Minnesota Mechanical Code Flashcards
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems shall be designed and installed for efficient use of energy in accordance with the what?
International Energy Conservation Code
M 301.2
Appliances that are part of the building mechanical system shall not be converted to a different fuel, except where approved and in accordance with the what?
Manufacturers instructions
M 301.12
Mechanical systems in structures located in flood hazard areas shall be located at or above the what?
elevation required by the IBC
M 301.16
Walls enclosing occupiable rooms where food is stored, served or sold shall be constructed to protect against the entrance of ____________ in accordance with the building code.
rodents
M 301.17
Notches on the ends of solid wood joists shall not exceed what percent of the joist depth?
25%
M 302.3.1
Bored holes for the installation of piping shall be located at least _______ inches from the top or bottom of a solid wood joist.
5/8 inches
M 302.3.3
A bored hole in a floor joist is limited in diameter to _______ percent of the depth of the joist.
33 1/3 percent
M 302.3.1
Notches in the top or bottom of solid wood joists are limited to _______ of the depth of the joist.
1/4
M 302.3.1
Notches in the top or bottom of solid wood joists shall not be located in the middle _______ of the span.
1/3
M 302.3.1
In bearing partitions, wood studs may be cut or notched to a maximum depth of ______ percent of the stud depth.
25 percent
M 302.3.2
Studs used in nonbearing partitions are permitted to be cut or notched to a maximum depth of ______ percent of the stud depth.
40 percent
M 302.3.2
Unless doubled, studs within an exterior bearing wall may contain bored holes with a maximum diameter of ______ percent of the stud depth.
40 percent
M 302.3.3
For studs in a nonbearing partition, the maximum permitted diameter of a bored hole is ______ percent of the stud depth.
60 percent
M 302.3.3
Bored holes shall not be nearer than _______ inch to the edge of the stud.
5/8 inch
M 302.3.3
Cuts, notches and bored holes are prohibited in structural composite lumber, except where permitted by the manufacturers recommendations or where what else?
The effects are considered in the design
M 302.3.4
Appliances shall not be installed in a location where they may be subject to mechanical damage unless they are what?
protected by approved barriers
M 303.4
A boiler installed in a closet shall be what?
listed for installation in a closet
M 303.5
Holes in webs of nonstructural cold-formed steel studs shall be a maximum _____ inches in length.
4 inches
M 302.5.3
Sides of pits or excavations used for appliance locations shall be held back a minimum of ______ inches from the appliance.
12 inches
M 303.7
Where the depth of an excavation housing an appliance exceeds 12 inches below the adjoining grade, the walls of the pit or excavation shall be lined with concrete or masonry extending a minimum of _____ inches above adjoining grade.
4 inches
M 303.7
When located within a repair garage, appliances with an ignition source shall be elevated such that the ignition source is a minimum of ______ inches above the garage floor.
18 inches
M 304.3
Unless an exception for a specific appliance applies, a fuel-fired appliance is prohibited in all but which of the following rooms or spaces?
A. sleeping room
B. toilet room
C. crawl space
D. storage closet
C. crawl space
M 303.3
Where natural ventilation is used for a hydrogen generating appliance, the maximum rated output capacity shall not exceed 4 standard cubic feet per minute of hydrogen for each ________ square feet of floor area.
250
M 304.5.1
Where natural ventilation is used, indoor locations intended for hydrogen-generating operations shall communicate with the outdoors through openings with a minimum cross-sectional dimension of what?
3 inches
M 304.5.1
When calculating the free area required for natural ventilation openings serving indoor hydrogen-refueling operations, it can be assumed that wood louvers will have ______ percent free area.
25 percent
M 304.5.1.2
Unless adequately protected from impact, appliances in a public garage shall be located a minimum of _____ feet above the floor.
8 feet
M 304.6
In public garages where vehicles are capable of passing under an appliance, the appliance shall be installed a minimum of _____ inches higher than the tallest vehicle garage door opening.
12 inches
M 304.6
Unless protected from impact, appliances located in private garages shall be installed with a minimum clearance above the floor of what?
6 feet
M 304.7
Suspended mechanical equipment shall be installed a minimum of _____ inches above adjoining grade.
