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Article: Ventilation and heat exchanger testing: Bergmann provides multiple step-by-step instructions. Part 5 of 5.(service & maintenance)
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- Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
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- April 17, 2006
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Although the combustion analyzer doesn't measure them, proper ventilation/infiltration air, sufficient combustion air, and a safe heat exchanger are critical to proper operation of a gas- or oil-fired appliance. No combustion test or appliance inspection is complete without addressing these concerns.
To get us all on the same page, let's start with some definitions.
Ventilation air is the total air, which is a combination of the air brought inside from outdoors and the air that is being re-circulated within the building. Sometimes, however, the term is used in reference only to the air brought into the system from the outdoors; this document defines ...