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U.S. Installations |
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Refer to Figure 6 (a), (b), (c) or (d) for proper sizing and |
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location of combustion air ducts and openings. CHECK |
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LOCAL CODES. |
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(a) Equipment located in confined spaces; all air from |
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inside the building. |
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Two permanent openings shall be provided connecting |
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the confined space (e.g., closet, small room) with the |
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unconfined space. Each opening shall have a free area |
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of one square inch per 1,000 BTU/hour input (22 |
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cm²/kW) of all appliances in the confined space, but not |
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less than 100 square inches (645 cm²). The top open- |
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ing shall commence within 300mm (12 in.) of the top of |
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| COMBUSTION |
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space and the bottom opening shall commence within |
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300mm (12 in.) of the bottom of the enclosure. |
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| AIR DUCT |
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(b) Basement installation, equipment located in con- |
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fined spaces; all air from outdoors. |
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When supplying air directly from the outdoors, each |
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opening shall have a minimum free area of one square |
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inch per 4,000 BTU/hour input (5.5 cm²/kW) of total |
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input rating of all appliances in the confined space. The |
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inlets shall be a minimum of 300mm (12 in.) above the |
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grade (snow) line. The top opening shall commence |
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within 300mm (12 in.) of the top of the confined space. |
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(c) Equipment located in confined spaces; all air from |
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| OUTDOORS |
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When supplying air directly from the outdoors using hor- |
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izontal ducting, each opening shall have a free mini- |
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mum area of one square inch per 2,000 BTU/hour (11 |
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cm²/kW) of total input rating of all appliances in the con- |
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fined space. |
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(d) Equipment located in confined spaces; all air from |
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When supplying air directly through vertical ducting, |
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each opening shall have a free minimum area of one |
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square inch per 4,000 BTU/hour (5.5 cm²/kW) of total |
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input rating of all appliances in the confined space. |
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Figure 6 | Combustion Air Supply Openings And Ducts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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