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Equipment Located in Confined Spaces; All Air from Outdoors
Through Ventilated Attic. See 5.3.3-b.
3. When communicating with the outdoors through horizontal ducts,
each opening shall have a minimum free area of 1 square inch
per 2,000 BTU per hour of total input rating of all equipment in
the enclosure.
Furnace
Water
Heater
Chimney or Gas Vent
NOTE: The air duct openings
must have a free area of not
less than one square inch per
2000 BTU of the total input
rating of all equipment in the
enclosure*.
Outlet air duct
Inlet air duct
*If the appliance room is located against an outside wall and the air openings communicate directly
with the outdoors, each opening shall have a free area of not less than one square inch per 4,000
BTU per hour of the total input rating of all appliances in the enclosure.
Equipment Located in Confined Spaces; All Air from Outdoors. See
5.3.3-b.
4. When ducts are used, they shall be of the same cross-sectional
area as the free area of the openings to which they connect. The
minimum dimension of rectangular air ducts shall not be less
than 3 inches.
Furnace
Water
Heater
Opening
Chimney or Gas Vent
NOTE: The single opening must have
a free area of not less than one
square inch per 3000 BTU of
the total input rating of all equip-
ment in the enclosure, but not less than
the sum of the areas of all vent
connectors in the confined space.
Alternate
Opening
Location
Equipment Located in Confined Spaces; All Air from Outdoors -
Single Air Opening. See 5.3.3-b.
5. When directly communicating with the outdoors, the single open-
ing shall have a minimum free area of 1 square inch per 3,000
BTU per hour of total input rating of all equipment in the enclo-
sure.
5.3.4 Specially Engineered Installations:
The requirements of 5.3.3 shall not necessarily govern when special engi-
neering, approved by the authority having jurisdiction, provides an ad-
equate supply of air for combustion, ventilation, and dilution of flue
gases.
5.3.5 Louvers and Grilles:
In calculating free area in 5.3.3, consideration shall be given to the block-
ing effect of louvers, grilles or screens protecting openings. Screens
used shall not be smaller than 1/4 inch mesh. If the area through a
design of louver or grille is known, it should be used in calculating the
size of opening required to provide the free area specified. If the design
Furnace
Water
Heater
Opening
Chimney or Gas Vent
Opening
NOTE: Each opening must have
a free area of not less than one
square inch per 1000 BTU of
the total input rating of all equip-
ment in the enclosure, but not
less than 100 square inches.
Equipment Located in Confined Spaces; All Air from Inside
Building. See 5.3.3-a.
(b)
All Air from Outdoors:
The confined space shall be provided with
two permanent openings, one commencing within 12 inches of the
top and one commencing within 12 inches of the bottom of the
enclosure. The openings shall communicate directly, or by ducts,
with the outdoors or spaces (crawl or attic) that freely communicate
with the outdoors.
1. When directly communicating with the outdoors, each opening
shall have a minimum free area of 1 square inch per 4,000 BTU
per hour of total input rating of all equipment in the enclosure.
Furnace
Water
Heater
Outlet Air
Chimney or Gas Vent
NOTE: The inlet and outlet air
openings must each have a free
area of not less than one square
inch per 4000 BTU of the
total input rating of all equipment
in the enclosure.
Inlet Air
Ventilation louvers for
unheated crawl space
Alternate
air inlet
Ventilation louvers
(each end of attic)
Equipment Located in Confined Spaces; All Air from Outdoors—Inlet
Air from Ventilated Crawl Space and Outlet Air to Ventilated Attic.
See 5.3.3-b
2. When communicating with the outdoors through vertical ducts,
each opening shall have a minimum free area of 1 square inch
per 4,000 BTU per hour of total input rating of all equipment in
the enclosure.
Fu rnace
Water
Heater
Outlet Air
Chimney o r Gas Vent
NOTE: The inlet and outlet air
openings must each have a free
area of not less than one square
inch per 4000 BTU of the
total input rating of all equipment
in the enclosure.
Inlet air duct
[ends 1 ft (3 00 mm)
above floor]
Ventilation louvers
(each end of attic)
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