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46 CFR 58.16-16: -16 Reducing regulators.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER F—MARINE ENGINEERING
- PART 58—MAIN AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY AND RELATED SYSTEMS
- Subpart 58.16—Liquefied Petroleum Gases for Cooking and Heating
(a) All systems shall be provided with a regulating device so adjusted as to release gas to the distribution tubing at a pressure not in excess of 18 inches water column, or approximately 10.5 ounces per square inch.
(b) The low-pressure side of all regulators must be protected against excessive pressure by means of a suitable relief valve, which must be integral with the regulator. The relief valve must be set to start to discharge at a pressure not less than two times and not more than three times the delivery pressure.
(c) All reducing regulators must be fitted with a pressure gage located on the high-pressure side of the regulator.
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