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General
venting
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Installation & Operation Manual
Air contamination
Pool and laundry products and common household and hobby
products often contain fluorine or chlorine compounds.
When these chemicals pass through the boiler, they can form
strong acids. The acid can eat through the boiler wall, causing
serious damage and presenting a possible threat of flue gas
spillage or boiler water leakage into the building.
If the boiler combustion air inlet is located
in a laundry room or pool facility, for
example, these areas will always contain
hazardous contaminants.
To prevent the potential of severe personal
injury or death, check for areas and
products listed in Table 1A, page 10 before
installing the boiler or air inlet piping.
If contaminants are found, you MUST:
• Remove contaminants permanently.
—OR—
• Relocate air inlet and vent
terminations to other areas.
WARNING
WARNING
Optional room air
Commercial applications utilizing the Knight wall mount
boiler may be installed with a single pipe carrying the flue
products to the outside while using combustion air from
the equipment room. In order to use the room air venting
option the following conditions and considerations must be
followed.
•
The unit MUST be installed with the appropriate
room air kit (Table 3C).
• The equipment room MUST be provided with
properly sized openings to assure adequate
combustion air. Please refer to instructions provided
with the room air kit.
•
There will be a noticeable increase in the noise level
during normal operation from the inlet air opening.
•
Using the room air kit makes the unit vulnerable
to combustion air contamination from within
the building. Please review Section 1, Prevent
Combustion Air Contamination, to ensure proper
installation.
•
Vent system and terminations must comply with the
standard venting instructions set forth in this manual.
WARNING
When utilizing the single pipe method,
provisions for combustion and ventilation
air must be in accordance with Air for
Combustion and Ventilation, of the latest
edition of the National Fuel Gas Code,
ANSI Z223.1, in Canada, the latest edition
of CGA Standard B149 Installation Code for
Gas Burning Appliances and Equipment, or
applicable provisions of the local building
codes.
Model
Vent Size
Kit Number
55 - 110
2"
KIT30051
55 - 285
3"
KIT30052
199 - 399
4"
KIT30053
Table 3C Optional Room Air Kit
NOTICE
Optional room air is intended for
commercial applications. Combustion air
piping to the outside is recommended for
residential applications.
Please read the information given in Table 1A, page 10,
listing contaminants and areas likely to contain them. If
contaminating chemicals will be present near the location of
the boiler combustion air inlet, have your installer pipe the
boiler combustion air and vent to another location, per this
manual.
