58CV 
Table 
2 
- 
Minimum 
Free 
Area 
Required 
for 
Each 
Combustion 
Air 
opening 
of 
Duct 
to 
Outdoors 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TWO 
HORIZONTAL 
DUCTS 
SINGLE 
DUCT 
OR 
OPENING 
TWO 
OPENINGS 
OR 
VERTICAL 
DUCTS 
FURNACE 
| 
(1 
SG. 
IN/2,000 
BTUR) 
(1,100 
SG. 
MM/KW) 
| 
(1 
SQ. 
IN./3,000 
BTUR) 
(734 
SG. 
MM/KW) 
(1 
$0. 
IN/4,000 
BTUH) 
(550 
SG. 
MIM/KW) 
INPUT 
Free 
Area 
of 
Opening 
Round 
Duct 
Free 
Area 
of 
Opening 
Round 
Duct 
Free 
Area 
of 
Opening 
Round 
Duct 
(BTUH) 
and  Duct 
Dia. 
and  Duct 
Dia. 
and  Duct 
Dia. 
Sq. 
In. 
(Sq. 
mm) 
In. 
(mm) 
Sq. 
In. 
(Sq. 
mm) 
In. 
(mm) 
Sq. 
In. 
(Sq. 
mm) 
In. 
(mm) 
44,000 
22 
(14194) 
6 
(152) 
147 
(9484) 
5 
(127) 
11 
(7096) 
4 
(102) 
66,000 
33 
(21290) 
7 
(178) 
22 
(14193) 
6 
(152) 
16.5 
(10645) 
5 
(127) 
88,000 
44 
(28387) 
8 
(203) 
29.3 
(18903) 
7 
(178) 
22 
(14193) 
6 
(152) 
110,000 
55 
(35484) 
9 
(229) 
36.7 
(23677) 
7 
(178) 
27.5 
(17742) 
6 
(152) 
132,000 
66 
(42580) 
10 
(254) 
44 
(28387) 
8 
(203) 
33 
(21290) 
7 
(178) 
154,000 
77 
(49677) 
10 
(254) 
51.3 
(83096) 
9 
(229) 
38.5 
(24839) 
8 
(203) 
EXAMPLES: 
Determining 
Free 
Area 
FURNACE 
WATER 
HEATER 
TOTAL 
INPUT 
410,000 
+ 
30,000 
= 
(140,000 
divided 
by 
4,000) 
= 
35.0 
Sq. 
In. 
for 
each 
two 
Vertical 
Ducts 
or 
Openings 
66,000 
+ 
40,000 
= 
(106,000 
divided 
by 
3,000) 
= 
35.3 
Sq. 
In. 
for 
a 
Single 
Duct 
or 
Opening 
88,000 
+ 
30,000 
= 
(118,000 
divided 
by 
2,000) 
= 
59.0 
Sq. 
In. 
for 
each 
of 
two 
Horizontal 
Ducts 
Table 
3 
- 
Minimum 
Space 
Volumes 
for 
100% 
Combustion, 
Ventilation, 
and 
Dilution 
from 
Indoors 
OTHER 
THAN 
FAN-ASSISTED 
TOTAL 
FAN-ASSISTED 
TOTAL 
(1,000’S 
BTUH 
GAS 
INPUT 
RATE) 
(1,000’S 
BTUH 
GAS 
INPUT 
RATE) 
ACH 
30 
| 
40 
| 
50 
44 
| 
66 
| 
88 
| 
110 
| 
i32 
| 
ss 
Space 
Volume 
Ft? 
(M*) 
0.60 
1,050 
1.400  1,750 
1,100 
1,650 
2,200  2,750  3,300  3,850 
. 
(29.7)  (39.6)  (49,5)  (31.1)  (46.7) 
(62.2)  (77.8) 
(93.4) 
(109.0) 
0.50 
1,260  1,680 
2,100 
1.320  1,980 
2,640  3,300  3,960  4,620 
. 
(35.6)  (47.5)  (59.4)  (37.3)  (56.0)  (74.7) 
(93.4) 
(112.1) 
(130.8) 
0.40 
1,575 
2,100 
2,625 
1,650 
2,475 
3,300 
4,125 
4,950 
5,775 
, 
(44.5)  (59.4)  (74.3)  (46.7)  (70.0) 
(93.4) 
(116.8) 
(140.1)  (163.5) 
0.30 
2,100  2,800  3,500  2,200  3,300  4,400  5,500  6,600  7,700 
‘ 
(59.4)  (79.2)  (99,1)  (62.2)  (93.4) 
(124.5)  (155.7) 
(186.8)  (218.0) 
3,150  4,200  3,300  4,950  6,600  8,250  9,900 
11,550 
9.20 
(89.1) 
(118.9) 
| 
3-250 
148.6) 
(93.4) 
(140.1) 
(186.8)  (233.6)  (280.3) 
(327.0) 
0.10 
6,300  8,400 
10,500 
6,600  9,900 
13,200  16,500  19,800 
23,100 
. 
(178.3)  (237.8)  (297.3)  (186.8)  (280.3)  (373.7)  (467.2)  (560.6) 
(654.1) 
0.00 
NP  NP  NP  NP  NP  NP  NP  NP  NP 
     
