{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-fgc-608","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Admin. Code § FGC 608","heading":"Section FGC 608: Vented Wall Furnaces","body":"608.1 General.\n\nVented wall furnaces shall be tested in accordance with ANSI Z21.86/CSA 2.32 and shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.\n\n608.2 Venting.\n\nVented wall furnaces shall be vented in accordance with Section 503.\n\n608.3 Location.\n\nVented wall furnaces shall be located so as not to cause a fire hazard to walls, floors, combustible furnishings or doors. Vented wall furnaces installed between bathrooms and adjoining rooms shall not circulate air from bathrooms to other parts of the building.\n\n608.4 Door swing.\n\nVented wall furnaces shall be located so that a door cannot swing within 12 inches (304.8 mm) of an air inlet or air outlet of such furnace measured at right angles to the opening. Doorstops or door closers shall not be installed to obtain this clearance.\n\n608.5 Ducts prohibited.\n\nDucts shall not be attached to wall furnaces. Casing extension boots shall not be installed unless listed as part of the appliance.\n\n608.6 Access.\n\nVented wall furnaces shall be provided with access for cleaning of heating surfaces, removal of burners, replacement of sections, motors, controls, filters and other working parts, and for adjustments and lubrication of parts requiring such attention. Panels, grilles and access doors that are required to be removed for normal servicing operations shall not be attached to the building construction.","path":["New York City Administrative Code","Title 28","Chapter 9: New York City Fuel Gas Code"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Admin/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:57Z","sha256":"7ddcccc657ed06e7f6eb272437699df2821630e629c10ee8e13cc6f9aa6d3223","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-fgc-607","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-admin.-code-fgc-609"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}