Ejectr said:Nope...MA stat law does not allow the installation of a solid wood appliance in a "sleeping area".
KarlP said:Ejectr said:Nope...MA stat law does not allow the installation of a solid wood appliance in a "sleeping area".
I live in MA and have never heard that. Have you got a source for that?
I know the GAS code does not allow it. I've never seen anyplace in the USA that does not allow a reasonably sized SOLID fuel stove being installed in a bedroom.
Obviously in this case the stove mfg says you cannot, so you cannot by code.
Ejectr said:KarlP said:Ejectr said:Nope...MA stat law does not allow the installation of a solid wood appliance in a "sleeping area".
I live in MA and have never heard that. Have you got a source for that?
I know the GAS code does not allow it. I've never seen anyplace in the USA that does not allow a reasonably sized SOLID fuel stove being installed in a bedroom.
Obviously in this case the stove mfg says you cannot, so you cannot by code.
Yes...if the manufacturer states the unit is not allowed in a sleeping area, it is against state law. I failed to mentioned the manufacturer had to mention such. Thanks for your correction. My post is mis leading as it reads. Must have forgotten it because I was busy counting my pellets for the pig club.
A sleeping area would be an area that is currently being used to sleep in. If you have a spare "bedroom" that is converted into a library or TV room with no ability to sleep every night or day in there, it's obviously not a "bedroom" anymore nor a sleeping area, but if there is a bed in there and someone sleeps in there at night or during the day as if it were a bedroom, it is a "sleeping area".ort5 said:Can we clarify what the definition of a "sleeping area" is? I have a spare bedroom which we currently only use for storage. There's not even a bed in it! Is it still against the code to install one in this room, assuming nobody ever sleeps there?
The only rooms upstairs in my house are bedrooms and a bathroom, so not many choices.
ort5 said:not many choices.
SmokeyTheBear said:I believe that the manufacturer has to state that it is listed for and can be installed in a bedroom to be legally installed under MA law, otherwise it is prohibited.
There are other requirements also in MA code dealing with combustion air requirements and confined places. Both of which can also make even a listed stove not be installable.
BrotherBart said:Any locality that uses the BOCA mechanical codes won't allow it.
"Vented gas, oil and solid fuel-fired appliances shall not be installed in bedrooms, bathrooms, toilet rooms, or rooms used for sleeping purposes."
SmokeyTheBear said:Actually the MA code also references NFPA211 for pellet burning devices.
CFR 780
ort5 said:Can we clarify what the definition of a "sleeping area" is? I have a spare bedroom which we currently only use for storage. There's not even a bed in it! Is it still against the code to install one in this room, assuming nobody ever sleeps there?
The only rooms upstairs in my house are bedrooms and a bathroom, so not many choices.
Why not just ask your building inspector. In the end, he/she is the one that will have to approve or disapprove what you did. He/she is the one who you are going to ultimately have to convince with what your definitions are.KarlP said:SmokeyTheBear said:Actually the MA code also references NFPA211 for pellet burning devices.
CFR 780
And NFPA211 says you can't install a solid fuel appliance in an attached garage. So when your wife kicks you out of the house and you end up sleeping in your car you have to remember you aren't in a bedroom where you could have used a pellet stove?
Just trying to understand the logic here.
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