TriangleTube Prestige Excellence Part 1 - Manual (Page 13)

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Combustion Air and Venting
Ventilation and Combustion Air
Requirements - Direct Vent
A Direct Vent appliance utilizes uncontaminat-
ed outdoor air (piped directly to the appliance)
for combustion)
For Direct Vent installations, involving only the
PRESTIGE Excellence, in which the minimum
service clearances are maintained as listed on
page 4, no ventilation openings are required.
For Direct Vent, zero service clearance installa-
tions involving only the PRESTIGE Excellence,
the space / enclosure must provide two openings
for ventilation. The openings must be sized to
provide 1 square inch of free area per 1,000
BTUH of boiler input. The openings shall be
placed 12 inches from the top of the space and 12
inches from the floor of the space.
For installations in which the PRESTIGE
Excellence shares the space with air movers
(exhaust fan, clothes dryers, fireplaces, etc.)
and other combustion equipment (gas or oil)
the space must be provided with adequate air
openings to provide ventilation and combus-
tion air to the equipment. To properly size the
ventilation / combustion air openings, the
installer must comply with the National Fuel
Gas Code NFPA 54, ANSI Z223.1 for installa-
tions in the U.S or CSA B149.1 and B149.2 for
installations in Canada.
The space must be provided with venti-
lation / combustion air openings proper-
ly sized for all make-up air requirements
(exhaust fans, clothes dryers, fireplaces,
etc.) and the total input of all appliances
located in the same space as the PRES-
TIGE Excellence, excluding the input of
a Direct Vent PRESTIGE Excellence
which uses combustion air directly from
the outside, thus additional free area for
the openings is not required. Failure to
provide or properly size the openings
could result in severe personal injury,
death or substantial property damage.
Ventilation and Combustion Air
Requirements - Category IV
A Category IV appliance utilizes uncontami-
nated indoor or outdoor air (surrounding the
appliance) for combustion.
In order to reduce the potential risks
associated with indoor contaminates
(listed on page 5), flammable vapors and
tight housing construction (little or no
infiltration air), it is recommended to
pipe uncontaminated combustion air
directly from the outdoors to the appli-
ance. This practice also promotes higher
system efficiency by reducing heated
indoor air from being exhausted from
the house and replaced by cold infiltra-
tion air into the house.
For installations in which the PRESTIGE
Excellence shares the space with air movers
(exhaust fan, clothes dryers, fireplaces, etc.) and
other combustion equipment (gas or oil) the
space must be provided with adequate air open-
ings to provide ventilation and combustion air to
the equipment. To properly size the ventilation
/ combustion air openings, the installer must
comply with the National Fuel Gas Code NFPA
54, ANSI Z223.1 for installations in the U.S or
CSA B149.1 and B149.2 for installations in
Canada, as referenced in this section of the man-
ual and titled Methods of Accessing
Combustion Air into a Space.
The space must be provided with venti-
lation / combustion air openings proper-
ly sized for all make-up air requirements
(exhaust fans, clothes dryers, fireplaces,
etc.) and the total input of all appliances,
including the PRESTIGE Excellence
when located in the same space as the
PRESTIGE Excellence. Failure to pro-
vide or properly size the openings could
result in severe personal injury, death or
substantial property damage.
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