AIR FOR COMBUSTION AND VENTILATION
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DETERMINING
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 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 20 ft. (6.1m) (length) x 16 ft. (4.88m) (width) x 8 ft. (2.44 m) (ceiling height) = 2,560 cu. ft. (72.49 m2)(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: 2,560 cu. ft. (72.49 m2) (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.
__________ Btu/Hr | |
Gas water heater* | __________ Btu/Hr |
Gas furnace | __________ Btu/Hr |
Vented gas heater | __________ Btu/Hr |
Gas heater logs | __________ Btu/Hr |
Other gas appliances* +__________ Btu/Hr
Total | =__________ Btu/Hr |
*Do not include
Example: | 40,000 |
|
Gas water heater | Btu/Hr | |
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 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 worksheet, 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.
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 maximum 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 does not meet the required volume for indoor combustion air, combustion and ventilation air shall be provided by one of the methods described in the National Fuel GasCode,ANSIZ223.1/NFPA54, the International Fuel Gas Code, or applicable local codes.
VENTILATION AIR
Ventilation Air From Inside Building
This fresh air would come from an adjoining 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 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, Air for Combustion and Ventilation for required size of ventilation grills or ducts.
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