Venting - general guidelines, Additional requirement for canadian installations – Sterling TUBULAR GAS FIRED DIRECT SPARK PROPELLER UNIT HEATERS GG-30 User Manual

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VENTING - GENERAL GUIDELINES

Venting Categories

Non

Condensing

Condensing

Negative
Vent

I

II

Pressure

Positive
Vent

III IV

Pressure

The following guidelines apply to all categories to
follow.

Table 4

Do not damper or add heat recovery devices to the fl ue
piping. Failure to open such a damper prior to operating
the gas unit heater will result in the spillage of fl ue gas
into the occupied space.

Avoid installing units in areas under negative pressure.
When required, a flue vent fan should be installed in
accordance with the instructions included with the fan.

Vent connectors serving Category I and Category
II heaters shall not be connected into any portion of
mechanical draft systems operating under positive vent
pressure.

Maintain 1-inch (25.4mm) clearance between the vent
pipe and combustible materials.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT

FOR CANADIAN INSTALLATIONS

REFER TO SPECIFICATION TABLE AND INSTALLA-
TION MANUAL FOR PROPER USAGE.
* T h e fo l l ow i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s a p p l y t o C a n a d i a n
installations in addition to installation and operating
instructions.
1. Installation must conform with local building codes, or in

the absence of local codes, with current CGA B149.1,
Installation Codes for Natural Gas Burning Appliances
and Equipment, or CGA B149.2, Installation Codes for
Propane Gas Burning Appliances and Equipment.

2. Any reference to U. S. standards or codes in these

instructions are to be ignored, and the applicable
Canadian standards or codes applied

Minimum Clearances for

Termination Locations

Structure

Vent Systems

Termination Clearance Requirements

Door, window or any gravity vent inlet

Forced air inlet within 10 ft.

Adjoining building or parapet

Adjacent public walkways

Electric, gas meters & regulators

4 feet below

4 feet horizontally

1 foot above

3 feet above

6 feet

7 feet above grade

4 feet horizontal

ANSI now organizes vented appliances into four
categories.

Category I
Includes non-condensing appliances with negative vent
pressure, like the traditional atmospheric unit heater.

Category II
Groups condensing appliances with negative vent
pressure.

Category III
Appliances are non-condensing and operate with a
positive vent pressure.

Category IV
Covers condensing appliances with positive vent
pressure.

NOTICE: Category II and IV do not apply to equip-
ment specifi ed within this manual.

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