N.M. Code R. § 7.8.4.65 - HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR-CONDITIONING
A. Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning,
piping, boilers, and furnaces must be installed and maintained to meet all
requirements of the New Mexico commercial building code, international building
code (IBC), New Mexico plumbing, mechanical and electrical codes, current
edition as adopted by the New Mexico construction industries division and local
building codes, as applied by the authority having jurisdiction.
(1) The heating, ventilation and
air-conditioning system must be able to maintain interior temperatures in all
rooms used by residents, staff or visitors with interior temperatures between
65 degrees Fahrenheit and 78 degrees Fahrenheit year-round.
(2) The use of non-vented heaters, open flame
heaters or portable heaters is prohibited.
(3) An ample supply of outside air must be
provided in all spaces where fuel fired boilers, furnaces, or heaters are
located to assure proper combustion.
(4) All fuel fired boilers, furnaces, or
heaters must be connected to an approved venting system to take the products of
combustion directly to the outside air.
(5) All gas-fired heating equipment must be
provided with a One hundred percent automatic cutoff control valve in event of
pilot failure.
B. A
boarding home must be adequately ventilated at all times to provide fresh air
and the control of unpleasant odors.
(1) All
restrooms, bathroom, and laundry rooms shall be provided with exhaust fans
vented to the exterior.
(2) Kitchen
hoods must be vented to the exterior.
C. All building code requirements must be met
regarding emergency egress for an outside window or door. A window unit air
conditioner or fan shall not be installed in the required emergency egress
window.
D. Fireplaces and wood
burning stoves must be properly vented, have exterior combustion air, and be
securely screened or have tempered glass doors. Fireplaces or wood burning
stoves are not allowed in resident rooms.
Notes
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