All premises shall be provided with heating
equipment, capable of maintaining an indoor temperature in habitable
spaces, kitchenettes, bathrooms and toilet rooms at 70° F. at
a distance of three feet or more from exterior walls and at a level
of five feet above the floor in all habitable spaces, kitchenettes,
bathrooms and toilet rooms, when the outside temperature is 0°
F. Such heat shall be maintained at all times when said outside temperature
falls below 55° F. Hot water shall be furnished at a temperature
range of 130° F. to 140° F. from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight.
Fuel-burning water heaters shall not be located
in sleeping rooms, bathrooms or toilet rooms.
Fuel-burning equipment shall be permanently
fastened and connected in place. Fuel supply connections to such equipment
shall be made with pipe or tubing of solid materials.
Where heat-producing equipment is installed
on or adjacent to combustible materials, the location, insulation,
clearance and control of the equipment shall be such that the temperature
on the surface of the combustible materials will not exceed a safe
temperature.
Direct-fired heat-producing equipment and the
enclosure in which it is located shall be provided with a supply of
air adequate both for complete combustion at the rated gross output
of the equipment and for the ventilation of the enclosure to prevent
the accumulation of heat. Rooms containing fuel-burning equipment
shall have such air supply provided by means of one or more openings
to the exterior or by means of fixed openings to interior spaces which
open to the exterior.
Portable and/or liquid fuel-burning space heaters
are prohibited in all premises.
Equipment capable of developing hazardous pressures
or temperatures and controls for the safe operation of automatically
operating heat-producing equipment shall be designed, installed and
maintained in accordance with the provisions of the National Electric
Code, National Fire Protection Association and the Long Island Lighting
Company rules and requirements.
Fuel-burning equipment for garages servicing
multiple dwellings shall be located in heater rooms, and equipment
burning gas or liquid fuel shall not be located in the vehicle storage
space.