24 C.F.R. § 3280.702 Definitions.
Title 24 - Housing and Urban Development
The definitions in this subpart apply to subpart H only. Accessible, when applied to a fixture, connection, appliance or equipment, means having access thereto, but which may require the removal of an access panel, door or similar obstruction. Air conditioner blower coil system means a comfort cooling appliance where the condenser section is placed external to the manufactured home and evaporator section with circulating blower attached to the manufactured home air supply duct system. Provision must be made for a return air system to the evaporator/blower section. Refrigerant connection between the two parts of the system is accomplished by tubing. Air conditioner split system means a comfort cooling appliance where the condenser section is placed external to the manufactured home and the evaporator section incorporated into the heating appliance or with a separate blower/coil section within the manufactured home. Refrigerant connection between the two parts of the system is accomplished by tubing. Air conditioning condenser section means that portion of a refrigerated air cooling or (in the case of a heat pump) heating system which includes the refrigerant pump (compressor) and the external heat exchanger. Air conditioning evaporator section means a heat exchanger used to cool or (in the case of a heat pump) heat air for use in comfort cooling (or heating) the living space. Air conditioning self contained system means a comfort cooling appliance combining the condenser section, evaporator and air circulating blower into one unit with connecting ducts for the supply and return air systems. Air duct means conduits or passageways for conveying air to or from heating, cooling, air conditioning or ventilation equipment, but not including the plenum. Automatic pump (oil lifter) means a pump, not an integral part of the oil-burning appliance, that automatically pumps oil from the supply tank and delivers the oil under a constant head to an oil-burning appliance. Btu. British thermal units means the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. Btuh means British thermal units per hour. Burner means a device for the final conveyance of fuel or a mixture of fuel and air to the combustion zone. Central air conditioning system means either an air conditioning split system or an external combination heating/cooling system. Class 0 air ducts means ducts of materials and connectors having a fire-hazard classification of zero. Class 1 air ducts means ducts of materials and connectors having a flame-spread rating of not over 25 without evidence of continued progressive combustion and a smoke-developed rating of not over 50. Class 2 air ducts means ducts of materials and connectors having a flame-spread rating of not over 50 without evidence of continued progressive combustion and a smoke-developed rating of not over 50 for the inside surface and not over 100 for the outside surface. Clearance means the distance between the appliance, chimney, vent, chimney or vent connector or plenum and the nearest surface. Connector-Gas appliance: means a flexible or semi-rigid connector used to convey fuel gas between a gas outlet and a gas appliance. Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) means the ratio of the cooling capacity output of an air conditioner for each unit of power input.
EER=Capacity (Btuh)/Power input (watts) External combination heating/cooling system means a comfort conditioning system placed external to the manufactured home with connecting ducts to the manufactured home for the supply and return air systems. Factory-built fireplace means a hearth, fire chamber and chimney assembly composed of listed factory-built components assembled in accordance with the terms of listing to form a complete fireplace. Fireplace stove means a chimney connected solid fuel-burning stove having part of its fire chamber open to the room. Fuel gas piping system means the arrangement of piping, tubing, fittings, connectors, valves and devices designed and intended to supply or control the flow of fuel gas to the appliance(s). Fuel oil piping system means the arrangement of piping, tubing, fittings, connectors, valves and devices designed and intended to supply or control the flow of fuel oil to the appliance(s). Gas clothes dryer means a device used to dry wet laundry by means of heat derived from the combustion of fuel gases. Gas refrigerator means a gas-burning appliance which is designed to extract heat from a suitable chamber. Gas supply connection means the terminal end or connection to which a gas supply connector is attached. Gas supply connector, manufactured home means a listed flexible connector designed for connecting the manufactured home to the gas supply source. Gas vents means factory-built vent piping and vent fittings listed by an approved testing agency, that are assembled and used in accordance with the terms of their listings, for conveying flue gases to the outside atmosphere. (1) Type B gas vent means a gas vent for venting gas appliances with draft hoods and other gas appliances listed for use with Type B gas vents. (2) Type BW gas vent means a gas vent for venting listed gas-fired vented wall furnaces. Heat producing appliance means all heating and cooking appliances and fuel burning appliances. Heating appliance means an appliance for comfort heating or for domestic water heating. Liquefied petroleum gases. The terms Liquefied petroleum gases, LPG and LP-Gas as used in this standard shall mean and include any material which is composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons, or mixtures of them: propane, propylene butanes (normal butane or isobutane), and butylenes. Plenum means an air compartment which is part of an air-distributing system, to which one or more ducts or outlets are connected. (1) Furnace supply plenum is a plenum attached directly to, or an integral part of, the air supply outlet of the furnace. (2) Furnace return plenum is a plenum attached directly to, or an integral part of, the return inlet of the furnace. Quick-disconnect device means a hand-operated device which provides a means for connecting and disconnecting a gas supply or connecting gas systems and which is equipped with an automatic means to shut off the gas supply when the device is disconnected. Readily accessible means direct access without the necessity of removing any panel, door, or similar obstruction. Roof jack means that portion of a manufactured home heater flue or vent assembly, including the cap, insulating means, flashing, and ceiling plate, located in and above the roof of a manufactured home. Sealed combustion system appliance means an appliance which by its inherent design is constructed so that all air supplied for combustion, the combustion system of the appliance, and all products of combustion are completely isolated from the atmosphere of the space in which it is installed. Water heater means an appliance for heating water for domestic purposes other than for space heating. [40 FR 58752, Dec. 18, 1975. Redesignated at 44 FR 20679, Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 52 FR 4586, Feb. 12, 1987; 58 FR 55015, Oct. 25, 1993]
Title 24: Housing and Urban Development
PART 3280—MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS
Subpart H—Heating, Cooling and Fuel Burning Systems
§ 3280.702 Definitions.
