Vol 30

Section I
- Interpretations No. 30
1-92-01,1-92-02
Interpretation: 1-92-01
BOO-187
Subject:
Section I, PG-73.2.2, Corrosion Resistant Coating
Date Issued:
September 17,1991
File:
Question: Section I, PG-73.2.2 requires that springs for safety and safety relief valves shall be
corrosion resistant material or have a corrosion resistant coating. Does corrosion resistant paint,
appropriate for the service intended, meet the requirement for a corrosion resistant coating for
safety and safety relief valve springs?
Reply: Yes.
interpretation: 1-92-02
BC90-511
Subject:
Section I, Code Case for Use of Rupture Disks onElectricSuperheaters
Date Issued:
September 17,1991
File:
Question: May rupture disk devices permitted under the rules of ASME Section VIII, Div. 1,
be provided for overpressure protection for boiler pressure vessels constructed in accordance with
the rules of ASME Section I, Part PEB?
Reply: No. You may wish to contact the jurisdiction of the location of installation for special
rules which may address your situation.
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Interpretation: 1-92=03
I, PG-23.1, Revision to Nnte h
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
September 17, 1991
File:
BC31-125
Question: Does Note h of Tablc PG-23.1 of Section TI prohibit the use of the stresses in lines
referencing this note for superhcatcrs and reheatertubes nf power boilers?
Reply: No. The Committee has rcvicwcd your sugcstiun tn rcvise Note h and considers that
such revision is unwarranted.
Subject:
Section I, PG-lCFJ?C:de Stamping c r f Prcssurc Piping
Date Issued:
September 17. IWl
File:
BC91-284
Question: Is Code stamping required prit!r

threading, or machining fbut not welding)?
Reply: No.

tu shipmcnt on piping which ha$ undergnne bending,
Section I
1-92-05, 1-92-06
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
BC91-294
I, PG-104, Material Certificate of Authorization

September 17,1991
File:
Question: Are material manufacturers who provide materialfor Section I construction required
to have any type of ASME Certificate of Authorization?
Reply: No.
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
BC91-418
I, Upgrading
Marking
on Material
September 17, 1991
File:
Question: May a boiler or part manufacturer re-identify pipe which is marked with SA-106,
Grade B, and upgrade it to SA-106, Grade Cyif it is shown by means of a Mill Test Report that
the pipe meets all the physical, chemical, and testing requirements of Grade C pipe and provided
the rules of PG-10 are met?
Reply: Yes.
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Section I
1-92-07,1-92-08
- Intcrpretations No. 30
Subject:
Section I, PG-58, Outlets

and
Date Issued:
September 17, 1391
File:
BCY1-422
External Piping
Question: When the steam piping fromtwo or more boilers is interconnected by supplementary
service piping located beyond the boiler stop valves, do the rules of PG58.3.2 pertaining to two or
more boilers connected to a common steam header apply?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:
Section I, PFT-21, Definition of Waterleg
Date Issued:
October 17, 1991
File:
BC!I(r-867
Question: Is the annular space surrounding the combustinn chamber and the shell of vertical
boiler considered to be a waterleg and subject to the rules of PFT-21?
Reply: Yes.
232

Section I
1-92-09,1-92-10.
I, PW-28.5 and PW-28.1.3, Welding .Qualifications
Subject:
Section
Date Issued
BC91-285
December 13,1991
File:
Question: Does the word piping as used in PW:28.5 -applyto all product forms which may
be used for construction covered by PW-41?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:
Section I, PW-40.1, Repair of Weld Defects
DateIssued
December 13; 1991
File:
BC91-286
Question (1): Does PW-40.1 permit the acceptance of imperfections such as cracks, pinholes,
and incomplete fusion detected visually or by leakage tests?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Does PW-40.1 permit evaluation of imperfections,detected.bythe examinations
described in PW-ll?
Reply (2): Yes.
233

Section I
1-92-11,1-92-l2
Subject:
Section
I, PG-112,
Manufacturers, DataReport
Date Issued:
December 13, 1991
File:
BC91-420
Forms
Question (1): Does PG-112 require Data Report.-Forms P-4 and P-4A, as appropriate, to be
available before the components to which they relate are field assembled?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Does A-302.11 of Appendix A-300require a Manufacturer who accepts the work
of another Certificate Holder via Data ReportForms P-4 and P-4A
to describe in the manufacturers
quality controI systemthe procedures for handling and maintaining these forms?
Reply (2): Yes.
Question (3): May the procedures referred toin Question (2) be includedin the material control
section of the quality control system?
RepIy (3):eYes.
BC91-431
Subject:
Section I, PG-104, Certificate of Authorization
Date Issued:
December 13,1991
File:
Question (1): May an organization which provides the specifications, the design, the calculations, and the drawings for the components of a boiler, but which has no manufacturing facilities,
obtain a Certificate of Authorization to use the S symbol stamp?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): May the holder of a Certificate of Authorization to use the S symbol stamp
subcontract any or all aspects of boiler construction so long as he retains Code responsibility for
the completed boiler and his quality control system provides for those portions of the work which
may be subcontracted?
Reply (2): Yes.
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Section I
- Interpretations No,30
Interpretation: i-a-13
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
'
File:
I, PG-36,
PG-37,
antd PG-52, Multiple Openings
December 13,1991
BC91-531
Question:.For Section I construction, where the shell thickness has been determined by means
of a ligament efficiency in accordance with PG-52, is it permissible to locate a fully reinforced
connection within the ligament?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:Section
,.
I, PG-32.1.2 and PG-52, Openings.in a Definite Patte,m
DateIssued
December 13,1991
File:
BC91-532
Question: Where a shell has openings arranged in longitudinal rows staggered so as to create
a diagonal ligament, may the shell thickness be based solely on the longitudinal ligament efficiency
in accordance with Section I?
Reply: NQ.-,
235.

