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Wheneveradwellingisheatedbymeansofafurnace,boilerorotherheating <br />apparatusunderthecontroloftheownerortheoperator,intheabsenceofa <br />writtencontractoragreementtothecontrary,saidowneroroperatorshallbe <br />deemedtohavecontracted,undertaken,orboundhimself/herselftofurnish <br />heatinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthissectiontoeverydwellingunit <br />whichcontainsradiators,furnaceheat,ductoutletsorotherheatingapparatus <br />outlets,andtoeverycommunalbathroom,communaltoiletroomand/or <br />communallaundryroomlocatedwithinsuchdwelling. <br />a.Everycentralheatingunit,spaceheater,waterheater,andcooking <br />applianceshallbelocatedandinstalledinsuchamannersoastoafford <br />protectionagainstinvolvementofegressfacilitiesoregressroutesin <br />theeventofuncontrolledfiresinthestructure(s); <br />b.Everyfuelburningheatingunitorwaterheatershallbeeffectively <br />ventedinasafemannertoachimneyorductleadingtotheexteriorof <br />thebuilding.Thechimneyductandventsshallbeofsuchadesignasto <br />assureproperdraft,shallbeadequatelysupportedandshallbekept <br />cleanandinastateofmaintenanceandrepair; <br />c.Nofuelburningfurnaceshallbelocatedinanysleepingroomor <br />bathroomunlessprovidedwithadequateductingforairsupplyfromthe <br />exterior,and,thecombustionchamberforsuchheatingunitshallbe <br />sealedfromtheroominanairtightmanner.Gaswaterheatersare <br />prohibitedinbathrooms,sleepingrooms,andclosets; <br />d.Everysteamorhotwaterboilerandeverywaterheatershallbe <br />protectedagainstoverheatingbyappropriatetemperatureandpressure <br />limitcontrols; <br />e.Everygaseousorliquidfuelburningheatingunitandwaterheatershall <br />beequippedwithelectronicignitionorwithapilotlightandan <br />automaticcontroltointerrupttheflowoffueltotheunitintheeventof <br />failureoftheignitiondevice.Allsuchheatingunitswithplenumshall <br />havealimitcontroltopreventoverheating. <br />9.ENERGYCONSERVATION Allstructuresshallcomplywithenergyconservation <br />measurestothemaximumextentfeasible.Thesemeasuresinclude,butarenot <br />limitedto: <br />a.Installationofinsulationortheinstallationofadditionalinsulation, <br />especiallyintheattic/ceilingareas:Therecommendedlevelforceiling <br />insulationistoanR30,whereverpossible; <br />b.Weatherstripping; <br />c.Caulking; <br />d.Replacementofineffectiveorinefficientheating/coolingsystems; <br />e.Replacementofsinglepanewindowunitswiththermalunitsor,the <br />14 | Harris County Minimum Property Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />