B365-17

Preface
1 Scope
2 Reference publications
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
5 Air for combustion and ventilation
6 Venting flue gases
7 Controls and safety devices
8 Installation of appliances
9 Installation of ducts
10 Tests
11 Additional requirements for solid-fuel-burning add-on
   furnaces and add-on boilers
Annex A (informative) - Fuel and ash storage
Annex B (informative) - Procedure for safety inspection of
        an existing oil- or gas-fired appliance
Annex C (informative) - Procedure for installing a
        solid-fuel-burning add-on furnace or boiler on an
        existing oil-fired, gas-fired, or electric appliance
Annex D (informative) - Outdoor combustion air
Annex E (informative) - Chimney inspection
Annex F (informative) - Functioning of safety and operating
        controls
Annex G (informative) - Quality of work and responsibilities
        of installers
Annex H (informative) - Bibliography

Defines requirements for the installation, alteration, and maintenance of solid-fuel-burning appliances and equipment installed indoors or outdoors.

Preface This is the eighth edition of CSA B365, Installation code for solid-fuel-burning appliances and equipment. It supersedes the previous editions, published in 2010, 2001, 1991, 1987, 1984, 1982, and 1980. Significant changes in this edition include updated reference publications and revised requirements for wall pass-throughs, flue pipes, breech pipes, thimbles, and cookstove clearance measurements. Scope 1.1 This Code specifies requirements for the installation, alteration, and maintenance of solid-fuel-burning appliances and equipment installed indoors or outdoors. 1.2 In this Code solid-fuel-burning appliances include a) furnaces; b) boilers; c) stoves; d) ranges; e) space heaters; f) factory-built fireplaces; and g) water heaters. 1.3 In this Code, the term \"solid fuel\" includes a) cordwood; b) wood chips; c) sawdust; d) peat logs; e) wood and other biomass pellets; f) kernel corn; and g) coal 1.4 This Code does not apply to a) incinerators; b) site-built fireplaces; c) process equipment; or d) portable appliances. 1.5 In this Code, \"shall\" is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; \"should\" is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and \"may\" is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Code. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application. 1.6 The values given in SI units are the units of record for the purposes of this Code. The values given in parentheses are for information and comparison only.