§ 14-12-7. Maximum allowable working pressure.

A.

The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel carrying the A.S.M.E. Code symbol shall be determined by the applicable sections of the codes under which it was constructed and stamped.

B.

The maximum allowable working pressure of a boiler which does not carry the A.S.M.E. Code symbol shall be computed in accordance with the A.S.M.E. Power Boiler Code Suggested Rules Covering Existing Installations. The maximum allowable working pressure of an unfired pressure vessel which does not carry the A.S.M.E. Code symbol shall be computed in accordance with the A.S.M.E. Unfired Pressure Vessel Code Recommended Practice for Inspection, Repair and Allowable Working Pressure for Vessels in Service.

C.

This chapter shall not be construed as in any way preventing the use or sale of a boiler or unfired pressure vessel referred to in this section, provided it has been made to conform to the rules and regulations of the board of boiler rules governing existing installations and provided, further, it has not been found upon inspection to be in an unsafe condition.

(Code 1967, § 45-7; Code 1985, § 42-7)