6 inches
M 304.10
Where appliances are located on roofs, any required guards shall be constructed so as to prevent the passage of a _______ inch-diameter sphere.
21 inch-diameter
M 304.11
Horizontal ABS piping shall be supported at maximum intervals of what?
4 feet
M Table 305.4
The maximum horizontal spacing of supports for 3/4” CPVC tubing shall not exceed what?
3 feet
M Table 305.4
A shield plate is required to protect against damage where piping other than cast-iron or steel is run through a bored hole in a stud, and the distance to the nearest edge of the member is less than what?
1 1/2 inches
M 305.5
Where a CPVC pipe passes through a bored hole in a top plate near enough to the edge to require protection, the protective steel plate shall cover the area of the pipe and shall extend not less than ______ inches below the top plates.
2 inches
M 305.5
In other than within a dwelling unit, a door and an unobstructed passageway measuring a minimum of _______ inches in width and 80 inches in height shall be provided for access to an appliance located in a room.
36 inches
M 306.2
Appliances installed in a basement of a dwelling unit shall be accessed by an opening or door and an unobstructed passageway measuring a minimum of _______ inches in width.
24 inches
M 306.2 See exception
In general, attics containing equipment shall be provided with an unobstructed passageway at least ______ inches in width.
22 inches
M 306.3
Unless a minimum 6’ high 22” wide passageway is provided, equipment installed in underfloor areas shall be located a maximum of ______ feet from the access opening.
20 feet
M 306.4
Where the opening dimensions are large enough to allow removal of the largest appliance, the clear access opening to the underfloor area containing the equipment shall be a minimum of what?
30 inches high
22 inches wide
M 306.4
Regardless of whether the access is interior or exterior, a permanently installed means of access is required where an appliance is installed on a roof that requires personnel to climb higher than ______ feet above grade.
16 feet
M 306.5
Platforms for service of appliances installed on roofs with a minimum slope of 3:12 and a platform edge more than 30 inches above grade shall be a minimum of what?
30 inches by 30 inches
M 306.5.1
Condensate waste and drain lines shall be a minimum of ______ inch pipe size.
3/4 inch
M 307.2.2
Where an auxiliary drain pan with a separate drain line is utilized for condensate disposal, it shall have a minimum pan depth of what?
1 1/2 inches
M 307.2.3 #1
Nonmetallic auxiliary drain pans for condensate disposal shall have a minimum thickness of what?
0.0625 inches
M 307.2.3 #1
Reduced clearance protective assemblies for mechanical appliances shall be placed a minimum of _____ inch from the appliance.
1 inch
M 308.3
Where two layers of No. 24 gage galvanized sheet steel are installed on a ceiling with a 1 inch air space between the layers and a 1 inch air space off of the combustible ceiling assembly, a generally required 36 inch clearance above the heat source may be reduced to what?
18 inches
M Table 308.4.2
Outdoor air intake openings for ventilation purposes shall be located a minimum of ______ feet from a lot line.
10 feet
M 401.4 #1
Where located above the contaminant source, gravity outdoor air intake openings provided for ventilation shall be located a minimum of ______ feet horizontally from any noxious contaminant source.
10 feet
M 401.4 #2
Outdoor air intake openings shall be permitted to be located less than 10 feet horizontally from a street, alley, parking lot or loading dock, provided the openings are located not less than ______ feet vertically above such locations.
25 feet
M 401.4 #2
In other than residential occupancies, the maximum opening size in a screen protecting an air intake opening in an exterior wall shall be _____ inch measured in any direction.
1 inch
M Table 401.5
The operating mechanism for openings providing natural ventilation shall be controllable by whom?
Building occupants
M 402.1
Where exterior openings are utilized under the natural ventilation provisions for obtaining the required ventilation air, the minimum openable ventilating area to the outdoors shall be ______ percent of the floor area being ventilated.
4 percent
M 402.2
Where adjacent spaces are used for natural ventilation purposes, the openings between the adjacent spaces shall have a minimum area of _____ percent of the floor area of the interior room.
8 percent
M 402.3
Wherever openings to adjoining spaces are used to provide natural ventilation, the opening area shall be a minimum of ______ square feet.
