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DETERMINING FRESH-AIR FLOW
FOR FIREPLACE 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 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. (length) x 16 ft.
(width) x 8 ft. (ceiling height) = 2560 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 deter-
mine 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. (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.
Direct-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 used)
AIR FOR COMbUSTION AND VENTILATION
Continued
Example:
51,200 Btu/Hr (maximum the
space can support)
56,000 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 maximum Btu/Hr the space can sup-
port. 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 adjoin
-
ing 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 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
maximum Btu/Hr the space can support, the
space is an unconfined space. You will need
no additional fresh air ventilation.
WARNING: If the area in which
the heater may be operated does
not meet the required volume for
indoor combustion air, combus
-
tion and ventilation air shall be
provided by one of the methods
described in the
National Fuel
Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54,
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" of
the ceiling and one within 12" of the floor
on the wall connecting the two spaces (see
options 1 and 2, Figure 6, page 9). You can
also remove door into adjoining room (see
option 3, Figure 6). Follow the
National Fuel
Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, Air for
Combustion and Ventilation
for required size
of ventilation grills or ducts.
30,000
26,000
56,000
