AIR for Combustion Ventilation, Ventilation AIR

AIR FOR COMBUSTION

AND VENTILATION

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DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW FOR Heater LOCATION

Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space

Use this work sheet to determine if you have a confined or unconfined space.

Space: Includes the room in which you will install heater plus any adjoining rooms with doorless pas- sageways or ventilation grills between the rooms.

1.Determine the volume of the space (length x width x height).

Length x Width x Height =__________cu. ft.

(volume of space)

Example: Space size 20 ft. (6.1 m) (length) x 16 ft. (4.88 m) (width) x 8 ft. (2.44 m) (ceiling height) = 2560 cu. ft. (72.49 m3) (volume of space)

If additional ventilation to adjoining room is supplied with grills or openings, add the volume of these rooms to the total volume of the space.

2.Multiply the space volume by 20 to determine the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support.

_ ________ (volume of space) x 20 = (Maxi- mum Btu/Hr the space can support)

Example: 2560 cu. ft. (72.49 m3) (volume of space) x 20 = 51,200 (maximum Btu/Hr the space can support)

3.Add the Btu/Hr of all fuel burning appliances in the space.

Vent-free heater	_ __________ Btu/Hr
Gas water heater*	_ __________ Btu/Hr
Gas furnace	_ __________ Btu/Hr
Vented gas heater	_ __________ Btu/Hr
Gas fireplace logs	_ __________ Btu/Hr

Other gas appliances*+__________ Btu/Hr

Total

=_ _________ Btu/Hr

*Do not include direct-vent gas appliances. Direct-vent draws combustion air from the outdoors and vents to the outdoors.

Example:

Gas water heater	_	40,000	Btu/Hr
Vent-free heater	+_	20,000	Btu/Hr
Total	=_	60,000	Btu/Hr

4.Compare the maximum Btu/Hr the space can support with the actual amount of Btu/Hr used.

_ _______ Btu/Hr (maximum can support)

_ _______ Btu/Hr (actual amount used)

Example: 51,200 Btu/Hr (maximum the space can support)

60,000 Btu/Hr (actual amount of Btu/Hr used)

The space in the above example is a confined space because the actual Btu/Hr used is more than the maximum Btu/Hr the space can sup- port. You must provide additional fresh air. Your options are as follows:

A.Rework worksheet, adding the space of an adjoining room. If the extra space provides an unconfined space, remove door to adjoin- ing room or add ventilation grills between rooms. See Ventilation Air From Inside Building.

B.Vent room directly to the outdoors. See

Ventilation Air From Outdoors, page 7.

C.Install a lower Btu/Hr heater, if lower Btu/Hr size makes room unconfined.

If the actual Btu/Hr used is less than the maxi- mum Btu/Hr the space can support, the space is an unconfined space. You will need no additional fresh air ventilation.

WARNING:Iftheareainwhich the heater may be operated is smaller than that defined as an unconfined space or if the building is of unusually tight construction, provide adequate combustion and ventilation air by one of the methods described in the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA54 Section 5.3 or applicable local codes.

VENTILATION AIR

Ventilation Air From Inside Building

This fresh air would come from an adjoin- ing unconfined space. When ventilating to an adjoining unconfined space, you must provide two permanent openings: one within 12" (30.5 cm) of the ceiling and one within 12" (30.5 cm) of the floor on the wall con- necting the two spaces (see options 1 and 2, Figure 2, page 7). You can also remove door into adjoining room (see option 3, Figure 2, page 7). Follow the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, Section 5.3, Air for Combustion and Ventilation for required size of ventilation grills or ducts.