[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR111.85-1]



[Page 241]

 

                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 111_ELECTRIC SYSTEMS_GENERAL REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

              Subpart 111.85_Electric Oil Immersion Heaters

 

Sec.  111.85-1  Electric oil immersion heaters.





    Each oil immersion heater must have the following:

    (a) An operating thermostat.

    (b) Heating elements that have no electrical contact with the oil.

    (c) A high temperature limiting device that:

    (1) Opens all conductors to the heater;

    (2) Is manually reset; and

    (3) Actuates at a temperature below the flashpoint of the oil.

    (d) Either--

    (1) A low-fluid-level device that opens all conductors to the heater 

if the operating level drops below the manufacturer's recommended 

minimum safe level; or

    (2) A flow device that opens all conductors to the heater if there 

is inadequate flow.



[CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15236, Apr. 8, 1982, as amended by CGD 94-108, 61 FR 

28283, June 4, 1996]