Section I
1-92-15,1-92-16
I, PG-60.1.1, Water Level Indicators
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
.File:
December 13,.1991
BC91-534
Question: Is the viewing of a gage glass via a system of mirrors considered direct reading of
gage glasswater level?
Reply: Yes:
Subject:
Section
I, PWT-14 and PWT-15, Welded Connections
Date Issued:
December 13,1991
File:
BC91-535
Question: Do paragraphs PWT-14 and PWT-15 apply to dampers which allow secondary air to
enter the firebox through a checkerboard and also allow air for purging?
.
Reply: No.
236

Section I
1-92-17,1-92-18
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
BC91-536
I, PW-28.1.2, Welding Procedures

December 13,1991
File:
Question: Does PW-28.1.2@) apply to the automatic welding of pin studs to pressure parts
when the function of the studs is to retain and/or cool refractory?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
BC91-577
I, PG-9, Use of Galvanized Material

December 13,1991
File:
Question: Is it permitted to use SA-53, galvanized material, for Section I construction?
Reply: No.
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Section I - Interpretations No. 30
1-92-19
I, Form P - 3 4 Master DataReport Form
Subject:Section
DateIssued
December 16,1991
File:
BC91-533
Question (1): Is the Certificate of Field Assembly Inspection block on the P-3A Master Data
Report Form required to be completed by the Authorized Inspector for field assembly prior to the
Certification of Engineering Contractor block?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): May the master stamping nameplate with the Code symbol applied be attached
to the boiler before completion of the field assembly inspection block on the P-3A Master Data
Report FOG?
Reply (2): No.
Question (3): In addition to the master stamping nameplate for the completed boiler as described in PG-106.7, is it necessary to apply a facsimile of this stamping to the boiler or any of its
parts?
Reply (3): No.
238

Section I
I-92-20,I-92-21
Subject:
Section I, Preamble
Date Issued:March
File:
9, 1992
BC91-537
Question (1): If the main heat source of a Section I boiler is the exhaust from a combustion
turbine, and a secondary fired heat source, e.g., a duct burner, is provided for intermittent use, is
the boiler classified as a fired boiler?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): Is a separate economizer or preheater, outsidethe limits of Boiler External Piping
of the boiler, with water whose designpressure and temperature arebelow 160psig and 250Fwithin
the scope of Section I?
Reply (2): No.
Question (3): When designing a boiler component to Section I, is a corrosion allowance
required?
Reply (3): No.
Subject:
Section I, PG-11.2,
Miscellaneous
Date Issued:March
BC91-541
Pressure
Parts
9,1992
File:
Question: May tubular products having external fiis or internal ribs, or both, but otherwise
meeting the requirements of one of the specifications listed in PG-9.1 or PG-9.2, and meeting the
requirements of PG-11.2, be provided as miscellaneous pressure parts?
Reply: Yes.
243

Section I
1-92-22,1-92-23
Interpratation: 1-92-22
I, PW-51.4, Use of the TermManufacturer
Subject:Section
Date Issued:March
File:
9, 1992
BC91-620
Question (1): Does the term Manufacturer as used in PW-51.4 and PW-52.2 refer to the
Certificate of Authorization Holder who performed the welding?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): In Part PW, does the term Manufacturer refer to the assembler for those
activities for which Code responsibility is assumed by the assembler?
Reply (2): Yes.
Subject:
Section I, PW-39, Exemption

From
Date Issued:March
File:
PWHT
9, 1992
BC91-622
Question: Is a weld attaching a flat head to the endof a pipe, such as is shown in Fig. PG-31,
sketch (g), considered to be a circumferential weld as described in Table PW-39?
Reply: No.

Section I
1-92-24,1-92-25,1-92-26
Subject:
Section I, PG-5,
Manway
Assembly
Date Issued:
March 9,1992
File:
BC91-623
Question: Do the material requirements of PG-5 apply to the yoke, bolt, and nut thatkeep an
internally seated manhole cover in place in a boiler, vessel, or pressure part subjected to internal
pressure?
Reply: No.
Subject:
Section I, PMB-17,
PEB-13.2,
DateIssued
March 9,1992
File:
BC91-624
Automatic Low-Water Fuel Cutoff
Question: May a thermostat control measuring internal temperature of the boiler be installed
in lieu of the automatic low-water fuel cutoff?
Reply: No. A device that senses a low-water condition must be installed.
Subject:
Section I, PW-11.2, Ultrasonic Examination
Date Issued:
March 9,1992
File:
BC92-015
Question: When it is impracticable to achieve radiographic parameters that will result in a

geometric unsharpness of 0.07 in. or less, does PW-11.2.1 require ultrasonic examination in lieu of
radiography?
Reply: Yes.
245