 
             
 
NP 
= 
Not 
Permitted 
AIR 
FOR 
COMBUSTION 
AND 
VENTILATION 
4& 
WARNING 
Provisions 
for 
adequate 
combustion, 
ventilation, 
and 
dilution 
air 
CARBON 
MONOXIDE 
POISONING 
HAZARD 
must 
be 
provided 
in 
accordance 
with: 
. 
; 
.  .  . 
Failure 
to 
follow 
this 
warning 
could 
result 
in 
personal 
injury 
or 
death. 
© 
USS. 
Installations: 
Section 
9.3 
of 
the 
NFPA 
54/ANSI 
2223.1-2009 
, 
Air 
for 
Combustion 
and 
Ventilation 
and 
applicable 
provisions 
of 
the 
local 
building 
codes. 
The 
operation 
of 
exhaust 
fans, 
kitchen 
ventilation 
fans, 
clothes 
dryers, 
attic 
exhaust 
fans 
or 
fireplaces 
could 
create 
a 
NEGATIVE 
PRESSURE 
CONDITION 
at 
the 
furnace. 
Make-up 
air 
MUST 
be 
provided 
for 
the 
ventilation 
devices, 
in 
addition 
to 
that 
required 
by 
the 
furnace. 
Refer 
to 
the 
FURNACE 
CORROSION 
HAZARD 
Carbon 
Monoxide 
Poisoning 
Hazard 
warning 
in 
the 
venting 
section 
of 
these 
instructions 
to 
determine 
if 
an 
adequate 
amount 
of 
make-up 
air 
is 
available. 
 
Failure 
to 
follow 
this 
caution 
may 
result 
in 
furnace 
damage. 
   
 
Air 
for 
combustion 
must 
not 
be 
contaminated 
by 
halogen 
compounds, 
which 
include 
fluoride, 
chloride, 
bromide, 
and 
iodide. 
These 
elements 
can 
corrode 
heat 
exchangers 
and 
The 
requirements 
for 
combustion 
and 
ventilation 
air 
depend 
upon 
shorten 
furnace 
life. 
Air 
contaminants 
are 
found 
in 
aerosol 
whether 
or 
not 
the 
furnace 
is 
located 
in 
a 
space 
having 
a 
volume 
sprays, 
detergents, 
bleaches, 
cleaning 
solvents, 
salts, 
air 
of 
at 
least 
50 
cubic 
feet 
per 
1,000 
Btuh 
input 
rating 
for 
all 
gas 
fresheners, 
and 
other 
household 
products. 
appliances 
installed 
in 
the 
space. 
 
© 
— 
Spaces 
having 
less 
than 
50 
cubic 
feet 
per 
1,000 
Btuh 
require 
the 
OUTDOOR 
COMBUSTION 
AIR 
METHOD.