{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-111.85-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 111.85-1","heading":"-1 Electric oil immersion heaters.","body":"Each oil immersion heater must have the following:\n(a) An operating thermostat.\n(b) Heating elements that have no electrical contact with the oil.\n(c) A high temperature limiting device that:\n(1) Opens all conductors to the heater;\n(2) Is manually reset; and\n(3) Actuates at a temperature below the flashpoint of the oil.\n(d) Either—\n(1) A low-fluid-level device that opens all conductors to the heater if the operating level drops below the manufacturer's recommended minimum safe level; or\n(2) A flow device that opens all conductors to the heater if there is inadequate flow.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER J—ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING","PART 111—ELECTRIC SYSTEMS—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS","Subpart 111.85—Electric Oil Immersion Heaters"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"4b7cfb6a773b4a664d8705a1a6b5cd7d64837cea3804a8b4a981833e37b48205","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-111.83-7","next":"us/46-cfr-111.87-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}