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Exhaust Systems CHAPTER 5 EXHAUST SYSTEMS SECTION 501 openings into buildings for all occupancies other GENERAL than Group U, and 10 feet (3048 mm) from mechan- 501.1 Scope. This chapter shall govern the design, construc- ical air intakes. Such exhaust shall not be considered tion and installation of mechanical exhaust systems, includ- hazardous or noxious. ing exhaust systems serving clothes dryers and cooking 4. Exhaust outlets serving structures in flood hazard appliances; hazardous exhaust systems; dust, stock and refuse areas shall be installed at or above the elevation conveyor systems; subslab soil exhaust systems; smoke con- established by the Flood Plain Administrator for trol systems; energy recovery ventilation systems and other utilities and attendant equipment. systems specified in Section 502. 5. For specific systems, see the following sections: 501.2 Independent system required. Single or combined mechanical exhaust systems for environmental air shall be 5.1. Clothes dryer exhaust, Section 504.4. independent of all other exhaust systems. Dryer exhaust shall 5.2. Kitchen hoods and other kitchen exhaust be independent of all other systems. Type I exhaust systems equipment, Sections 506.3.13, 506.4 and shall be independent of all other exhaust systems except as 506.5. provided in Section 506.3.5. Single or combined Type II exhaust systems for food-processing operations shall be inde- 5.3. Dust stock and refuse conveying systems, pendent of all other exhaust systems. Kitchen exhaust sys- Section 511.2. tems shall be constructed in accordance with Section 505 for 5.4. Subslab soil exhaust systems, Section 512.4. domestic equipment and Sections 506 through 509 for com- mercial equipment. 5.5. Smoke control systems, Section 513.10.3. 501.3 Exhaust discharge. The air removed by every 5.6. Refrigerant discharge, Section 1105.7. mechanical exhaust system shall be discharged outdoors at a 5.7. Machinery room discharge, Section 1105.6.1. point where it will not cause a nuisance and not less than the distances specified in Section 501.3.1. The air shall be dis- 501.3.1.1 Exhaust discharge. Exhaust air shall not be charged to a location from which it cannot again be readily directed onto walkways. drawn in by a ventilating system. Air shall not be exhausted 501.3.2 Exhaust opening protection. Exhaust openings into an attic or crawl space. that terminate outdoors shall be protected with corrosion- Exceptions: resistant screens, louvers or grilles. Openings in screens, 1 louvers and grilles shall be sized not less than /4 inch (6 1. Whole-house ventilation-type attic fans shall be per- 1 mm) and not larger than /2 inch (13 mm). Openings shall mitted to discharge into the attic space of dwelling be protected against local weather conditions. Louvers that units having private attics. protect exhaust openings in structures located in hurri- 2. Commercial cooking recirculating systems. cane-prone regions, as defined in the Building Code, shall 501.3.1 Location of exhaust outlets. The termination comply with AMCA Standard 550. Outdoor openings point of exhaust outlets and ducts discharging to the out- located in exterior walls shall meet the provisions for exte- doors shall be located with the following minimum dis- rior wall opening protectives in accordance with the Build- tances: ing Code. 1. For ducts conveying explosive or flammable vapors, 501.4 Pressure equalization. Mechanical exhaust systems fumes or dusts: 30 feet (9144 mm) from property shall be sized to remove the quantity of air required by this lines; 10 feet (3048 mm) from operable openings chapter to be exhausted. The system shall operate when air is into buildings; 6 feet (1829 mm) from exterior walls required to be exhausted. Where mechanical exhaust is and roofs; 30 feet (9144 mm) from combustible required in a room or space in other than occupancies in R-3 walls and operable openings into buildings which and dwelling units in R-2, such space shall be maintained are in the direction of the exhaust discharge; 10 feet with a neutral or negative pressure. If a greater quantity of air (3048 mm) above adjoining grade. is supplied by a mechanical ventilating supply system than is removed by a mechanical exhaust for a room, adequate 2. For other product-conveying outlets: 10 feet (3048 means shall be provided for the natural or mechanical exhaust mm) from the property lines; 3 feet (914 mm) from of the excess air supplied. If only a mechanical exhaust sys- exterior walls and roofs; 10 feet (3048 mm) from tem is installed for a room or if a greater quantity of air is operable openings into buildings; 10 feet (3048 mm) removed by a mechanical exhaust system than is supplied by above adjoining grade. a mechanical ventilating supply