Space shall be provided for storing a minimum of one 1 full change of filters.
Mechanical room door requirements.
A 1 1 see annex k for general information about fire doors.
1 1 1 with the exception of fabric fire safety curtain assemblies this standard addresses assemblies that have.
Filter storage may require wall shelving if space above unit is not adequate or not protected.
This can include central utility plants boiler and chiller rooms mechanical and electrical rooms and fuel rooms.
This standard regulates the installation and maintenance of assemblies and devices used to protect openings in walls floors and ceilings against the spread of fire and smoke within into or out of buildings.
All mechanical rooms must be mechanically ventilated to maintain room space conditions as indicated in ashrae 62 ashrae 15 and table 5 1 of this chapter.
Beginning with the 2014 edition doors that latch or lock within 25 feet of the required work area serving the following rooms require listed panic hardware or fire exit hardware.
Mechanical room door width must be 40 inches to 42 inches.
1910 36 f the capacity of an exit route must be adequate.
While allowing for opening any doors or hinged panels to a full 90 deg.
Water lines shall not be located above motor control centers or disconnect switches and shall comply with requirements of nec chapter 1.
The door that connects any room to an exit route must swing out in the direction of exit travel if the room is designed to be occupied by more than 50 people or if the room is a high hazard area i e contains contents that are likely to burn with extreme rapidity or explode.
Electrical rooms and mechanical electrical and plumbing mep spaces are often an afterthought when it comes to building design and planning either relegated to locations that are left over or deemed undesirable for other planning purposes.
The equipment within these rooms have the potential to leak.
The height should be 6 ft.
Where equipment is 800 amps or more and contains overcurrent devices switching devices or control devices 2.
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