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9.33.6.8.(4)
OS1OP1
ObjectiveOS1 Fire Safety
Attribution
(a),(b),(c) [F01-OS1.1]
Application
Application 1: 
Minimum clearance between combustible material and supply ducts, in air duct distribution systems, where the required plenum clearance is more than 150 mm, serving heating systems in which the rated heat input does not exceed 120 kW and serving only one dwelling unit, in buildings to which Part 9 applies [see Sentence 1.3.3.3.(1) of Division A for application of Part 9].
Exceptions: 
except as stated in Sentence 9.33.6.8.(5), which applies to registers installed in floors directly over a pipeless furnace, where a double-walled register box with not less than 100 mm between walls or a register box with the warm-air passage completely surrounded by the cold-air passage is provided.
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability of the ignition of combustible material by heat radiated from supply ducts, which could lead to harm to persons.
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