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Ventilation Air From Outdoors
Provide extra fresh air by using ventilation
grills or duct. You must provide two
permanent openings: one within 12 in. of
the ceiling and one within 12 in. of the floor.
Connect these items directly to the outdoors
or spaces open to the outdoors. These
spaces include attics and crawl spaces.
Follow the National Fuel Gas Code NFPA
54/ANS Z223.1. Air for Combustion and
Ventilation for required size
of ventilation grills or ducts.
Ventilation Air From Inside Building
This fresh air would come from adjoining
unconfined space. When ventilating to an
adjoining unconfined space, you must
provide two permanent openings: one
within 12 in. of the wall connecting
the two spaces (see options 1 and 2,
Fig. 2). You can also remove door into
adjoining room (see option 3, Fig. 2).
Follow the National Fuel Gas Code
NFPA 54/ANS Z223.1. Air for Combustion
and Ventilation for required size of
ventilation grills or ducts.
IMPORTANT
: Do not provide openings for
inlet or outlet air into attic if attic has a
thermostat-controlled power vent. Heated
air entering the attic will activate the
power vent. Rework worksheet, adding the
space of the adjoining unconfined space.
The combined spaces must have enough
fresh air to supply all appliances in both
spaces.
Fig. 2 - Ventilation Air from
Inside Building
Fig. 3 - Ventilation Air from
Outdoors
WARNING
: If the area in which the heater may be operated is smaller than that defined as
an unconfined space or if the building is of unusually tight construction, provide adequate
combustion and ventilation air by one of the methods described in the National Fuel Gas
Code, ANS Z223.1, Section 5.3 or applicable local codes.
WARNING
: If the area in which 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 GAS CODE, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54, the
INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE, or applicable local codes.
Ventilation
Grills
Into Adjoining
Room,
Option 1
Or
Remove
Door
Into
Adjoining
Room,
Option 3
Ventilation Grills
Into adjoining Room,
Option 2
Outlet
Air
Ventilated
Attic
To Attic
To
Crawl
Space
Outlet
Air
Inlet
Air
12 in.
12
in.