D.E.P. Pretest Inspection Checklist

Does boiler room have a sign on it

Is there an emergency shutoff switch outside of the boiler room

Is there a fire extinguisher outside of the boiler room?

Does the door open towards egress?

Is the boiler room door self-closing and latching?

What floor is the boiler room located on?

Is there adequate lighting in the boiler room?

Are there any defective or exposed wires in the boiler room?

Is the boiler room free of debris and hazardous material?

Are there any holes in the ceiling, walls or around the door frame or windows?

Is the boiler room required to have a second means of egress?

Is there a second door and is the 2nd door code-compliant?

Does the room have a second means of egress?

Is there an emergency switch outside the door?

Is there a boiler room sign on the door

Is there a door in the boiler room that does not lead to egress?

Does the door have a "Not an Exit" sign on it?

Is the louver code compliant?

Are the dimensions of the louver fitting for the BTU's of all the burning equipment in the room?

Is there a proving switch for the fan?

Does the fan match the plans/application?

Are there any other code-compliance issues relating to the fan that need to be addressed?

Is the wall duct going through rooms?

Does the duct have a form of fire-rating or have a fire damper on it?

Does the duct terminate outside the building by at least 30" above grade?

Are there any other code-compliance issues with the wall duct?

Is the duct terminating with the outside air and at least 30" above grade?

Are there any other code-compliance issues with the wall duct?

Is the duct adequately supported

Does the chimney have a clean out?

Is the cleanout a min of 8"?

Is breaching in generally good condition?

Is there a water heater rated as a boiler (H) or over 350K BTU's?

Does the water heater have a manual reset aquastat?

Does the water heater have a manual reset LWCO?

Does the water heater have a spill switch on the hood?

Are the controls on the water heater isolatable?

Is there a labeled emergency shutoff switch at the hot water heater?

Is there a HW storage tank in the boiler room?

Does the water storage tank have a T&P relief valve that is positioned correctly and has a copper blow-down pipe that is a max of 8" above grade?

Are the boilers the same make and model?

Is the boiler steam or hydronic?

Does the boiler have 2 LWCO's?

Is one of the LWCO's manual reset?

Are there 2 pressuretrols?

Are one of the pressuretrols manual reset?

Is there a pressure gauge on the boiler?

Are there brass pigtails for all of the controls?

Are any of the operating controls isolateable with a valve?

Is the control manifold piped in a code-compliant manner?

What is wrong with the control manifold?

Is there a check valve where the feed goes into the return line?

Does the boiler have 2 LWCO's?

Does the secondary LWCO have a manual reset?

Does the boiler have 2 aqua stats?

Is one of the aqua stats manual reset?

Are any of the operating controls isolated by a valve?

Does the boiler have a fire sight glass that is in good condition?

Does the boiler have a relief valve?

Does the boiler relief rating match the rating of the boiler? (take picture of relief valve rating)

Does the boiler have a coil?

Does the coil have a domestic relief?

Is the relief isolated from the coil?

Does the feed water line have a backflow?

Is the backflow free of leaks?

Are the relief valves blow downs copper or black?

Are there threads at the end?

Are the relief valve blow downs within 8" of the grade?

Are the backflow blow downs copper?

Are the backflow blow downs within 8" of the grade?

What type of LWCO is it?

Are the LWCO's blow downs copper?

Are the LWCO's blow downs within 8" of the grade?

Is the boiler jacket in good condition?

Are there any leaking or corroded pipes in the boiler room?

Are all the near-boiler piping insulated?

Are the gas/oil pipes adequately supported?

Are the steam pipes and domestic water pipes adequately supported?

Are there any pipes in the boiler room supported by another pipe?

Is the flue pipe the correct gauge for the size installed? [up to 5": 26], [6"-10": 24], [11"-16": 22], [17" and above: 16]

Does the flue pipe require a damper?

Is there a damper on the flue pipe?

Does the damper have a spill switch above it?

Are the red stoppers in the vent/damper?

Is there a spill switch at the vent hood?

Is the flue pipe adequately supported (at least one support if the run is very short)?

What is the fuel type for the heating equipment?

Does the burner have a sand pail with sand next to it?

Is there a fire omatic valve installed?

Does the tank room have adequate lighting?

Is the tank room clean?

Is the size of the oil tank listed and labeled?

Does oil tank have a tag stating what type of oil is inside of it?

Does the oil tank have a working gauge?

Is the oil tank secured to the ground?

Is there fresh air in the oil tank room?

Is there 2 oil symbol outside the building?

Is total capacity of oil 660 gallons or more?

Is there spill containment around the tanks?