1-92-27,1-92-28
Section I
Subject:
Section I, PG-59.4, Requirements

for
Date Issued:March
File:
Drains
9, 1W92
BC92-016
Question: Do the drain requirements of PG-59.4 require an economizer or superheater to be

drainable by gravity?
Reply: No. Alternative means of removing the water may be used.
Subject:
Section I, PG-424.4, Flanges and Flanged Fittings
Date Issued:March
File:
9,1992
BC92-@I8
Question: Does PG-42.4.4 prohibit the use of Limited Class or Special Class valves at the
pressure-temperature rating established by AShWANSI B15.34?
Reply: No.
246

section I
1-92-29,1-92-30
fnterpretation: 1-92-29
I, PG-36,
Reinforcement
Calculations
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
BC92-017A
June 22,1992
File:
Question (1): When a nozzle i s . attached to a header and the inside nozzle diameter is larger
than the opening in the header, may the diameter of the opening in the header be taken as d in
the ligament efficiency calculation of PG-52?
Reply (1): Yes; also please. direct your attention to Interpretation1-89-48.
Question (2): Is pospveld heat treatment required for a header with tubes welded to it?
Reply (2): Yes, except where noted o t h e r h e in Table PW-39.
Note: Please note that theremaining questions in your Inquiryare still under consideration by
the Committee.
BC92-141
Subject:Section
I, PG-112.2.5, Manufacturers Data Reports forBoiler Proper Piping and

Boiler External Piping
Date Issued:
June 23,1992
File:
Question: May fabricated boiler proper piping constructed onlybyweldingascovered
by
PW-41 and fabricated by a manufacturer or contractor in possessicm of the pressure piping symbol
stamp be reported on a Manufacturers Data Report Form P-4A as called for in PG-112.25?
Reply: Yes; alternatively, a Form P-4 may be used. See PG-109.3.
247

I-9w1, 14242,142-33
section I
- Interpretations No.31
I, PG-11.1.2, Miscellaneous Pressure Parts
Subject:
Section
DateIssuedJune
BC91-421
23,1992
File:
Question: An instrument probe is inserted through ' a compression type fitting and extends
through a coupling or boiler nozzle into the boiler proper. The compression fitting is within the
scope of boiler external piping. Is the portion of the instrument probe extending into the boiler
proper also considered to be a part of the boiler proper?
Reply: No.
I, PG-11.2,
Miscellaneous
Subject:
Section
DateIssuedJune
BC91-538
Pressure Parts
23,1992
File:
Question: A part manufacturer supplies a non-standardpressure part, such as a flat head made
Do the marking requirements
from plate by thermal cutting and machining, to a boiler Manufacturer.
of PG-11.2 apply to such parts?
Reply: Yes.
subject:
DateIssuedJune
BC92-139
Section I, PG-67,Safety and SafetyRebefValve
Requirements
23,1992
File:
Question: Is an economizerthat can be shut off from the boiler required to have a safetyv
av
le,
if the heating medium (turbine exhaust gas) maximum @mperature can not exceed the equivalent
saturation temperature for the design pressure of the emnomizer coil?
Reply: Yes, see PG-67.2.
248

1-92-34,1-92-35
I, PG-36,
PG-37, and PG-52, Multiple
Openings
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
October 14, 1992
File:
BC91-531R
Question: For Section I construction, where the shell thickness hasbeen determined by means
of a ligament efficiency in accordance with PG-52, is it permissible to locate a fully reinforced
connection within the ligament?
Reply: Yes; however, t, used in the reinforcement calculation must be calculated using the
ligament efficiency used to determine the shell thickness.
I, PW-41.1, Circumferential Joints in Pipes
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
October 14,1992
File:
BC91-549
Question (1): If the inside diameter of a socket-type fitting is chamfered to provide a partial
penetration groove weld in addition to the fillet weld, will this permit reclassification to other than
a socket- or Sleeve-type joint covered by the rules of PW-41.5?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Would this construction allow its use in contact with furnace gases, as defined in
PW-41.1.4.2?
Reply (2): No.
253

Section I
1-92-36, 1-92-37. 1-92-38
I, PW-33, Alignment
Tolerance
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
October 14, 1992
File:
BC91-558
Question: Does Section I require a tapered transition between the overlay material and the
pressure boundary material of a composite tube?
Reply: No.
I, PG-36, Reinforcement
Calculations
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
BC92-017A
October 14, 1992
File:
Question: May multipleopenings (so spaced that theirlimits of compensationoverlap) be
calculated by either the reinforcement method (according to PG-38) or by the ligament efficiency
method (according to PG-52)?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:Section
I, PG-110, Safety ValveStampingforSection
Date Issued:
October 14, 1992
File:
BC92-324
I Boilers
Question: Must the safety valves required for a Section I boiler be V stamped?
Reply: Yes.
254

