The Ontario Building Code | Installation Standards

6.2.1.4. installation Standards

(1) The installation of solid fuel-burning appliancesfor central heating systems shall comply with CSA B365, "installation Code for Solid-Fuel-Burning Appliances and Equipment" and the manufacturer’s installation instructions.

(2) The solid fuel-fired appliances in Sentence (1) shall conform to CSA B366.1, "Solid-Fuel-Fired Central Heating Appliances".

(3) The design and installation of earth energy systems shall conform to CAN/CSA-C448.2, "design and installation of Earth Energy Systems for residential and Other Small buildings", where such systems use groundwater, submerged heat exchangers or ground heat exchangers to serve,

(a) single dwelling units, or

(b) buildingswhere the conditioned space is not more than 1 400 m².

Note: On July 1, 2017, Sentence 6.2.1.4.(3) of Division B of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 49 (1))

(3) The design and installation of earth energy systems shall conform to CAN/CSA-C448.2, "Design and Installation of Earth Energy Systems for Residential and Other Small Buildings", where such systems use groundwater, submerged heat exchangers or ground heat exchangers to serve,

(a) a house, or

(b) a building, other than a house, where the conditioned space is not more than 1 400 m².

(4) The design and installation of earth energy systems shall conform to CAN/CSA-C448.1, "Design and Installation of Earth Energy Systems for Commercial and Institutional Buildings", where such systems use groundwater, submerged heat exchangers or ground heat exchangers to condition a floor space area more than 1 400 m².

Note: On July 1, 2017, Sentence 6.2.1.4.(4) of Division B of the Regulation is amended by striking out "The design and installation" at the beginning and substituting "Except for houses, the design and installation". (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 49 (2))

(5) The design and installation of solid fuel-burning stoves, ranges and space heaters, including the requirements for combustion air, shall conform to the requirements of CSA B365, "Installation Code for Solid-Fuel-Burning Appliances and Equipment" and the manufacturer’s installation instructions.

(6) The design and installation of hydronic heating systems shall conform to,

(a) CAN/CSA-B214, "Installation Code for Hydronic Heating Systems", or

(b) good engineering practice appropriate to the circumstances such as described in Article 6.2.1.1.

(7) Solid fuel-burning stoves, furnacesand hydronic heating systems designed to burn solid fuels, other than coal, shall conform to the particulate emission limits of,

(a) CSA B415.1, "Performance Testing of Solid-Fuel-Burning Heating Appliances", or

(b) the "Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters", set out in Subpart AAA of Part 60 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, as it read on November 1, 2013.