25 square feet
M 402.3
Where openings below grade provide the required natural ventilation, the horizontal clear space outside the opening shall be a minimum of ______ times the depth of the opening.
1 1/2
M 402.4
Ventilation air shall not be recirculated from one dwelling to another or to ____________ occupancies.
Dissimilar
M 403.2.1 #1
In addition to the general ventilation requirements, each manicure station in a nail salon shall be provided with a source capture system capable of exhausting a minimum of ______ cfm per station.
50 cfm
M Table 403.3.1.1 Exception h
Grilles and screens protecting outdoor intake openings in a residential building shall have a minimum opening size of ______ inch in any direction.
1/4 inch
M Table 401.5
For intermittent mechanical ventilation of an enclosed parking garage, the code requires automatic operation by means of carbon monoxide detectors and what other detectors?
Nitrogen dioxide detectors
M 404.1
Mechanical systems for uninhabited spaces shall automatically operate when the humidity exceeds ______ percent.
60 percent
M 406.1
The termination point for a duct intended to exhaust flammable vapors shall be located a minimum of ______ feet from any property line.
30 feet
M 501.3.1 #1
In a fuel dispensing area, the bottom of an exhaust opening shall be located a maximum of _____ inches above the floor.
18 inches
M 502.1.2
Where identical spray-finishing material is used in each of multiple spray booths, a common exhaust is permitted provided that the combined frontal area of the booths is a maximum of ______ square feet.
18 square feet
M 502.7.3.5 Exception #1
Exhaust ventilation for powder coating operations shall be sufficient to maintain the atmosphere below ______________ of the minimum explosive concentration for the material being applied.
50 percent
M 502.7.6
In dry-cleaning rooms, the exhaust system for a Type II dry-cleaning system shall be designed to provide an exhaust air flow rate of ______ cfm per square foot of floor area.
1 cfm
M 502.6.1
Type IV and V dry-cleaning systems shall be provided with an automatically activated exhaust system capable of maintaining a minimum air velocity of _______ feet per minute through the loading door when the door is opened.
100 feet per minute
M 502.6.2
Compressed medical gas storage cabinets shall be connected to an exhaust system having a minimum average velocity of ventilation at the face of access ports of what?
200 feet per minute
M 502.9.1
The exhaust rate through a mechanical exhaust system for xenon motion picture projectors shall be a minimum of ________ cfm per lamp.
300 cfm
M 502.11.2
When exhaust fans are required to be spark resistant, all parts of the fan shall be what?
grounded
M 503.2
Clothes dryer installations exhausting a maximum of ______ cfm need not be provided with makeup air.
200 cfm
M 504.6
Domestic clothes dryer exhaust ducts shall be a nominal size of ______ inches in diameter.
4 inches
M 504.8.1
In general, domestic clothes dryer exhaust ducts shall have a maximum length of _______ feet, measured from the dryer transition duct to the outlet terminal.
35 feet
M 504.8.4.1
Commercial clothes dryer exhaust ducts shall be installed a minimum of _____ inches from combustible materials.
6 inches
M 504.9
Where cooking appliances are required to have a Type I hood, they must be provided with an approved what?
automatic fire suppression system
M 509.1
The total replacement airflow rate for a facility with a commercial kitchen ventilation system shall equal the total ______ __________ ______ plus the net exfiltration.
exhaust airflow rate
M 508.1
A duct system for hazardous exhaust shall be required whenever a flammable vapor is present in concentrations exceeding a minimum of _______ percent of its lower flammability limit.
25 percent
M 510.2 #1
Hazardous exhaust systems shall be designed and operated such that the flammable contaminants are diluted in the exhaust flow to below a maximum of ______ percent of their lower flammability limit.
25 percent
M 510.3
Ducts for hazardous exhaust systems with a maximum exhaust gas temperatures of 500 degrees F shall have a minimum of _____ inches clearance to combustibles.
12 inches
M Table 510.9.2
Hazardous exhaust ducts shall be supported at maximum intervals of what?
10 feet
M 510.10
As a portion of a refuse conveying system, an exhaust outlet serving a low-heat appliance (800 degrees F) shall terminate a minimum of ______ feet above the roof opening.