1-92-39, 1-92-40
I, PG-104,'Certification Requirements forBoilerPiping
Subject:Section
Date Issued:
October 14,
1992
File:
BC92-256
Question (1): May one ormore ASME CertificateHolders furnish or install piping components
in a complete boiler unit?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): May one or more ASME Certificate Holders certify the piping or components in
a complete boiler unit?
Reply (2): Yes.
Question (3): May one ASME Certificate Holder accept material supplied by another ASME
Certificate Holder as longas Code compliance is verifiedby the receiving ASME CertificateHolder?
Reply (3): Yes.
Question (4): May an Authorized Inspector accept valves, fittings, and flanges meeting
the
requirements of PG-42 without such valves, fittings, and flanges being identified on a Manufacturer's
Data Report?
Reply (4): Yes.
Subject:
Section
I,
PG-9.1, Pressure Containing Parts
Date Issued:
October 14,1992
File:
BC92-258
Question: May SA-36bar stock be used to fabricate a pressure containing fitting used for piping
components and be in compliance with PG-9.1?
Reply: No.
255

Section I
1-92-41. 1-92-42
I, PW-5.6,Carbon
Subject:Section
Date Issued:
October 14,1992
File:
BC92-260
Content in
Low-Alloy
SteelWelds
Question (1): Does PW-5.6 require a 3l/, in. O.D. or smaller circumferential butt weld in 2l/.,
CR-1 Mo materialto have a carbon content greater than 0.05% when the design metal temperature
is greater than 850F?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Does PW-5.6 require all other pressure retaining welds (e.g., longitudinal welds,
circumferential welds larger than 3V2 in. O.D., nozzle attachment welds, corner welds, welds in
segmented heads, etc.) in 2/,, Cr-1 Mo material to have a carbon content greater than 0.05% when
the design metal temperature is greater than 850F?
Reply (2): Yes.
Question (3): For design metal temperatures of 850F or less, does PW-5.6 require a minimum
carbon content for welds in 2V4 Cr-1 Mo material?
Reply (3): No.
SectionSubject:
I, P7JG-12.5, Safety Valves
Date Issued:
October 14, 1992
File:
BC92-281
Question: May a Section VI11 W stamped safety valve be used on a Section I organic fluid
vaporizer?
Reply: No, the overpressure used to determine relieving capacity and the blowdown requirements used for W valves differ from those Section I V stamped safety valves.
256

Section I
1-92-45
1-92-44,
1-92-43,
Subject:PG-106
Date Issued:
BC92-300
and Part PMB,MiniatureBoilerBuilt
by S Certificate Holder
October 14, 1992
File:
Question: Is it permissible to build a miniature boiler in accordance with Part PMB of Section
I using an S stamp and a P-2 Manufacturers Data Report?
Reply: Yes.
I, PG-32.1.2 and PG-52,OpeningsinaDefinite
Subject:Section
Date Issued:December
BC91-532R
Pattern
7, 1992
File:
Question: Where a shell has openings arranged in longitudinal rows staggered so as to create
a diagonal ligament, may the shell thickness be based on the longitudinal ligament efficiency in
accordance with Section I?
Reply: Yes, provided that either:
( a ) The equivalent longitudinal efficiency of the diagonal ligament as determined by Fig. PG52.1 or Fig. PG-52.6 is equal to or greater than the efficiency of the longitudinal ligament, or;
( b ) The diagonal ligament can be shown to be reinforced in accordance with paragraphs PG33.2, PG-36, and Fig. PG-33, and r, used in the reinforcement calculations is calculated using the
ligament efficiency used to determine the shell thickness.
I, PG-36,
Reinforcement
Calculations
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:December7,
File:
1992
BC92-017A
Question (1): Does Section I provide rules to determine the wall thickness, t,,, for an elliptical
manhole with the cover plate inside the drum?
Reply (1): No. See PG-100 or the second paragraph of the Preamble.
257

Subject:
Section
I, PG-106.8,
Stamping
of
Boiler-Proper
Piping
BC92-257
7, 1992
File:
Question (1): May fabricated boiler-proper piping constructed only by welding as covered by
PW-41, and fabricated by a manufacturer or contractor in possession of the pressure piping symbol
stamp, be stamped in accordance with either PG-106.8 or PG-109.2?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2):A manufacturer or contractor who isnot the Manufacturer of the boiler fabricates
a run of boiler-proper piping consisting of multiple spool pieces constructed only by welding as
covered byPW-41.Mayonly
one spool piece be Code stamped, the remaining spool pieces be
identification stamped, and all spool pieces for this run of piping be reported on one P-4A Data
Report Form?
Reply (2): Yes.
Subject:SectionI,PG-80,Use
BC92-293
of SeamlessPipeforBoilerShell
7, 1992
File:
Question (1): Does PG-9.1 of Section I permit the useof seamless, hot-finished pipe for the
shell of a drum if it is circular withina limit of 1% of the mean diameter as supplied by the material
supplier, but exceeds the permissible variations in outside diameter permitted by the pipe specification?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Does PG-80 of Section I permit the use of seamless, hot-finished pipe for the
shell of a drum that had been supplied in accordance with the pipe material specification if it is
circular within a limit of 1% of the mean diameter?
Reply (2): Yes.
258

