The owner or user shall prepare a boiler for internal inspection by:

1. (1) Removing all handhold plates, washout plugs, and inspection plugs;
2. (2) Thoroughly washing the water side of the boiler;
3. (3) Cleaning the fire side of boiler parts, including the flues, of all loose soot and ashes; and

4. (4) Removing excessive scale or other deposits by chemical or mechanical means.

   If a boiler has not been prepared in accordance with this section, the inspector may refuse to conduct the inspection.

Source: 23 SDR 139, effective March 5, 1997.

General Authority: SDCL 34-29A-14.1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-29A-14.1.