Fuel-burning appliance.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 18-28-1105.7
in effect18-28-1105.7 Fuel-burning appliance.
Open flames that use combustion air from the machinery room shall not be installed in a machinery room, when said machinery room is required by Section 18-28-1104.2.
Exceptions:
1. Matches, lighters, halide leak detectors and similar devices.
2. Where the refrigerant is carbon dioxide or water.
3. Fuel-burning appliances shall not be prohibited in the same machinery room with refrigerant- containing equipment or appliances where combustion air is ducted from outside the machinery room and sealed in such a manner as to prevent any refrigerant leakage from entering the combustion chamber.
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2688847Fetched: 10/24/2026
