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Make-up air horizontal ducts, Insufficient make-up air backdraft, Less ii – A.O. Smith 960 through 967 User Manual

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BTH S E R V I C E H A N D B O O K

N S T A L L A T I O N

MAKE-UP AIR

Horizontal Ducts

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When the heater is installed in an interior room with no roof access for vertical ducts, horizontal

make-up ducts should be installed. When using horizontal ducts, two openings are required - within

12 inches (30 cm) of the top of the enclosure and one within 12 inches (30 cm) of the bottom of the

enclosure. Each opening shall have a free area of not less than 1 square inch per 2000 BTUH of
the total input of all appliances within the enclosure.

INSUFFICIENT MAKE-UP AIR

Backdraft

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Insufficient make-up air is a major cause of combustion problems. One common example is in a
restaurant installation where exhaust vent equipment was not considered in sizing make-up air
requirements. This may result in air being backdrafted by the restaurant exhaust equipment

through the heater causing flue gas spillage, flame roll out, improper combustion, inconsistent pilot
operation, and/or erratic heater shutdown.

A possible solution to this situation would be to use a BTH with direct venting.

A less common service issue associated with a backdraft or negative pressure room would be the

opening or closing of air pressure switches. This may result in erratic or no heater operation.

A. O. Smith Water Products Co.
Ashland City, Tennessee © 2004

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