40.1-51.19:4 - Operations and maintenance - Virginia Statutes

§ 40.1-51.19:4. Operations and maintenance.

A. A hobby or model boiler must be attended by a person reasonably competentto operate such boiler when in operation. For the purposes of this section, ahobby or model boiler may be considered as not being in operation when all ofthe following conditions exist:

1. The water level is at least one-third of the water gauge glass;

2. The fire is banked and the draft doors closed or the fire is extinguished;and

3. The boiler pressure is at least twenty pounds per square inch below thelowest safety valve set pressure.

B. All welding performed on hobby or model boilers shall be done by an "R"stamp holder in accordance with the inspection code of the National Board ofBoiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors.

C. Repairs to longitudinal riveted joints are prohibited.

(1999, c. 335; 2000, c. 898.)