton and is prominently and clearly displayed, in bold type no smaller than 14 point, on or near each vent-free gas space heating appliance on display at a point-of-sale.

(b) Within four years of the effective date of this regulation, manufacturers of vent-free gas space heating appliances shall produce shipping carton labels for vent-free gas space heating appliances that prominently and clearly display, in bold type no smaller than 14 point, information on the vent-free gas space heating appliance's measured carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide emission rates as a percentage of the carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide emission rate standards referenced in a recognized industry standard for vent-free gas space heating appliances. Sellers of vent-free gas space heating appliances shall ensure that this label is on the outside of each vent-free gas space heating appliance shipping carton and is prominently and clearly displayed, in bold type no smaller than 14 point, on or near each vent-free gas space heating appliance on display at a point-of-sale. The Commissioner of Health must have determined that the methods and procedures used to develop the carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide emission rates for the label represent (i) normal operating conditions for the vent-free gas space heating appliance; (ii) a reliable analytical method; and (iii) an accurate statistical measure of actual emission rates.

(c) Sizing guidelines prepared by manufacturers of vent-free gas space heating appliances shall be provided at the point-of-sale by sellers of vent-free gas space heating appliances. The sizing guidelines shall  be consistent with the requirements of New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, as currently in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time.  The sizing guidelines shall be easy to understand and concise and shall illustrate the method used to select a properly-sized vent-free gas space heating appliance.

Volume

VOLUME A-1a (Title 10)

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