Section I
1-92-48, 1-92-49,1-92-50
Subject:
Section
I,
PG-104,
Code
Responsibility
for
Design
Calculations
Date Issued:December7,1992
File:
BC92-294
Question: May a Manufacturer certify that engineering and design calculations performed by
others, not holding a Certificate of Authorization, but under contract to the Manufacturer, comply
with all requirements of the Code?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:
Section
I, PG-10.1.1, Recertification of Materials
Date Issued:December7,1992
File:
BC92-396
Question: May a supplier recertify pipe which is marked with SA-106, Grade B, and upgrade
it to SA-106, Grade C, if it is shown by means of a Mill Test Report that the pipe meets all the
physical, chemical, and testing requirements of Grade C pipe and provided the rules of PG-10.1.1
are met?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:
Section
I, PG-60.1.1,
Lowest
File:
Permissible
Water
Level
7, 1992
BC92-397
Question: Does SectionI provide a definitionof the lowest permissible water Ievel as referenced
in PG-60.1.1?
Reply: No. PG-60.1.1 requires the boiler Manufacturer to determine the lowest permissible
water level.
259

1-92-51,1-92-52
Subject:Section
BC92-400
I, PMB-13,
PEB-13,
Alternative
to WaterGage
7, 1992
File:
Question: May a nontransparent liquid level indicator device be used in lieu of the water gage
required by PEB-13 or PMB-13 for determining the boiler water level?
Reply: No.
Subject:Section
BC92-401
I, PG-99.4.2, HydrostaticTestUsingRemoteDigitalPressureGage
7, 1992
File:
Question: May apressure transmitter with a remote readout be used in lieuof a digital pressure
gage provided the readings give the same or greater degree of accuracy as obtained with a dial
pressure gage?
Reply: Yes, provided the remote pressure readout is visible to the operator controlling the
pressure applied.
Subject:
Section
BC92-402
I, PG-13,
Materials
for
Stays
7, 1992
File:
Question: May stays be made of material specifications other than those listed in PG-13?
Reply: No.
260

1-92-54, 1-92-55
Subject:Section
Date Issued:
BC91-621
I, PW-41.2.2
Concavity
of
the Weld Face
January 15,1993
File:
Question: Is it acceptable for the exterior surface of a single-welded circumferentialbutt joint
to be beneath thesurface of the adjoining base materials at any point?
Reply: No; see PW-35.1.
Subject:
Section
Mechanically
I,
Assembled
Boiler
Date Issued:
January 15,1993
File:
BC92-014
External Piping
Question (1): When a Manufacturer furnishes a boiler which is completely shop assembled
except for external piping, and such shop assembled boiler has been hydrostatically tested in the
shop and properly stamped with the Manufacturer's "S"symbol, isthe subsequent installation in the
field of the external piping within the scope of Section I considered "field assembly of the boiler"?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Does Section I require "proper Code certification" in the form of stamping and
Data Reports for mechanically assembled boiler external pipifig?
Reply (2): No.
265

Section I
1-92-56, 1-92-57
I, PG-99, ValveLeakageDuring
Subject:Section
DateIssued
BC92-398
Hydrostatic Tests
January 15, 1993
File:
Question (1): Is slight leakage through the seat of a closed valve during performance of the
hydrostatic test required by PG-99 permitted?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question(2): May a pump be used to maintain the test pressure within the required limits
during the hydrostatic test required by PG-99?
Reply (2): Yes.
Subject:
Section
I, PFT43, Inspection Openings
DateIssued
March 10,1993
File:
BC92-442
Question: Does an opening in the side of the shell located above the furnace so as to allow
washing of the top of the furnace meet the requirements of PFT-43.4 even if it does not provide
direct visual sighting of the top of the furnace?
Reply: Yes.
266

Section I
1-92-58, 1-92-59
I, A-350,MinimumThickness
Subject:Section
Date Issued:March
BC93-042
to BeListedin
DataReport Forms
10, 1993
File:
Question (1): Item 16 of the Data Report Guides A-352 and A-354 calls for the "minimum
thickness of tubes." Is this minimum thicknessthe calculated minimum design thickness based upon
the PG-27.2 formulas?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Item 16 of the Data Report Guides A-352 and A-354 calls for the "minimum
thickness of tubes." Is this minimum thicknessthe minimum wall thicknessof the tubes as furnished
by the Manufacturer?
Reply (2): Yes.
Question (3): Is the "minimum required thickness" of a water-tube based upon the Data Report
entry or the PG-27.2 calculations?
Reply (3): The PG-27.2 calculations.
BC93-043
Subject:Section
I, Section VI11 Pressure Vessels forHot Water Boilers
Date Issued:March
10,1993
File:
Question (1): If an electric hot water boiler constructed to the rules of Part PEB of Section I
utilizes a Section VIII, Division 1 pressure vessel, must that vessel meet the Section VIII, Division
1 rules for unfired steam boilers as mandated by PEB-3?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): May an electric hot water boiler constructed to Part PEB of Section I utilize a
pressure vessel constructed to the rules of Section I?
Reply (2): Yes.
267

