Appliance, Venting, Part A Flashcards
Gas appliances must be connected to
Chimney
Vent
A vent may be any shape, true or false
True
if a single appliance is 5 inch round what’s the minimum size connecter you could use
4 inch
What’s ROT stand for
Rule of thumb
All exterior vents must be
Insulated
How do we define and exterior chimney
1 or more sides exposed to the outdoors
If we were changing the size of a connecter on an appliance, where do we make a change?
The appliance
What is the minimum total height for an appliance if we are making a change to the connecter size?
No less then 10ft
Appliances with draft can’t be reduced lower than
4”
Adding elbows to capacity of vent or vent connecter will do what
Reduce
If we add extra elbow to the connector, it will reduce the table capacity by how much
10%
If we add a elbow to fan assisted appliance, how much percentage does it add
15%
When can we assume two are more elbows are used venting appliance
When length is greater than zero
What is common header referred to as
Common vent connecter manifold
Why must table capacities be reduced when we use a common header
Because of turbulence
