Chapter 2 - Combustion Air & Venting; Combustion Air Contamination - TriangleTube PRESTIGE Excellence 110 Installation & Maintenance Manual

CHAPTER 2 - COMBUSTION AIR & VENTING
2.1.

Combustion Air Contamination

WARNING
If the PRESTIGE Excellence combustion air inlet
is located in an area likely to cause or contain
contamination, or if products which could con-
taminate the air cannot be removed, the com-
bustion air must be repiped and terminated at
another location. Contaminated combustion
air will damage the unit and its burner system,
and can result in substantial property damage,
serious injury, or death.
DANGER
• Do not operate the PRESTIGE Excellence if
the combustion air inlet is located near a
laundry room or pool facility. These areas
will always contain hazardous contami-
nants.
• Pool, laundry, common household, and
hobby products often contain fluorine or
chlorine compounds. When these chem-
icals pass through the burner and vent
system, they can form strong acids. These
acids will corrode the heat exchanger,
burner components, and vent system,
causing serious damage and possible
flue gas spillage or water leakage into
the surrounding area.
• Please read the information listed on the
right. If contaminating chemicals are lo-
cated near the area of the combustion
air inlet, the installer must pipe the com-
bustion air inlet to an area free of these
chemicals, as indicated in Chapter 5 on
page 23.
• Failure to comply with these instructions
will result in substantial property dam-
age, serious injury, or death
Potential contaminating products
• Spray cans containing chloro/fluorocarbons
• Permanent Wave Solutions
• Chlorinated wax
• Chlorine based swimming pool chemicals /
cleaners
• Calcium Chloride used for thawing ice
• Sodium Chloride used for water softening
• Refrigerant leaks
• Paint or varnish removers
• Hydrochloric acid / muriatic acid
• Cements and glues
• Antistatic fabric softeners used in clothes dryers
• Chlorine-type bleaches, detergents, and clean-
ing solvents found in household laundry rooms
• Adhesives used to fasten building products and
other similar products
Areas likely to contain these products
• Dry cleaning / laundry areas and establishments
• Beauty salons
• Metal fabrication shops
• Swimming pools and health spas
• Refrigeration Repair shops
• Photo processing plants
• Auto body shops
• Plastic manufacturing plants
• Furniture refinishing areas and establishments
• New building construction
• Remodeling areas
• Garages with workshops
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