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6. Intake Venting Cont.
c.) Boiler located in a room under negative pressure:
If the boiler is to be installed within a home where the operation of exhaust fans, attic fans, kitchen ventilation systems, clothes dryers or fireplaces may create severe negative vent pressures causing unsatisfactory combustion and venting, special provisions should be made for additional
Tight Construction (as defined by ANSI Z223.1):
1.Walls and ceilings exposed to the outside atmosphere have a continuous water vapor retarder with a rating of 1 perm or less with openings sealed with gaskets, etc..
2.
If the building is of tight construction, air openings must be provided from the outside, with appropriate sizing depending on amount of BTU/H as shown in pictures. The boiler room must never be under a negative pressure, even if the appliance is installed as direct vent. Always provide air openings sized not only to the dimensions required for the firing rate of all appliances, but also to handle the air movement rate of the exhaust fans or air movers using air from the building or boiler room.
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