Kenmore 3314 Owners Manual - Page 11

Donotapply

insulation

tothetopofthewater

heater,

asthis

willinterfere

withsafeoperation

ofthedrafthood.

Donotcover

theouterdoor,

thermostat

ortemperature

&

pressure

relief

valve.

Donotallow

insulation

tocomewithin2"(50.8mm)ofthe

floor

toprevent

blockage

ofcombustion

airflowtotheburner.

Donotcover

theinstruction

manual.

Keep

itonthesideof

thewater

heater

ornearby

forfuture

reference.

Doobtainnewwarningandinstruction

labels

fromSears

forplacement

ontheblanket

directly

over

theexisting

labels.

Doinspect

theinsulation

blanket

frequently

tomakecertain

itdoesnotsag,thereby

obstructing

combustion

airflow.

commence

within12inches(30cm)of thetopandone

commencing

within12inches

(30cm)ofthebottomofthe

enclosures.

Combustion

Air

and Ventilation

for

Appliances

Located

in Unconfined

Spaces

UNCONHNED

SPACE

is space whose volume

is not less than

50 cubic

feet per

1,000 Btu per hour

(4.8 m_ per kW) of the

aggregate

input rating of all appliances

installed

in that space.

Rooms

communicating

directly

with

the space

in which

the

appliances

are installed,

through

openings

not furnished

with

doors, are considered

a part of the unconfined

space.

In unconfined

spaces

in buildings,

infiltration

may

be

adequate

to

provide

air

for

combustion,

ventilation

and

dilution

of

flue

gases.

However,

in buildings

of tight

construction

(for example,

weather

stripping,

heavily

insulated,

caulked,

vapor

barrier,

etc.),

additional

air

may

need

to

be

provided

using

the

methods

described

in

Combustion

Air

and

Ventilation

for

Appfiances

Located

in

Confined

Spaces.

Combustion

Air

and Ventilation

for

Appliances

Located

in Confined

Spaces

CONFINED

SPACE

is

a

space

whose

volume

is

less

than

50

cubic

feet

per

1,000

Btu

per

hour

(4.8

m 3 per

kW)

of

the

aggregate

input

rating

of

all appliances

installed

in that

space.

A.

ALL

AIR FROM

INSIDE

BUILDINGS:

(See

Figure

9 on

page

9 and

Figure

10

below)

The

confined

space

shall

be

provided

with

two

permanent

openings

communicating

directly

with

an

additional

room(s)

of sufficient

volume

so that

the

combined

volume

of all spaces

meets

the

criteria

for an

unconfined

space.

The

total

input

of

al! gas

utilization

equipment

installed

in the

combined

space

shall

be

considered

in

making

this

determination.

Each

opening

shall

have

a

minimum

free

area

of

one

square

inch

per 1,000

Btu per hour

(22 cm2/kW)

of the total

input

rating

of al!

gas

utilization

equipment

in the

confined

space,

but

not

less

than

100

square

inches

(645

cm2).

One

opening

shall

FIGURE 10.

B. ALL

A_R FROM

OUTDOORS:

(See

Figures

9, 11,12

and

13)

The

confined

space

shall

be

provided

with

two

permanent

openings,

one

commencing

within

12

inches

(30

cm)

of

the

top

and

one

commencing

within

12

inches

(30

cm)

from

the

bottom

of

the

enclosure.

The

openings

shall

communicate

directly,

or by ducts,

with

the

outdoors

or spaces

(crawl

or attic)

that

freely

communicate

with

the

outdoors.

ALT. HNL_=TAHR

VENTHLATHON LOUVERS

FIGURE11.

When

directly

communicating

with

the

outdoors,

each

opening

shall

have a minimum

free area

of 1 square

inch

per 4,000

Btu

per hour (5.5 cm_/kW)

of total

input rating

of all equipment

in the

enclosure.

See

Figure

12.

When

communicating

with

the

outdoors

through

vertical

ducts,

each

opening

shall

have

a

minimum

free

area

of

1 square

inch

per 4,000

BTU

per

hour

(5.5

cm2/kW)

of total

input

rating

of

al!

equipment

in

the

enclosure.

See

Figure

12.

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