DOB Boilers and Facades

Which boilers require an annual inspection?

Annual inspections are required to be performed and filed with the Department of Buildings for both high pressure boilers and low pressure boilers. Inspection cycles run from January 1^st to December 31^st annually.

Must inspect annually:

• Residential buildings with 6+ families
• Residential buildings classified as Single Room Occupancy (SRO) dwellings
• Mixed use buildings
• Commercial buildings
• H-stamp domestic hot water heaters with over 350,000 BTUs in residential, mixed use, and commercial buildings

As of Jan 1, 2022, electric high-pressure boilers must be annually inspected as high-pressure boilers in accordance with Article 303, Title 28 of the NYC Admin Code.

No inspection required:

• Low-pressure boilers in residential buildings with 5 families or less
• H-stamp domestic hot water heaters in residential buildings with 5 families or less

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