Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 319 of 1929 - Fuel Oil (125.551 - 125.575)
Section 125.571 - Required Equipment; Gravity, Water Pressure or Suction Burners.

Sec. 21.
All oil burners operating by gravity or water pressure, shall be equipped with approved automatic device or devices for the control of the flow of oil in case of failure of the oil to properly ignite. All oil burners of the suction or force feed type shall be equipped with approved anti-siphoning device. Where a pump is used between the storage tank and the auxiliary tank a pressure relief valve shall be installed in the supply line, so arranged as to return any surplus oil to the storage tank. Suction pipes must extend to within not less than 2 inches from the bottom of the tank and must be provided with an accessible control valve inside the building between the tanks and the burner. All pipe connections, except for gravity flow, shall be made from the top of the tank.
History: 1929, Act 319, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1929 ;-- CL 1929, 2628 ;-- CL 1948, 125.571

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Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning

Act 319 of 1929 - Fuel Oil (125.551 - 125.575)

Section 125.551 - Fuel Oil; Adoption of Act; Scope of Act Restricted.

Section 125.552 - Fuel Oil; Definitions.

Section 125.553 - Installation Permit; Temporary Tag; Inspection; Existing Plants; Fees.

Section 125.554 - Prohibited Furnishing of Fuel Oil.

Section 125.555 - Flash Point; Tester; Mixing or Blending; Waste Oil.

Section 125.556 - Scope of Tests.

Section 125.557 - Oil Burners; Equipment.

Section 125.558 - Oil Burners; Automatic Ignition.

Section 125.559 - Pipes; Joints; Valves; Packing Gland.

Section 125.560 - Electrical Installations.

Section 125.561 - Dampers; Ventilation; Instructions, Posting; Extinguisher.

Section 125.562 - Oil Storage Tanks; Construction, User; Storage Limit.

Section 125.563 - Oil Storage Tanks; Fill Pipe; Vent Pipe.

Section 125.564 - Oil Storage; Limitations.

Section 125.565 - Tanks Located Underground.

Section 125.566 - Installation of Inside Tanks.

Section 125.567 - Underground Tanks Incased.

Section 125.568 - Measuring Devices.

Section 125.569 - Metal Gauge.

Section 125.570 - Tanks; Construction, Testing; Underwriter's Label.

Section 125.571 - Required Equipment; Gravity, Water Pressure or Suction Burners.

Section 125.572 - Required Equipment; Burners Connected With Heating System.

Section 125.573 - Gases Prohibited in Gas Pilot.

Section 125.574 - Scope of Act Restricted.

Section 125.575 - Violation of Act; Penalty.