Connection of combustionair pipingto theterminal
. DV.2000TM
:
Refer to Part 1, section 5.3, Outdoor Combustion Air -
Side-wall
Venting,
DV-2000
TM
for
a
complete
description.
5)
AIR FOR COMBUSTION
Poison carbon monoxide
gas hazard.
Comply
with
NFPA
standard
for
the
installation
of Oil Burning
Equipment
and
applicable
provision
of
local
building
codes
to
provide
combustion
and
ventilation
air.
Failure
to
provide
adequate
combustion
and ventilation
air can result
in personal
injury and/or death.
5.1)
General:
Oil furnaces
must
have
an adequate
supply
of
combustion air. It is common practice to assume that
older homes have sufficient infiltration to accommodate
the
combustion
air
requirement
for
the
furnace.
However, home improvements such as new windows,
doors, and weather stripping have dramatically reduced
the volume of air leakage into the home.
Home air exhausters are common. Bath and kitchen
fans, power vented clothes dryers, and water heaters all
tend to create a negative pressure in the home. Should
this occur, the chimney becomes less and less effective
and can easily downdraft.
Heat recovery ventilation (HRV) systems are gaining in
popularity.
The
HRVs
are not designed
to supply
combustion
air. tf not properly
balanced, a serious
negative
pressure
condition
could
develop
in the
dwelling.
5.2)
Contaminated
Combustion
Air :
Installation in certain areas or types of structures will
increase the exposure to chemicals or Halogens which
may harm the furnace. These instances will require that
only outside air for combustion.
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The following areas or types of structures may contain
or have exposure to the substances listed below. The
installation must be evaluated carefully as it may be
necessary to provide outside air for combustion.
a.
Commercial building.
b.
Building with indoor pools.
c.
Furnaces installed near chemical storage areas.
Exposure to these substances:
a.
Permanent wave solutions for hair.
b.
Chlorinated waxes and cleaners.
c.
Chlorine based swimming pool chemicals.
d.
Water softening chemicals.
e.
De-icing salts or chemicals.
f.
Carbon tetrachloride.
g.
Halogen type refrigerants.
h.
Cleaning solvent (such as perchloroethylene).
i.
Printing inks, paint removers, varnishes, etc..
j.
Hydrochloric acid.
k.
Solvent cements and glues.
I.
Antistatic fabric softeners for clothes dryers.
m. Masonery acid washing materials.
5.3)
Ducted outdoor combustion
air:
Three burners are set up to duct outside combustion air
directly to the burner; the Beckett AFII and Riello 40-BF
for side-wall venting using the new DV-2000
TM
venting
system, and the Beckett AFG for use with conventional
chimney venting. The Riello 40-F is not suitable for
direct-connected outdoor air.
CAUTION
The use of ducted
outside
combustion
air is
mandatory
for the DV-2000
TM
venting system.
This
system
operates
on
a balanced
flue
principle
and will not function
properly
if the
combustion
air piping
is not attached
and
sealed
at all connections
between
the vent
terminal and burner inlet.
Outdoor combustion air kit - chimney venting:
The following kit has been certified for use on the
appliance. The component
kits contain an important
safety feature, namely a vacuum relief valve, or VRV.
During normal operation the burner aspirates outdoor
air. If the intake terminal ever becomes partially blocked
or fully blocked from ice or snow etc., the VRV will open
to allow a proportion of air from the dwelling to enter the
burner thus maintaining proper combustion.
Once the
blockage is removed, the VRV will close and the burner
will draw all air from the outdoors again:
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