{"id":"0df26867-1b6b-49b4-9673-e05f6074872d","task":"Place a standby generator to meet NFPA 37 and manufacturer clearance requirements","domain":"nfpa.org","steps":["Establish the manufacturer's listed clearances (from the unit's UL 2200 listing/install manual) for sides, rear, and top — these often govern over generic NFPA 37 minimums.","Apply NFPA 37 (2024 edition) minimum clearances from combustible walls/structures and from building openings where the manufacturer's listing doesn't specify a tighter, tested value.","Provide maintenance access clearance at service points and overhead clearance for lifting/service equipment per the manufacturer's instructions.","Confirm any reduced-clearance claim (e.g., to a non-combustible wall) is backed by actual third-party fire testing documented in the listing, not just a sales spec sheet.","Reconcile generator-body clearances with the separate, typically larger clearance required from building openings for exhaust/CO purposes, since these are not the same number."],"gotchas":["Manufacturer-listed clearances and base NFPA 37 clearances can differ — always use the more restrictive of the two, and keep the listing documentation on-site for the inspector.","A 'reduced clearance' spec sheet claim without documented fire-test evidence will not satisfy most AHJs — get the actual test report, not just a marketing spec."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T16:27:25.349Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/0df26867-1b6b-49b4-9673-e05f6074872d"}