46 CFR 111.85-1
§ 111.85-1 Electric oil immersion heaters.
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- 46 CFR 111.85-1, § 111.85-1 Electric oil immersion heaters, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/227146
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Each oil immersion heater must have the following:
(a) An operating thermostat.
(b) Heating elements that have no electrical contact with the oil.
(c) A high temperature limiting device that:
(1) Opens all conductors to the heater;
(2) Is manually reset; and
(3) Actuates at a temperature below the flashpoint of the oil.
(d) Either—
(1) A low-fluid-level device that opens all conductors to the heater if the operating level drops below the manufacturer's recommended minimum safe level; or
(2) A flow device that opens all conductors to the heater if there is inadequate flow.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.