§ 30-102. Installation and maintenance of equipment.  


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  • A. 
    All equipment shall be installed and maintained in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Chief Fire Marshal of the Town of Brookhaven and the appropriate standards of the NFPA. It shall be unlawful to install, service, handle or offer for sale, in any form, liquefied petroleum gas and related equipment that does not conform to the rules and regulations of the Chief Fire Marshal of the Town of Brookhaven and the appropriate standards of the NFPA.
    B. 
    No person, firm or corporation, except the owner or those authorized by the owner to do so, shall sell, fill, refill, deliver or permit to be delivered or use in any manner any liquefied petroleum gas container for any gas or compound or for any other purpose whatsoever. Only containers designed for liquefied petroleum gas may be filled with liquefied petroleum gas. Filling of liquefied petroleum gas containers with any other gas or compound is prohibited.
    C. 
    Cylinders used for liquefied petroleum gas shall be painted white, silver or other light-reflecting color as approved by the Chief Fire Marshal. It shall be unlawful for any supplier to refill any container that has been painted any other color.
    D. 
    The gas supplier shall have the right to refuse to fill any container that does not fully conform to all provisions of the Town of Brookhaven Fire Prevention Local Law or one that has been involved in a fire or is burned or scorched.
    E. 
    Replacement of parts on containers, regulators or related equipment shall be made by qualified personnel only.
    F. 
    Peening of weld leaks is prohibited.
    G. 
    Tanks, cylinders or other storage vessels which previously contained gases other than liquefied petroleum gas, such as but not limited to freon, acetylene or hydrogen, shall not be revalved and used for liquefied petroleum gases.