Section I
1-92-60, 1-92-61, 1-92-62
I, PW-41, RadiographyExemptions for CircumferentialWelds
Subject:Section
Date Issued:March10,1993
File:
BC93-045
B93-05,
Question: PW-41.1.4 states that the

diameter and thickness limitations in PW-41.1.1, PW-41.1.2,
and PW-41.1.3 shall apply independently.If-either the stateddiameter or the stated wall thickness
is exceeded, do the requirements for radiography apply?
Reply: Yes.
Subject: .
Section I, Table PW-39, PWHT of Helical Fins on P-No.7, Group 1 and 2 Tubes
Date Issued:
March 10, 1993
File:
BC93-046
Question: Is PWHT required after high-frequency electric resistance welding of helical fin to
tube of P-No. 7, Group 1 or 2?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:Section
I, Table PW-39, PWHT of Helical Fins on P-No.5, Group 5 Tubes
DateIssued
March10,1993
File:
BC93-047
Question: Is PWHT required after high-frequency electric resistance welding of helical fh to

tube of P-No. 5, Group 4?
Reply: Yes.
268

1-92-63, 1-92-64
Subject:Section
I, PG-60.1, Continuous Display of Remote Water Level Indication
Date Issued:March
File:
10,1993
BC93-132
Question: If a remote computer terminal is used asone of the two remote water level indicators
required by PG-60.1.1, may that remote computer terminal display drum water level on demand
rather than continuously, whenthe single gage glass is in serviceand readily visible to the operator
in the area where immediate control actions are initiated?
Reply: Yes, provided the second remote level indicator is displayed continuously.
Subject:PFT-14,Use
Furnaces
Date Issued:March
File:
of SA-53 Electric Resistance Welded (ERW) Pipe for PlainCircular
15,1993
BC93-152
Question: Does PFT-14.1 of Section I prohibit the use of SA-53 Type E (Electric Resistance
Welded) pipe for plain circular furnaces?
Reply: No.
269

Section I
1-92-65, 1-92-66
I, PG-32, Applicable
Range
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
June 8, 1993
File:
BC93-381
lo?
of PG-32
Question: Is it permissibleto apply the equation given in Fig. PG-32 with valuesof 0,
less than
Reply: Yes.
I, PG-60.1, Lowest
Permissible Water Level
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
June 8, 1993
File:
BC93-387
Question: Does PG-60.1.1 permit the lowest visible part of the water gage glass to be 1 in.
above the lowest permissiblewater level, as determined by the boiler Manufacturer?
Reply: No.
Subj.ect:
Section I, PG-55, Materials for Supports and Attachments
Date Issued:
June 8, 1993
File:
BC93-437
Question: May any material be used for nonpressure parts such as lugs and fin plates welded
to pressure part material if it is of weldable quality?
Reply: Yes, provided all other requirements of Section I are met.
270

1-92-68,1-92-69
BC93-152(a)
Subject:Section
I, PFT-14.1,Radiography and Bend Tests ofSA-53B

Welded (ERW) Pipe
Date Issued:
September 22,1993
Electric Resistance
File:
Question: A plain circularfurnace under external pressure is made from SA-53B Type
E (ERW)
pipe. Must the weld seam of the pipe which has met the flattening test and NDE required by the
SA-53 specification also satisfy either the bend test requirement ofPW-53 or the radiographic
requirement of PW-51, as specified in PFT-14.1?
Reply: No.
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
BC93-382
I, PG-60.1,
Magnetic
Level
Indicator
September 22,1993
File:
Question: May a magnetic level indicator be used to provide an indirect reading of water level
as permitted by PG-60.1.1?
Reply: Yes, provided all other requirements of this Section are met.
275

Section I
1-92-70.1-92-71
BC93-385
Subject:
Section I, PG-112.2.2 and A-352,FormP-3,LigamentEfficiency

tions
Date Issued:
September 22,1993
for Pipe Connec-
File:
Question: Is the heading Tube Hole Efficiency in the last column of Item 6(a) on the P-3
Manufacturers Data Report Form a general term that could apply to openings for pipes, nozzles,
or other connections, in addition to those for tubes?
Reply: Yes.
BC93-386
Subject:
Section I, PW-15,
Welded
Date Issued:
September 22, 1993
Connections
File:
Question: Is a telltale hole required in a compensation plate that does not seal off the inside
of the vessel?
Reply: No.
276

1-92-72, 1-92-73
Subject:Section
Date Issued:
BC93-389
Smaller
I, PG-109.2,Documentation
of BoilerExternalPiping(BEP)
NPS 2and
September 22, 1993
File:
Question: When a boiler Manufacturer furnishes BEP N P S 2 or smaller not requiring a Code
stamp (PG-109.2), must it be recorded on the Data Report?
Reply: No; however, it must be traceable to the required Data Report.
Subject:SectionI,PG-99,Hydrostatic
External Piping (BEP)
Date Issued:
BC93-390
Test of aBoilerWithMechanicallyAssembledBoiler
September 22,1993
File:
Question: Flanged BEP manufactured by a stamp holder is attached to a boiler manufactured
by a different stamp holder. The BEP and the boiler have been subjected to separate hydrostatic
tests, each witnessed by an Authorized Inspector. Is an additional hydrostatic test required after
the final flanged connection is made?
Reply: Yes.
277

Section I
Subject:
Section I, PG-99.4.2, Use of Dial Pressure Gages for Hydrostatic Test
Date Issued:
September 22, 1993
File:
BC93-395
Question: Does PG-99.4.2 restrict the maximum range of a dial pressure gage to double the
intended maximum test pressure?
Reply: No; however, the maximum range should preferably be about double the maximum test
pressure.
Subject:
Section I, PW-9.2 and PW-41.2.2, Complete Penetration of Butt Welds in Boiler

