NFPA 31 2020 Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment

NFPA 31, Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment, provides the proper requirements for installing equipment that burns liquid fuel, such as boilers, air heaters, and space heaters in residential, commercial, or industrial occupancies. This is a must-have safety document for designers, contractors, installers, and anyone else responsible for ensuring fire-safe installations of heating equipment.

Changes to the 2020 edition include:

• Edits to Chapter 3 definitions for heating fuel and used oil
• Modified list of acceptable fuels in Chapter 4 based on updated ASTM reference standards
• Addition of annex material to explain changes regarding acceptable fuels
• Revised specifications for acceptable piping and fitting materials in Section 8.2 based on edits to the reference test standards
• Updated references based on extracted text

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Other Works:

• NFPA 31 Standard for the Installation of Oil-burning Equipment 2011 
• NFPA 13 Standard for the Installation of Sprinker Systems 2016 
• NFPA 13R, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low-Rise Residential Occupancies 2019 Edition