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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 v olume 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. Di-
rect-vent draws combustion air from the outdoors
and vents to the outdoors.
Example:
Gas water heater _____________Btu/Hr
Vent-free heater + ____________Btu/Hr
Total = ____________Btu/Hr
4. Compare the maximum Btu/Hr the space can
support with the actual amount of Btu/Hr used.
_________
Btu/Hr (maximum the space can support)
_________
Btu/Hr (actual amount of Btu/Hr used)
Example: 51,200 Btu/Hr (maximum the space
can support)
60,000 Btu/Hr (actual amount of
Btu/Hr used)
AIR FOR COMBUSTION
AND VENTILATION
Continued
The space in the above example is a confined space
because the actual Btu/Hr used is more than the maxi-
mum Btu/Hr the space can support. You must provide
additional fresh air. Your options are as follows:
A. Rework worksheet, adding the space of an adjoin-
ing room. If the extra space provides an unconfined
space, remove door to adjoining room or add
ventilation grills between rooms. See Ventilation
Air From Inside Building.
B. Vent room directly to the outdoors. See Ventila-
tion 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 maximum
Btu/Hr the space can support, the space is an un-
confined space. You will need no additional fresh
air ventilation.
WARNING: If the are a in which the heater may be oper-ated 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/NFPA 54 Section 5.3 or applicable local codes.VENTILATION AIR
Ventilation Air From Inside Building
This fresh air would come from an adjoining un-
confined space. When ventilating to an adjoining
unconfined space, you must provide two permanent
openings: one within 12" (30.4 cm) of the ceiling
and one within 12" (30.4 cm) of the floor on the
wall connecting 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.
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20,000
60,000