NDAC 33.1-14-07-03
Maximum allowable working pressure for nonstandard boilers
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 33.1-14-07-03
Nonstandard miniature boilers:
1.
Must conform to all requirements of this chapter.
2.
Must have a factor of safety as given in subsection 5 of section 33.1-14-05-02.
3.
Must be given an initial inspection that must include a hydrostatic pressure test.
4.
May not have solder or silver solder as a method of attachment of any pressure part of the
entire assembled unit.
5.
May have a plate for the North Dakota stamp and registration number to be welded to boiler
proper. The plate must be placed in a conspicuous and accessible location with a minimum
size thickness of one-sixteenth inch [1.59 millimeters], length two inches [50.8 millimeters],
and width one inch [25.4 millimeters].
6.
May not exceed the design criteria limits as defined in subsection 20 of section 33.1-14-01-01.
7.
Of the watertube, fired-coil and fired-radiator design must be considered as not meeting the
requirements of this section.
8.
Exceeding twelve inches [304.80 millimeters] internal diameter must have at least one, one
inch [25.4 millimeter] opening in the bottom of the shell and one, one inch [25.4 millimeter]
opening in each water leg. Boilers not exceeding twelve inches [304.80 millimeters] internal
diameter must have one-half inch [12.7 millimeter] opening in the shell and one-half inch
[12.7 millimeter] opening in each water leg.
9.
Construction material used for fabrication of the shell must be steel of at least fifty-five
thousand pounds per square inch [386.11 megapascals] tensile strength. Material of tubes
may be steel, brass, or copper with a rating equal to materials from section 2 of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers Code.