Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Residential insulation products regulated.
A. This chapter applies to thermal insulation
products for use in residential buildings within Minnesota. Residential
buildings covered are those that are not more than three stories in height and
contain no conditioned common space that is shared between dwellings, and each
dwelling unit contains a separate means of egress.
Exception: insulation installed in manufactured buildings
constructed in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, part
3280.
B. Insulation
products regulated by this chapter include:
(1) insulation for walls, ceilings, floors,
and foundation walls; pipe insulation; insulation beneath slabs; duct
insulation; and retrofit water heater blanket insulation; and
(2) any material or assembly of materials
designed to provide resistance to heat flow in residential building structures,
including but not limited to mineral fibrous, mineral cellular, organic
fibrous, organic and plastic cellular and reflective materials, whether in
loose fill, flexible, rigid, or semirigid form, and any material advertised for
use in residential buildings as having energy-saving value by virtue of its
thermal resistance (R value) or emissivity properties.
Exception: insulation used in manufactured buildings
constructed in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations, title 24, part
3280, and appliances and doors.
Subp. 2.
Conduct.
A. Thermal insulation materials sold,
distributed, or installed in Minnesota residential buildings must be
demonstrated by test to conform with the standards set forth in part
7640.0130.
B. Industry members installing thermal
insulation shall follow manufacturer's written application
instructions.
C. Insulation used
for exterior below-grade application must be recommended by the manufacturer
for exterior below-grade application.
D. Industry members must comply with the
requirements of the United States Federal Trade Commission in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 16, part 460.
E.
Any false, misleading, or unsubstantiated statements in a sales presentation,
or on any label, product literature, or product intended for the purchaser, as
identified in Minnesota Statutes, section
325F.22,
325F.67,
or
325F.69,
subdivision 1, are subject to the state's remedies provided in Minnesota
Statutes, sections
325F.24
and
325F.70.
F. If any representation is made that a
product to be installed in Minnesota residential buildings will affect heat
flow or energy savings, the representation must be based on the building
envelope climate criteria set forth in the American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard
90.1-2010.
Subp. 3.
Retail sales.
Retailers of residential thermal insulation products for
do-it-yourself installation must make available to each purchaser the
manufacturer's written instructions describing the product's recommended use,
proper application methods, and required or recommended installation safety
measures. "Make available to each purchaser" means either providing the
required materials, a conspicuous posting located where customers procure
products stating that the manufacturer's written instructions describing the
product's recommended use, proper application methods, and required or
recommended installation safety measures are immediately available on request,
or identifying a Web site where these instructions can be found.
Subp. 4. [Repealed, 32 SR
2213]
Subp. 5. [Repealed, 14 SR
2633]
