Combustion & ventilation air, For single pipe installation, Carbon monoxide poisoning hazard – Sears 9MPD125L20B1 User Manual

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3. Combustion & Ventilation Air

For Single Pipe Installation

WARNING

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING HAZARD

Failure to provide adequate combustion and

ventilation air could result in death and/or personal

injury.

Use methods described here to provide combustion
and ventilation air.

Furnaces require ventilation openings to provide sufficient air for
proper combustion and ventilation of flue gases. All duct or open­

ings for supplying combustion and ventilation air must comply with
National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA54/ANSI Z223.1, 2002 (or current
edition) and applicable provisions of local building codes.

This furnace can NOT be common vented or connected to any
type B, BW or L vent or vent connector, nor to any portion of a facto­
ry-built or masonry chimney. If this furnace is replacing a previous­
ly common-vented furnace, it may be necessary to resize the
existing vent and chimney to prevent oversizing problems for the
other remaining appliance(s). See

"Venting and Combustion Air

Check"\n

this section. This furnace MUST be vented to the out­

side.

Air Openings and Connecting Ducts

1.

Total input rating for all non direct vent gas appliances

MUST be considered when determining free area of open­
ings.

2.

Connect ducts or openings directly to outside.

3.

When screens are used to cover openings, they MUST be

no less than V

4

" mesh.

4.

The minimum dimension of rectangular air ducts MUST

NOT be less than 3 ".

5.

When sizing grille or louver, use the free area of opening. If
free area is NOT stamped or marked on grill or louver, as­
sume a

20

% free area for wood and 60% for metal.

Confined Space Installation

NOTE: A confined space is defined as an area with less than 50
cubic feet per 1,000 BTUFI input rating for all gas appliances
installed in the area.

Requirements

1

.

Provide confined space with sufficient air for proper com­

bustion and ventilation of flue gases using horizontal or ver­

tical ducts or openings.

2.

Figure 5 illustrate how to provide combustion and ventila­

tion air. A minimum of two permanent openings, one inlet

and one outlet, are required.

One opening MUST be within 12" of the floor and the sec­
ond opening within

12

" of the ceiling.

Size openings and ducts per Table 1.

5.

Florizontal duct openings require 1 square inch of free area

per 2,000 BTUFI of combined input for all gas appliances in
area (see Table 1).

6

.

Vertical duct openings or openings directly to outside re­

quire 1 square inch of free area per 4,000 BTUH for com­
bined input of all gas appliances in area (see Table 1).

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