Measure guideline : combustion safety for natural draft appliances through appliance zone isolation / prepared by J. Fitzgerald and D. Bohac, Center for Energy and Environment [part of NorthernStar Research Team].
Imprint
Golden, CO : U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, 2014.
"Prepared for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy's Building America Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy."
"NREL technical monitor: Stacey Rothgeb."
"April 2014."
"DOE/GO-102014-4377"--Page [44].
Summary
This measure guideline covers how to assess and carry out the isolation of natural draft combustion appliances from the conditioned space of low-rise residential buildings. It deals with combustion appliances located either within the living space in enclosed closets or side rooms or outside the living space in an adjacent area like an attic or garage. This subset of houses does not require comprehensive combustion safety tests and simplified prescriptive procedures can be used to address safety concerns. This allows residential energy retrofit contractors inexperienced in advanced combustion safety testing to effectively address combustion safety issues and allow energy retrofits including tightening and changes to distribution and ventilation systems to proceed.
Funding
Prepared under subcontract no. KNDJ-0-40338-03.
System Details
Mode of access: Internet from the GPO web site. Address as of 9/19/2023: https://permanent.fdlp.gov/gpo59804/61295.pdf ; current access available via PURL.