Combustion Air and Venting
SECTION II - Combustion Air and | Potential contaminating products | ||||
Venting | - | Spray cans containing chloro/fluorocar- | |||
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| - | Chlorinated wax | ||
| If the PERFORMANCE PLUS combus- | - | Chlorine - based swimming pool chem- | ||
| tion air inlet is located in any area likely |
| icals / cleaners | ||
| to cause or contain contamination, or if | - Calcium Chloride used for thawing ice | |||
| products, which would contaminate the | ||||
| - | Sodium Chloride used for water soften- | |||
| air cannot be removed, the combustion | ||||
| air must be repiped and terminated to an |
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| outside location. Contaminated combus- | - | Refrigerant leaks | ||
| tion air will damage the unit and its | - | Paint or varnish removers | ||
| burner system, resulting in possible | ||||
| severe personal injury, death or substan- | - | Hydrochloric acid / muriatic acid | ||
| tial property damage. | - | Cements and glues | ||
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| Do not operate a PERFORMANCE | ||||
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| cleaning solvents found in household | |||
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| laundry rooms | ||
| inside in a laundry room or pool facility. | - | Adhesives used to fasten building prod- | ||
| These areas will always contain haz- | ||||
| ardous contaminants. |
| ucts and other similar products | ||
| Pool chemicals, laundry products, com- | Areas likely to contain these products | |||
| mon household cleaners and hobby | ||||
| products often contain fluorine or chlo- | - | Dry cleaning / laundry areas and estab- | ||
| rine compounds. When these chemicals |
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| pass through the burner and vent sys- | - | Beauty salons | ||
| tem, they can form strong acids. These | ||||
| acids can create corrosion of the outer | - | Metal fabrication shops | ||
| tank, burner components and vent sys- | - Swimming pools and health spas | |||
| tem, causing serious damage and pre- | ||||
| - | Refrigeration Repair shops | |||
| senting a possible threat of flue gas | ||||
| spillage or water leakage into the sur- | - | Photo processing plants | ||
| rounding area. | ||||
| - | Auto body shops | |||
| Please read the information listed below. | ||||
| - | Plastic manufacturing plants | |||
| If contaminating chemicals are located | ||||
| - | Furniture refinishing areas and estab- | |||
| near the location of the combustion air | ||||
| inlet, the installer should pipe the com- |
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| bustion air inlet to an outside area per | - | New building construction | ||
| SECTION VI of this installation manual. | - | Remodeling areas | ||
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