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ANSI Z21.8:1994

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INSTALLATION OF DOMESTIC GAS CONVERSION BURNERS
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

08-07-2021

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

PART 1 - SCOPE
 1.1 Applicability
 1.2 Safe and Satisfactory Operation
 1.3 Installation
PART 2 - VISUAL INSPECTION
 2.1 Air for Combustion and Ventilation
 2.2 Combustion Chamber Liner
 2.3 Vent Connector
 2.4 Chimney
 2.5 Accessories
 2.6 Vent Damper Devices
 2.7 Electrical Supply Considerations
 2.8 Plate
PART 3 - SELECTION AND SIZING OF CONVERSION BURNER
 3.1 General
 3.2 Typical Conversion Burner Types
 3.3 Appliance Design Features
 3.4 Heat Loss Determination
 3.5 Input Rate Determination
 3.6 Preliminary Burner Selection
 3.7 Final Burner Selection
PART 4 - PREPARATION OF EXISTING HEATING PLANT
 4.1 Cleaning
 4.2 Reconditioning
 4.3 Combustion Chamber Linings
 4.4 Water Heating Coils
 4.5 Use of Asbestos
PART 5 - PREPARATION OF EXISTING HEATING SYSTEM
 5.1 Chimneys
 5.2 Vent Connector and Chimney Sizing
 5.3 Pitch
 5.4 Revertible Flues
 5.5 Support and Clearance
 5.6 Draft Hoods and Barometric Draft Regulators
 5.7 Vent Connection
PART 6 - GAS PIPING
 6.1 General
 6.2 Installation of piping
 6.3 Inspection and Testing of Piping
PART 7 - INSTALLATION OF BURNER
 7.1 Field Installation of Electrical Wiring
 7.2 System Safety and Limiting Devices
 7.3 Inspection of Burner and Controls
 7.4 Placement of Burner
PART 8 - START-UP AND ADJUSTMENT
 8.1 General
 8.2 Recommended Instruments
 8.3 Leak Test (Low Pressure)
 8.4 Input Adjustment and Orifice Pressure
 8.5 Adjustment of Draft
 8.6 Preliminary Adjustment of Combustion Air
 8.7 Final Adjustment
 8.8 Final Checking
PART 9 - COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION
 9.1 Oil Storage System
 9.2 Solid Fuel System
 9.3 Cleaning
 9.4 Instructions to Customers
 9.5 Placement of Manufacturer'sÆ instructions
 9.6 Installation Adjustment Data
 9.7 Gas Supplier Notification
EXHIBIT LIST OF REFERENCED STANDARDS
PART 10 - DEFINITIONS

Outlines installation requirements for domestic gas conversion burners which use natural, mixed, manufactured and liquefied petroleum gases and LP gas-air mixtures.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
70
ProductNote
Reconfirmed EN
PublisherName
Canadian Standards Association
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

ASME PV CODE 4 : 2017 BPVC Section IV-BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CODE - RULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HEATING BOILERS
ASHRAE HDBK FUNDAMENTALS : 2013 ASHRAE HANDBOOK - FUNDAMENTALS
NFPA 70 : 2017 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
NFPA 30 : 2018 FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE
NFPA 211 : 2016 CHIMNEYS, FIREPLACES, VENTS, AND SOLID FUEL-BURNING APPLIANCES
ANSI Z223.1 : 2018 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE
ANSI Z21.12 : 1990 DRAFT HOODS

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