Closets fixtures with incandescent light bulbs which get very hot must be enclosed with a globe or other cover and cannot be installed within 12 inches of any clothes storage areas or 6 inches.
Furnace room door code.
Place the door across two sawhorses.
So the florida building code fbc g2406 and international residential code irc do not allow furnace installation in a bedroom bathroom or an any adjoining closet unless it meets these specifications that essentially isolate the furnace from the room.
How to enclose a furnace room.
Mechanical room door code is now 34 iirc it used to be 36 as the furnaces were large and so were hw tanks.
Furnace water heater room door.
If there are more doors served by a hallway such as for a bedroom or two you may want to add a four way switch near the door outside of each room.
An unobstructed working space not less than 30 inches wide and not less than 30 inches high shall be provided along the control side of the equipment when the door of the furnace room is open.
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Finishing your basement allows you to convert a little used storage space into space used for another purpose such as an office bedroom or rec room.
Is there a code requirement for the type of door required for a utility closet housing a gas furnace and water heater.
Replace the door by reattaching the hinges.
The afternoon inspection of new construction under construction had them in an upstairs hall.
The furnace room shall have an opening or door large enough to permit removal of the largest piece of equipment but not less than 20 inches wide.
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Codes for venting a utility room with furnace jump to latest follow.
With the newer high efficiency ones in compact designs only a 34 is required.
A furnace malfunction can cause a deadly carbon monoxide co buildup.
Unscrew the hinges from the furnace room door with a screwdriver.
The openings are not required if a louvered door is provided or the furnace room area is greater than 50 ft3 per.