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What are the specific building code requirements in Minneapolis for venting a new tankless gas water heater through an exterior sidewall?

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
What are the specific building code requirements in Minneapolis for venting a new tankless gas water heater through an exterior sidewall?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Minneapolis Minnesota adopted plumbing mechanical fuel gas code 2026 sidewall vent tankless water heater requirements officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
Minnesota Fuel Gas Code sidewall vent clearances direct vent appliance termination IRC IFGC 2020 officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Minneapolis code tankless water heater sidewall vent permit requirements manufacturer installation instructionsGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction

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Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (3)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequenceReason33%DefinitionInstruction67%Yes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Minneapolis Minnesota adopted plumbing mechanical fuel gas code 2026 sidewall vent tankless water heater requirements official Google ↗
Minnesota Fuel Gas Code sidewall vent clearances direct vent appliance termination IRC IFGC 2020 official Google ↗
Minneapolis code tankless water heater sidewall vent permit requirements manufacturer installation instructions Google ↗
  1. 2018 IFGC Update · iccsafe.org
  2. INDEX · codes.iccsafe.org
  3. CHAPTER 24 FUEL GAS · codes.iccsafe.org
  4. FG30 · iccsafe.org
  5. Gas-Fired Tankless Water Heaters · basc.pnnl.gov

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
Minneapolis Minnesota adopted plumbing mechanical fuel gas code 2026 sidewall vent tankless water heater requirements official
OBSERVED
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—Instruction——1x
of 1
Minnesota Fuel Gas Code sidewall vent clearances direct vent appliance termination IRC IFGC 2020 official
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1
Minneapolis code tankless water heater sidewall vent permit requirements manufacturer installation instructions
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Instruction——1x
of 1