Tubes
Date Issued:
September 22,1993
BC93-529
BC93-528,
File:
Question (1): Is it a requirement of Section I that all boiler tube buttwelded joints becomplete
joint penetration welds?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): When radiography is not
required, and visual examination of the root is not
practical, what demonstration in addition to the requirement of PW-41.2.2 and a successful hydrostatic test is necessary to accept circumferential butt welds covered by PW-41?
Reply (2): None.
Question (3): Is it a requirement of Section I that theManufacturer be responsible for meeting
the applicable requirements of Section I?
Reply (3): Yes. The Manufacturer is responsible for meeting the requirements of Section I and
of his Quality Control Program.
278

1-92-76 1-92-77
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
BC93-530
I, PW-41.1.1,
Exemption
From
Radiography
September 22, 1993
File:
Question: A part to contain steam exceeds 15& in. wall thickness but does not exceed N P S 16.
The part will not be in contact with furnace gases. Does PW-4.1.1 require radiography of circumferential joints in this part?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:
BC93-531
I, Table PW-39, Exemption

from
PWHT
September 22, 1993
File:
Question (1): Is a weld attaching an N P S 4 nozzle used as a master handhole in an N P S 10
header considered to be a circumferential weld as described in Table PW-39, Note (l)(a)?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Is a weld attaching a 3 in. x 4'/* in. x 2 in. handhole insert in an N P S 10 header
considered to be a circumferential weld as described in Table PW-39, Note (l)(a)?
Reply (2): No.
279

Section I - InterpretationsNo. 34
1-92-78,1-92-79
I, PW-28.4.1 and Form P-4A, Traceability of Weld Joints
Subject:Section
Date Issued:
BC93-535
September 22,1993
File:
Question: When a Manufacturer chooses to ensure traceability of the welded joints and the
welder or welding operator used in making the joints by a method other than stamping (especially
on thinwall tubing) as permitted in PW-28.4.1 (for joints not covered by PW-28.4.2 and PW-28.4.3),
is it necessary for the Manufacturer to maintain such traceability after the signature of the P-4
(Partial Data Report) by the Authorized Inspector?
Reply: No.
Subject:PG-32,
Date Issued:
BC93-384
Opening With Inherent Compensation inCylindrical Shells

December 21, 1993
File:
Question: Per the note on the Fig, PG-32 chart, would an opening with a K factor of less
than 0.5 be fully compensated by the provisions of PG-33 without taking the equation
d = 2.75[Dt(l - K)]
into consideration?
Reply: Yes.

1-92-80,1-92-81
I, Effect of Relocation of Certificate Holder Facility
Subject:Section
21,1993
BC93-500
File:
Question: May the permission granted to an assembler in accordance with Section I, PG-73.4.4
be transferred to a new location when the assembler relocates its facility within the same metropolitan area, provided that:
(a) ownership, personnel, and equipment are essentially unchanged, and;
(b) two pressure relief valves per test medium are selected and satisfy the requirements of PG73.3.1?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:
Section
I, PG-73.2.2 and PG-73.3.4, Application of Corrosion Resistant Coating

to Springs
File:
21,1993
BC93-559
BC93-538,
Question: May an assembler for Section I pressure relief valves, prior to assembly in a new
valve, coat or contract to have coated a valve spring with a specifiedrequired corrosion resistant
coating?
Reply: No; Section I, PG-73.3.4 requires the use of original unmodifiedparts by the assembler.
281

I-!l2-82,I-!l2-83
BC93-582
Subject:
Section I, PG-9 and PEB-5.2, Use of Electric Resistance Welded (ERW) Pipe
Date Issued:
December 21,1993
File:
Question (1): May seamless pipe be used for the shell of an electric boiler if the pipe material
is one of those permitted by PG-9.1?
Reply (1): Yes, subject to the 3/16 in. minimum shell plate thickness requirement of PEB-5.2.
Question (2): May ERW pipe be used for shell of an electric boiler?
Reply (2): Yes; when such pipe is used, the
would apply.
3/,6
in. minimum shell plate thickness of PEB-5.2
BC93-625
Subject:
Section I, PG-55.2,
Marking
Date Issued:
December 21,1993
of Non-Pressure Parts
File:
Question: If non-pressure parts, such as lugs,hangers, or brackets, are cut fromweldable
material (PG-55.2), is it a requirement of Section I that the product marking be transferred toeach
piece?
Reply: No.
282

Section I
1-92-84,1-92-85
I, PW-35.1,Maximum
Subject:Section
BC93-681
Reinforcement of Single-Welded Butt Joints
21,1993
File:
Question: Does the Table in PW-35.1 apply to bo1th sides of single-we:Ided butt joints?
Reply: Yes.
Subject:Section
BC93-708
I, Table PW-39, Note l(b), NozzlesWelded
to Drums
21,1993
File:
Question (1): May a handhole ring or a manhole ring welded to a head or a drum with fillet
welds not exceeding the limits of Table PW-39, Note 1 (b), be considered as a fitting?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Does this attachment require postweld heat treatment?
Reply (2): Yes.
Question (3): May a nozzle made with pipe or a pipe used as a downcomer welded to a drum
with fillet welds not exceeding the limits of Table PW-39, Note 1 (b), be considered as a fitting?
Reply (3): No.
Question (4): Does this attachment require postweld heat treatment?
Reply (4): Yes.
283