system for a room, adequate 3. For all environmental air exhaust: 3 feet (914 mm) makeup air consisting of supply air, transfer air or outdoor air from property lines; 3 feet (914 mm) from operable shall be provided to satisfy the deficiency. The calculated 2014 OREGON MECHANICAL SPECIALTY CODE 43 EXHAUST SYSTEMS building infiltration rate shall not be used to satisfy the ventilation system shall be designed to limit the maximum requirements of this section. concentration of hydrogen to 1.0 percent of the total vol- 501.5 Ducts. Where exhaust duct construction is not speci- ume of the room. fied in this chapter, such construction shall comply with [F] 502.4.2 Ventilation rate in rooms. Continuous venti- Chapter 6. lation shall be provided at a rate of not less than 1 cubic 2 3 foot per minute per square foot (cfm/ft ) [0.00508 m /(s m2)] of floor area of the room. SECTION 502 502.4.3 Supervision. Mechanical ventilation systems REQUIRED SYSTEMS required by Section 502.4, as regulated by Section 608.6.3 502.1 General. An exhaust system shall be provided, main- of the Fire Code, shall be supervised by an approved cen- tained and operated as specifically required by this section tral, proprietary or remote station service or shall initiate and for all occupied areas where machines, vats, tanks, fur- an audible and visual signal at a constantly attended on- naces, forges, salamanders and other appliances, equipment site location. and processes in such areas produce or throw off dust or par- [F] 502.5 Valve-regulated lead-acid batteries in cabinets. ticles sufficiently light to float in the air, or which emit heat, Valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries installed in cabi- odors, fumes, spray, gas or smoke, in such quantities so as to nets, consisting of greater than 7 batteries, or over 600 amp- be irritating or injurious to health or safety. hour capacity total capacity, or systems as regulated by Sec- 502.1.1 Exhaust location. The inlet to an exhaust system tion 608.6.2 of the Fire Code, shall be provided with ventila- shall be located in the area of heaviest concentration of tion in accordance with Section 502.5.1 or 502.5.2. contaminants. [F] 502.5.1 Hydrogen limit in cabinets. The cabinet ven- [F] 502.1.2 Fuel-dispensing areas. The bottom of an air tilation system shall be designed to limit the maximum inlet or exhaust opening in fuel-dispensing areas shall be concentration of hydrogen to 1.0 percent of the total vol- located not more than 18 inches (457 mm) above the floor. ume of the cabinet during the worst-case event of simulta- neous boost charging of all batteries in the cabinet. 502.1.3 Equipment, appliance and service rooms. Equipment, appliance and system service rooms that [F] 502.5.2 Ventilation rate in cabinets. Continuous cab- house sources of odors, fumes, noxious gases, smoke, inet ventilation shall be provided at a rate of not less than 1 2 steam, dust, spray or other contaminants shall be designed cubic foot per minute per square foot (cfm/ft ) [0.00508 3 2 and constructed so as to prevent spreading of such contam- m /(s m )] of the floor area covered by the cabinet. The inants to other occupied parts of the building. room in which the cabinet is installed shall also be venti- lated as required by Section 502.4.1 or 502.4.2. [F] 502.1.4 Hazardous exhaust. The mechanical exhaust of high concentrations of dust or hazardous vapors shall 502.5.3 Supervision. Mechanical ventilation systems conform to the requirements of Section 510. required by Section 502.5, for systems regulated by Sec- tion 608.6.3 of the Fire Code, shall be supervised by an [F] 502.2 Aircraft fueling and defueling. Compartments approved central, proprietary or remote station service or housing piping, pumps, air eliminators, water separators, shall initiate an audible and visual signal at a constantly hose reels and similar equipment used in aircraft fueling and attended on-site location. defueling operations shall be adequately ventilated at floor level or within the floor itself. [F] 502.6 Dry cleaning plants. Ventilation in dry cleaning plants shall be adequate to protect employees and the public [F] 502.3 Battery-charging areas for powered industrial in accordance with this section where applicable. < trucks and equipment. Ventilation shall be provided in an approved manner in battery-charging areas for powered [F] 502.6.1 Type II systems. Type II dry cleaning systems industrial trucks and equipment to prevent a dangerous accu- shall be provided with a mechanical ventilation system mulation of flammable gases. that is designed to exhaust 1 cubic foot of air per minute for each square foot of floor area (1 cfm/ft2) [0.00508 m3/ 2 [F] 502.4 Stationary storage battery systems.
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