2018 International Mechanical Code, Looseleaf

Construction Book Express presents the Loose Leaf version of the 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC)!

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Scope and Administration

Chapter 2 Definitions

Chapter 3 General Regulations

• Protection of Structure
• Equipment and Appliance Location
• Installation
• Piping Support
• Access and Service Space
• Condensate Disposal
• Clearance Reduction
• Temperature Control
• Explosion Control
• Smoke and Heat Vents
• Heating and Cooling Load Calculations

Chapter 4 Ventilation

• Natural Ventilation
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Enclosed Parking Garages
• Systems Control
• Ventilation of Uninhabited Spaces
• Ambulatory Care Facilities and Group I-2 Occupancies

Chapter 5 Exhaust Systems

• Required Systems
• Motors and Fans
• Clothes Dryer Exhaust
• Domestic Kitchen Exhaust Equipment
• Commercial Kitchen Hood Ventilation System Ducts and Exhaust Equipment
• Commercial Kitchen Hoods
• Commercial Kitchen Makeup Air
• Fire Suppression Systems
• Hazardous Exhaust Systems
• Dust, Stock and Refuse Conveying Systems
• Subslab Soil Exhaust Systems
• Smoke Control Systems
• Energy Recovery Ventilation Systems

Chapter 6 Duct Systems

• Plenums
• Duct Construction and Installation
• Insulation
• Air Filters
• Smoke Detection Systems Control
• Duct and Transfer Openings

Chapter 7 Combustion Air

Chapter 8 Chimneys and Vents

• Vents
• Connectors
• Direct-vent, Integral Vent and Mechanical Draft Systems
• Factory-built Chimneys
• Metal Chimneys

Chapter 9 Specific Appliances, Fireplaces and Solid Fuel-Burning Equipment

• Masonry Fireplaces
• Factory-built Fireplaces
• Pellet Fuel-Burning Appliances
• Fireplace Stoves and Room Heaters
• Factory-built Barbecue Appliances
• Incinerators and Crematories
• Cooling Towers, Evaporative Condensers and Fluid Coolers
• Vented Wall Furnaces
• Floor Furnaces
• Duct Furnaces
• Infrared Radiant Heaters
• Clothes Dryers
• Sauna Heaters
• Engine and Gas Turbine-Powered Equipment and Appliances
• Pool and Spa Heaters
• Cooking Appliances
• Forced-air Warm-air Furnaces
• Conversion Burners
• Unit Heaters
• Vented Room Heaters
• Kerosene and Oil-fired Stoves
• Small Ceramic Kilns
• Stationary Fuel Cell Power Systems
• Masonry Heaters
• Gaseous Hydrogen Systems
• Radiant Heating Systems
• Evaporative Cooling Equipment

Chapter 10 Boilers, Water Heaters and Pressure Vessels

• Water Heaters
• Pressure Vessels
• Boilers
• Boiler Connections
• Safety and Pressure Relief Valves and Controls
• Boiler Low-water Cutoff
• Steam Blowoff Valve
• Hot Water Boiler Expansion Tank
• Gauges
• Tests

Chapter 11 Refrigeration

• System Requirements
• Refrigeration System Classification
• System Application Requirements
• Machinery Room, General Requirements
• Machinery Room, Special Requirements
• Refrigerant Piping
• Field Test
• Periodic Testing

Chapter 12 Hydronic Piping

• Material
• Joints and Connections
• Pipe Insulation
• Valves
• Piping Installation
• Transfer Fluid
• Tests
• Embedded Piping
• Plastic Pipe Ground-source Heat Pump Loop Systems

Chapter 13 Fuel Oil Piping and Storage

• Material
• Joints and Connections
• Piping Support
• Fuel Oil System Installation
• Oil Gauging
• Fuel Oil Valves
• Testing

Chapter 14 Solar Systems

• Installation
• Heat Transfer Fluids
• Materials

Chapter 15 Referenced Standards

Appendix A Chimney Connector
Appendix B Recommended Permit

Index

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