Minnesota Administrative Rules

4714.0409 BATHTUBS AND WHIRLPOOL BATHTUBS.

Subpart 1.

UPC section 409.1 is amended to read as follows:

409.1 Application. Bathtubs shall comply with ASME A112.19.1/CSA B45.2, ASME A112.19.2/CSA B45.1, ASME A112.19.3/CSA B45.4, CSA B45.5/IAPMO Z124, or CSA B45.12 /IAPMO Z402. Whirlpool bathtubs shall comply with ASME A112.19.7/CSA B45.10. Pressure sealed doors within bathtubs or whirlpool bathtub enclosures shall comply with ASME A112.19.15. Whirlpool pedicure tubs shall comply with general requirements and water retention sections of ASME A112.19.7/CSA B45.10, Hydromassage Bathtub Systems.

Subp. 2.

UPC section 409.4 is amended to read as follows:

409.4 Limitation of Hot Water Temperature in Bathtubs and Whirlpool Bathtubs. The maximum hot water temperature discharging from the bathtub and whirlpool bathtub filler shall be limited to 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 degrees Celsius). The maximum temperature shall be regulated by one of the following means:

(1) a limiting device conforming to either ASSE 1070/ASME A112.1070 /CSA B125.70 or CSA B125.3; or

(2) a water heater conforming to ASSE 1084.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326B.43; 326B.435

History:

40 SR 71; 45 SR 1007

Published Electronically:

September 27, 2021