TITLE: WATER HEATER
DEFINITION:
A device designed to generate and store hot water for domestic use
DEFICIENCY 1: TPR VALVE IS
OBSTRUCTED OR RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGE PIPING IS DAMAGED, CAPPED, HAS AN UPWARD
SLOPE, OR IS CONSTRUCTED OF UNSUITABLE MATERIAL.
DEFICIENCY CRITERIA: TPR valve has an active leak.
OR
TPR valve is obstructed such that the TPR
valve is unable to be fully actuated.
OR
Relief valve discharge piping is damaged d
(i.e., visibly defective; impacts functionality), capped, has an upward slope,
or is constructed of unsuitable material.
HEALTH AND SAFETY determination: Severe
CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24
hours
HCV PASS / FAIL: Fail
HCV – CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 30
days
DEFICIENCY 2: No hot water
DEFICIENCY CRITERIA: Hot water does not dispense after
handle is engaged.
HEALTH AND SAFETY determination: Severe
CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24
hours
HCV PASS / FAIL: Fail
HCV – CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 30
days
DEFICIENCY 3: THE RELIEF VALVE
DISCHARGE PIPING IS MISSING OR TERMINATES GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OR LESS THAN 2
INCHES FROM WASTE RECEPTOR FLOOD-LEVEL.
DEFICIENCY CRITERIA: The
relief valve discharge piping is missing (i.e., evidence of prior installation,
but is now not present or is incomplete).
OR
The relief valve discharge
piping terminates greater than 6 inches or less than 2 inches from waste receptor
floodlevel.
HEALTH AND SAFETY determination: Moderate
CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 30 days
HCV PASS / FAIL:
Fail
HCV – CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 30 days
DEFICIENCY 4: CHIMNEY OR FLUE PIPING IS BLOCKED,
MISALIGNED, OR MISSING
DEFICIENCY CRITERIA: Chimney or flue piping is blocked, misaligned, or missing (i.e.,
evidence of prior installation, but now not present or is incomplete).
HEALTH AND SAFETY determination:Life-Threatening
CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24 hours
HCV PASS / FAIL: Fail
HCV – CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24hours
DEFICIENCY 5: GAS SHUTOFF VALVE IS DAMAGED, MISSING, OR
NOT INSTALLED
DEFICIENCY CRITERIA: Gas shutoff valve is damaged (i.e., visibly defective; impacts
functionality).
OR
Gas shutoff valve is missing (i.e., evidence of prior installation, but
is now not present or is incomplete).
OR
Gas shutoff valve is not
installed (i.e., never installed, but should have been).
HEALTH AND SAFETY determination:Life-Threatening
CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24 hours
HCV PASS / FAIL: Fail
HCV – CORRECTION TIMEFRAME: 24hours
More INFORMATION: Water Heater Standard
