Section 680IAC2-1-5. Exemptions

   (a) Boilers and pressure vessels are exempt from this article as set forth in section 2 of this rule.

  (b) Regulated boilers and pressure vessels are exempt from inspection programs and operating permit requirements as set forth as follows:

(1) Any regulated boiler or pressure vessel located on a farm and used solely for agricultural purposes.

(2) Any steam boiler or water heating boiler meeting the following requirements:

(A) Located in:

(i) an owner occupied residence;

(ii) a residential structure with fewer than seven (7) apartments; or

(iii) a place other than a place of public assembly.

(B) Operated for heating purposes at a pressure not exceeding fifteen (15) pounds per square inch gauge, if qualifying as a steam boiler, and operated at a pressure not exceeding thirty (30) pounds per square inch gauge, if qualifying as a water heating boiler.

(C) Having a gross output rating not exceeding two hundred fifteen thousand (215,000) British thermal units per hour, if not located in a place of public assembly.

(3) Any pressure vessel:

(A) containing only water under pressure for domestic supply purposes, including one containing air, if the compressed air serves only as a cushion or as part of an airlift pumping system; and

(B) located in an owner occupied residence or a residential structure with less than seven (7) apartments.

(4) Any pressure vessel used as an integral part of an electrical circuit breaker.

  (c) The following regulated objects are covered under the scope of the permit for the system of which they are a part and do not require separate operating permits; however, they must meet all other requirements of IC 22-15-6 and this article:

(1) Expansion tanks located within a system wherein the boiler in that system is regulated with the division.

(2) Hot water storage tanks that contain only water under pressure under the following conditions:

(A) Temperature not to exceed two hundred ten (210) degrees Fahrenheit.

(B) Protected from overpressure.

(3) Refrigeration vessels located in a system of refrigeration wherein said system is regulated with the division.

(Boiler and Pressure Vessel Rules Board; 680 IAC 2-1-5; filed Jan 5, 1996, 10:15 a.m.: 19 IR 1111; readopted filed Jul 9, 2001, 1:33 p.m.: 24 IR 3822; filed Dec 18, 2006, 1:17 p.m.: 20070117-IR-680060124FRA; readopted filed Sep 21, 2007, 9:16 a.m.: 20071010-IR-680070389RFA; readopted filed Oct 19, 2007, 1:08 p.m.: 20071114-IR-680070389RFA; readopted filed Sep 5, 2013, 10:09 a.m.: 20131009-IR-680130182RFA)