NDAC 33.1-14-07-04
Safety valves
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 33.1-14-07-04
1.
Each miniature boiler must be equipped with an American society of mechanical engineers
approved safety valve set at or below the maximum allowable working pressure.
2.
The safety valve must be plainly marked by the manufacturer showing name or identifying
trademark, nominal diameter, and pressure at which it is set to release.
3.
The safety valve relieving capacity of each boiler must be such that it will discharge all the
steam that can be generated by the boiler without allowing the pressure to rise more than six
percent above the maximum allowable working pressure.
4.
In those cases where the boiler is supplied with feedwater directly from a pressure main or
system without the use of a mechanical feeding device, the safety valve must be set to
release at a pressure not in excess of ninety-four percent of the lowest pressure obtained in
the supply main or system feeding the boiler. Return traps may not be considered mechanical
feeding devices.