The NYC CLEAN & SAFE CHIMNEY INTUITIVE is a citywide initiative allows New York City property owners the opportunity to maintain their heating flue & fireplace flue systems in a cost effective way accordance with the NYC Building Codes Article 301 & 303.
” And said NYCCS™ founder Marcel Newberg. “Too many preventable hazards sometimes resulting in deaths from the neglect of maintaining chimney's, heating & fireplaces flue systems, and conducting repairs following an known hazard is far more costly than maintaining them properly in the first place.
Periodic Boiler Inspections: The key components of a boiler include the burner, combustion chamber, heat exchanger, flue system, combustion air system, and boiler controls. Equipment, such as boilers and all their parts, shall be tested and inspected, to ensure safe operations.
Verify that there is no blockage or obstruction in the base of chimney. This inspection shall be limited to that which can be performed using existing openings (including cleanouts) and shall not require the use of specialized tools or ladders. The flue connection from the boiler to the base of chimney shall be examined to verify:
1) Proper sealing, support, fastening of joints, pitch, and securement to the chimney.
2) Extent of any damage or deterioration.
NYS Supreme Court For “Not Maintaining A Chimney” Person died in result of a house fire caused and created by the negligence of the homes chimney, in-turn the home owner was sued in supreme court case Rose vs Mark. The Home Owner, carelessly, negligently and reck- lessly failed to service - maintain the chimney violating State Fire Laws and Residential Codes this negligence caused malfunction and set fire to the home resulting in the wrongful death of a person. (Captain Rose died in 2015 while responding to a chimney fire in Cedar Grove, he was 19 years old)
13. The negligence of the defendant consisted in negligently, carelessness, maintaining, and controlling, and operating of the aforesaid premises so as to create and maintain and cause a highly dangerous condition to exist: in failing and violating the fire laws and residential codes of New York State including but not limited to, R1001.1, R1001.2, R1001.3, Ri001.4, R1001.5, R1001.6, R1001.7, R1001.8, R1001.9, R1001.10, R1001.11, R10012, as well as, § M1801 and in further violation of $205-A of the General Municipal Law..
NFPA 211.14.1 Annual Inspection
Chimneys, Fireplaces and vents shall be inspected at least once a year in accordance with the requirements of 15.1
NYC MC 801.18.2 Flue Passageways
The flue gas passageway shall be free of obstructions and combustible deposits and shall be cleaned if previously used for venting a solid or liquid fuel-burning appliance or fireplace. The flue liner, chimney inner wall or vent inner-wall shall be continuous and shall be free of cracks, gaps, perforations or other damage or deterioration which would allow the escape of combustion products, including gases, moisture and creosote. Where an oil-fired appliance is connected to an existing masonry chimney, such chimney flue shall be repaired or relined in accordance with NFPA 31.
NYC FGC 501.15.2 Flue Passageways
The flue gas passageway shall be free of obstructions and combustible deposits and shall be cleaned if previously used for venting a solid or liquid fuel-burning appliance or fireplace. The flue liner, chimney inner wall or vent inner wall shall be continuous and shall be free of cracks, gaps, perforations or other damage or deterioration which would allow the escape of combustion products, including gases, moisture and creosote.
New York City DOB Article 301: Maintenance of Buildings
§28-301.1 Owner’s responsibilities. All buildings and all parts thereof and all other structures shall be maintained in a safe condition. All service equipment, means of egress, materials, devices, and safeguards that are required in a building by the provisions of this code, the 1968 building code or other applicable laws or rules, or that were required by law when the building was erected, altered, or repaired, shall be maintained in good working condition. Whenever persons engaged in building operations have reason to believe in the course of such operations that any building or other structure is dangerous or unsafe, such person shall forthwith report such belief in writing to the department. The owner shall be responsible at all times to maintain the building and its facilities and all other structures regulated by this code in a safe and code-compliant manner and shall comply with the inspection and maintenance requirements of this chapter.
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