3 feet
M Table 511.2
Subslab soil exhaust system ducts shall have a minimum slope of ____ percent.
1 percent
M 512.3
Subslab soil exhaust system ducts shall terminate a minimum of _____ inches above the roof.
6 inches
M 512.4
In a stock conveying system, a single wall metal chimney serving a medium heat appliance shall terminate a minimum of _______ feet above any part of the building within 25 feet.
10 feet
M Table 511.2
The provisions for smoke control are intended for what?
tenable environment for evacuation
M 513.1
In determining the maximum probable stack effects during the design of a smoke control system, elevation, weather history, interior temperatures and what else should be used?
altitude
M 513.4.1
All portions of active or engineered smoke control systems shall be capable of continued operation after detection of fire event for a minimum of ______ minutes, but not less than 1.5 times the calculated egress time.
20 minutes
M 513.4.6
Ducts and transfer openings utilized as portions of a smoke control system are required to be protected with a minimum class II, _______ degree F smoke damper.
250 degree F
M 513.5.3.2
When using the airflow design method for a smoke control system, the maximum air flow toward a fire shall be ________ feet per minute.
200 feet per minute
M 513.7.1
When using the exhaust method for a smoke control system, the minimum height of the lowest horizontal surface of the accumulating smoke layer shall be _____ feet above any walking surface.
6 feet
M 513.8.1
When using the pressurization method for a smoke control system, the minimum pressure difference across a smoke barrier shall be _______ - inch water gage in a fully sprinklered building.
0.05 - inch
M 513.6.1
Energy recovery ventilation systems shall be provided with a means of access to the heat exchanger as required for service, maintenance, repair of what else?
replacement
M 514.3
Corridors are permitted to be used to convey return air when they are located within tenant spaces having a maximum of __________ square feet in area.
1,000 square feet
M 601.2 #3
Gypsum boards used to form HVAC plenums shall be limited to systems with a maximum air temperature of what?
125 degrees F
M 602.2
Unless using the special approval criteria from the International Building Code, foam plastic in plenums used as a wall interior finish shall have a maximum flame spread index of ______ and be separated from the plenum by a complying thermal barrier or covered by corrosion resistant steel.
75
M 602.2.1.6 Exception #2
Materials exposed within HVAC plenums shall be noncombustible or have a maximum flame spread rating of what?
25
M 602.2.1
Stud wall cavities utilized as air plenums shall comply with all of the following conditions, except they?
A. shall not convey air from more than one floor level
B. shall not be located in the outside wall of the building envelope
C. shall be isolated from adjacent concealed spaces by fire-blocking
D. shall be permitted solely for supply air
D. shall be permitted solely for supply air
M 602.3 #1
What is the maximum permitted length of a flexible air duct?
unlimited
M 603.6.1.1
Unless provided with an approved protective coating, metallic underground ducts shall be completely encased in a minimum of _____ inches of concrete.
2 inches
M 603.8
Where installed within a single dwelling unit, exposed 10 inch rectangular galvanized steel ducts with a static pressure of 1/2 inch water gage shall be a minimum of how thick?
0.013 inch
M Table 603.4
Flexible air connectors shall be limited in length to a maximum of what?
14 feet
M 603.6.2.1
What air connectors shall not pass through any wall, floor or ceiling?
flexible
M 603.6.2.2
The permitted temperature of air in flexible air ducts or flexible air connectors shall be less than what?
250 degrees F
M 603.6.3
Return air openings must be located a minimum of ______ feet from the draft hood of another appliance located in the same room.
10 feet
M 601.5 #1
Unless complying as underground ducts per IMC Section 603.8, ducts shall be installed a minimum of _____ inches from the earth.
4 inches
M 603.14
Floor registers shall resist, without structural failure, a minimum ______ - pound concentrated load on a 2 - inch diameter disc applied to the most critical area of the exposed face.
200 - pound
M 603.18.1
Ducts that operate at a maximum temperature of ________ degrees F need not have thermal insulation to limit the exposed surface temperatures.
120 degrees F
M 604.2
Factory-insulated flexible duct shall be printed or identified at maximum intervals of what?
36 inches
M 604.7