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 door- less passageways 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 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.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: 3168 cu. ft. (volume of space) x 20 = 63,360 (maximum Btu/Hr the space can support)
3.Add the Btu/Hr of all fuel burning appliances in the space.
____________ 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
Example: |
| 40,000 |
|
Gas water heater |
| Btu/Hr | |
+_ | 39,000 | Btu/Hr | |
Total | =_ | 79,000 | 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: 63,360 Btu/Hr (maximum the space
can support)
79,000 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 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, page 9.
B.Vent room directly to the outdoors. See Ventila- tion Air From Outdoors, page 9.
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 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.
