{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-58.16-16","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 58.16-16","heading":"-16 Reducing regulators.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(c) All reducing regulators must be fitted with a pressure gage located on the high-pressure side of the regulator.","path":["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"],"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":"6c9e30077632f5fd75bece7aaf0ec484739a736df2264d72e4c8c72393324769","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-58.16-15","next":"us/46-cfr-58.16-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}