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AIR FOR	DETERMINING AIR FLOW FOR FIREPLACE LOCATION
COMBUSTION	Determining if You Have a Confined or Unconfined Space
	Use this work sheet to determine if you have a confined or unconfined space.
AND	Space: Includes the room in which you will install fireplace plus any adjoining rooms
VENTILATION	with doorless passageways or ventilation grills between the rooms.
	1. Determine the volume of the space (length x width x height).
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	Length x Width x Height =		___________________ cu. ft. (volume of space)
	Example:	Space size 22 ft. (length) x 18 ft. (width) x 8 ft. (ceiling height) =
		3168 cu. ft. (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. Divide the space volume by 50 cubic feet to determine the maximum BTU/Hr the space
	can support.
	____________ (volume of space) ÷ 50 cu. ft. = (Maximum BTU/Hr
	the space can support)
	Example: 3168 cu. ft. (volume of space) ÷ 50 cu. ft. = 63.3 or 63,300 (maximum
		BTU/Hr the space can support)
	3. Add the BTU/Hr of all fuel burning appliances in the space.
		Vent-free fireplace			___________________ 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
	Example:	Gas water heater			40,000		BTU/Hr
		Vent-free fireplace		+	26,500		BTU/Hr
		Total		=			BTU/Hr
						66,500

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

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: 63,300	BTU/Hr (maximum the space can support)
66,500	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 support. You must provide additional fresh air. Your options are as follows:

A.Rework work sheet, adding the space of an adjoining 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, page 8.

B.Vent room directly to the outdoors. See Ventilation Air from Outdoors, page 8.

C.Install a lower BTU/Hr fireplace, 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 unconfined space. You will need no additional fresh air ventilation.

WARNING

WARNING ICON G 001

You must provide additional ventilation air in a confined space.

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