I-92-86,1-92-87
I, PW-16,Welded
Subject:Section
Date Issued:
December 21,1993
File:
BC93-709
Connections WithSingle Fillet Welds
Question (1):Does Section I permit attachment of a nozzle by a single fillet weld only, applied
from inside the vessel?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Does Section I permit attachment of a nozzle by a single fillet weld only, applied
from outside the vessel?
Reply (2): No.
Subject:
Section I, Master DataReport,
Date Issued:
December 21,1993
File:
BC93-774
Multiple PressureUnit
Question: Does Section I, PG-112, prohibit the certification/documentationof a multiple pressure unit on a single Master Data Report?
Reply: No.
284

Section I
1-92-88?1-92-89
Subject:
Section
I, PG-29.3,
Compensation
Heads
for WeldedManholeOpenings
in Ellipsoidal
Date Issued:March22,1994
BC94-015
File:
Question: May compensation for welded manholes or access openings in an ellipsoidal head
be provided by only increasing the head thickness by 15% in accordance with PG-29.3, and with no
consideration of the rules of PG-32 through PG-39?
Reply: No,
Subject:
Section
Date Issued:March
BC94-016
I, PG-39.5.1,
Minimum
Thread Engagement
22,1994
File:
Question: May a boiler pressure vessel stamped with a U stamp in accordance with PEB-3
utilize the thread engagement minimum thickness rulesof Section I in lieu of those in Section VIII?
Reply: No.
289

I-92-90,1-92-91
Section I
Subject:
Section I, PG-58.3.2, Common Header With Pressure Reducing Valves
Date Issued:March
File:
22,1994
BC94-019
Question: Does the presence of pressure reducing valves in a common steam header waive the
requirements of PG-58.3.2 for two stop valves having an ample free blow drain between them?
Reply: No.
BC94-059
Subject:
Section I, PG-105.4 and A- 300; Section VIII, Division 1, UG-l17(e) and Appendix
10; and Section VIII, Division 2, AS-204 and Appendix 18
Date Issued:
April 11, 1994
File:
Question: May a Code-accepted Quality Control Manual be revised to restructure the format
to be compatible with IS0 9000 as well as the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code?
Reply: Yes.
Note: This interpretation also appears as VIII-1-92-203 and VIII-2-92-16.
290
1-92-92, 1-92-93
I, PG-104,Completion of ASMESection I Construction
Subject:Section
Date Issued:
BC94-199
June 6, 1994
File:
Reply: Yes.
Subject:
Section
Appendix
I,
A-22,
Bursting
Date Issued:
BC93-562
Tests
June 13,1994
File:
Question (1): When using the average actual tensile strength of test specimens Sa to calculate
the maximumallowableworking pressure per the formulaprovidedinA-22.6.3.2,maytensile
strength testing of the bursting test specimen be conducted either prior to or after bursting testing?
Reply (1): Yes.
Question (2): If tensile strength testing is to be conducted prior to the bursting test, may the
tensile test results as reported on a certified mill test report for the test specimens be used for Sa
in the formula provided in A-22.6.3.2.1?
Reply (2): No.
291

Section I
1-92-94,1-9295
Subject:
Section I, PW-33, Alignment Tolerance
Date Issued:
June 13,1994
File:
BC93-707
Question: Does PW-33 prohibit making a circumferential butt weld between a 2 in. O.D. X
0.150 min. wall tube and a2 in. O.D. X 0.200 min. wall tube, provided means are used to make the
transition 3:l or less?
Reply: No.
'
Subject:
Section I, PW-16.1, Attachment of Nozzle toHeaders
Date Issued:
June 13,1994
File:
BC94-194
Question: Is it acceptable to use a welded nozzle meeting all of the dimensional requirements
of Fig. PW-16.1, sketch (z), with a through-hole in the header equal to the outer diameter of the
nozzle?
Reply:Yes. Note, the nozzleshall extend into the hole a minimum of

machined weld groove.
292

1/16
in.beyond the
Section I
1-92-96, 1-92-97
I, PG-60.2,MagneticLevelGageasRemoteLevelIndicator
Subject:Section
Date Issued:
BC94-196
June 13,1994
File:
Question (1): Is a magnetic level gage which provides a local, indirect visual indication of the
boiler drum water level considered to be a gage glass as required by PG-60.1.1?
Reply (1): No.
Question (2): Do PG-60.1.1 and PG-60.2.6 permit the installation of a magnetic level gage on
the piping between a water column
and a gage glass, regardless
of boiler maximum allowable working
pressure?
Reply (2): Yes.
BC94-300
Subject:Section
I, PG-11 and PG-42,Acceptability of FittingsMade to ASME/ANSI Standards Accepted by Reference in PG-42
Date Issued:
June 6, 1994
File:
Question: May SA-403austenitic fittings madeto ASME/ANSI standards accepted by reference
in PG-42 be used for Section I steam service?
Reply: Yes.
293

Section I
1-92-98
Subject:
Section I, PG-9, Material

Requirements After Manufacturers
Fabrication
Date Issued:June
File:
6, 1994
BC94-301
Question: Do the materials listed in PG-9 for Section I construction have to comply with the
individual specification requirements after the Manufacturer has performed fabrication on the material?
Reply: No.
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