- Apr 16, 2023
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Anyone have any insights about permitting large-capacity forced air ovens, e.g., those used for baking on ceramic coatings or for glassware drying? There's a Reddit user who's describing having a "nightmare" experience getting this kind of thing permitted in California (see their post here). They've apparently been working for over a year to get their SHEL LAB SMO28-2 oven permitted and are currently wrangling with the local fire department over the issue of whether the oven will produce flammable or combustible gases or vapors. The Reddit user is understandably frustrated because the fire department is asking questions "that not even the manufacturer knows how to answer." They say they want to use the oven to bake ceramic coatings on metal and plastic items, namely automobile parts, and are trying to figure out how the oven should be classified under four possible fire code definitions. Each of the four definitions are listed in the post.
I know this is a pretty niche issue but thought I'd share it here to see what kind of perspective you all might be able to provide regarding the specific fire code definitions, or permitting requirements for this kind of thing in general
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I know this is a pretty niche issue but thought I'd share it here to see what kind of perspective you all might be able to provide regarding the specific fire code definitions, or permitting requirements for this kind of thing in general

- Location
- California, United States