Sec.29-232-54. Age limit of existing boilers

(a) The age limit of any boiler of nonstandard construction, installed prior to the date the act became effective, shall be 30 years except that, after a thorough internal and external inspection, and when required by the inspector, a hydrostatic pressure test of one and one-half times the allowable working pressure and held for a period of at least 30 minutes, during which no distress or leakage develops, any boiler having other than a lap-riveted longitudinal joint may be continued in operation at the working pressure determined by Sec. 29-232-55. The age limit of any nonstandard boiler having lap-riveted longitudinal joints and operating at a pressure in excess of 50 psi shall be 30 years; this type of boiler, when removed from an existing setting, shall not be reinstalled for a pressure in excess of 15 psi reasonable time for replacement, not to exceed one year, may be given at the discretion of the chief inspector.

(b) Maximum allowable working pressure of standard boilers. The maximum allowable working pressure of standard boilers shall be determined by the applicable section of the code under which they were constructed and stamped.

(Effective August 25, 1987)