The Ontario Building Code | Appliances and Equipment to be Located in a Service Room

9.10.10.4. Appliances and Equipment to be Located in a service Room

(1) Except as provided in Sentences (2) and (3) and Article 9.10.10.5., fuel-fired appliances shall be located in a service room separated from the remainder of the buildingby a fire separation having not less than a 1 h fire-resistance rating.

(2) Except as required in the appliance installation standards referenced in Sentences 6.2.1.4.(1) and 9.33.1.2.(1), fuel-fired space-heating appliances, space-cooling appliances and service water heatersneed not be separated from the remainder of the buildingas required in Sentence (1) where the equipment serves,

(a) not more than one room or suite, or

Note: On July 1, 2017, Clause 9.10.10.4.(2)(a) of Division B of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 105)

(a) not more than one room or suite,

(b) a buildingwith a building area of not more than 400 m² and a building height of not more than 2 storeys.

Note: On July 1, 2017, Clause 9.10.10.4.(2)(b) of Division B of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 139/17, s. 105)

(b) a house, or

(c) a building, other than a house, with a buildingarea of not more than 400 m² and a building heightof not more than 2 storeys.

(3) Sentence (1) does not apply to fireplaces and cooking appliances.