Other items include: service entrance equipment panelboards and circuit breakers (in general) insulated wiring GFCI outlets flue dampers double-walled flue pipes
Regards, Peter L. Tarver, PE ptar...@nortelnetworks.com -----Original Message----- From: Price, Ed Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 6:56 AM Safety isn't exactly my specialty, but a question on Usenet got me to make a list of all the items "built into" a home for safety purposes. I didn't think there would be very many, but the list sure did grow! I thought you might be interested. Grounded electrical outlets Ground fault circuit breakers Thermocouple in gas water heater to sense pilot flame outage Water heater over-temperature/pressure relief valve Thermocouple in gas furnace to sense pilot flame outage Flue gas sensor in gas furnace to verify positive stack ventilation Screen atop fireplace chimney to contain sparks Special roof stack feed-through thermal protectors for furnace, water heater Fire resistant roof shingles P traps in drain lines to lock out sewer gas Water trap in toilet bowl to lock out sewer gas Lightning arrestor in telephone demarc box Lightning arrestor in cable TV line Non-slip concrete surface treatments Gas supply earthquake shut-off valve Tempered glass or plastic bath doors Over-temperature sensor in dishwasher Over-temperature sensor in electric clothes dryer Over-temperature cut-out in furnace / air conditioner / dishwasher / clothes washer / dryer motors Tip-over sensor in space heater Off-balance sensor in clothes washer Automatic external night lighting Motion sensing night lighting Smoke / heat / carbon monoxide detectors Radon detectors Automatic fire sprinklers Entrance railings for stairways Hand rails for internal stairways Anti-slip tub and showers stall floors Grip rails in bath areas Intrusion detection and security systems Main entrance security doors Main entrance door security viewport Trim strips to secure carpet edges Regards, Ed :-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-) Ed Price ed.pr...@cubic.com Electromagnetic Compatibility Lab Cubic Defense Systems San Diego, CA. USA 858-505-2780 (Voice) 858-505-1583 (Fax) Military & Avionics EMC Services Is Our Specialty Shake-Bake-Shock - Metrology - Reliability Analysis :-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-):-) ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Jim Bacher: jim_bac...@mail.monarch.com Michael Garretson: pstc_ad...@garretson.org For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org