nyc refrigeration

[Engineerman]

I was wondering how much refrigerant my building is allowed to store in new 1000 lb containers. what is the nyc code? is it still 20%/330 lbs? and, is that for each machine?

[fick]

Why would you want to store that much refrigerant?

[jbb]

Im shure you need some kind of permit and a plan of action in event of fire in blding.

[echomech]

call fire Dept. dude thats a lot of refrigerant waiting on shortage huh

[joeywpittman]

what type of building is it?
Institutional,public assembly, residential, commercial, large mercantile, industrial.
What type of room are you storing the refrigerant in? How big is the room, is it ventalated?

International Mechanical Code 2003
Amounts of refrigerant per occupied space.
R-11 = .39 pounds per 1000 cubic feet
R-22 = 5.5
R-123 = 3.5
R-134a = 13
R-410A = 10
R-717(Ammonia) = .022

[Engineerman]

we have 5 machines

2- 4,000 ton carrier's R-134a. approx 12,000lbs each

3- 2,000 ton trane's R-123 approx 3300lbs each