Hatco pmg-60m-0705(7) User Manual

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Form No. PMG-60M-0705
6
INSTALLATION
Combustion/Ventilation Air
The booster heater must be located in an area
which allows for an adequate supply of air for proper
combustion and ventilation in accordance with
Section 5.3 and 7.2.2 of the National Fuel Gas Code
NFPA54/ANSI Z223.1 (a portion of the 1996 code is
excerpted below) or applicable provisions of the
local building codes. Only a single booster
appliance may be installed in this manner.
Installations under the jurisdiction of Canadian
CSA-B149.1, Natural Gas and Propane
Installation Code require a gas interlock tied into
the ventilation hood system. {Les installations
sous la juridiction des CODES D’INSTALLATION
canadiens CSA-B149.1, Natural Gas and
Propane Installation code nécessitent un
verrouillage réciproque de gaz raccordé au
système de capot de ventilation.}
EXCERPT FROM ANSIZ223.1/NFPA #54
7.2.1 Connection To Venting Systems. Excerpt as
permitted in 7.2.2 through 7.2.6, all gas utilization
equipment shall be connected to venting systems.
7.2.2 Equipment Not Required To Be Vented.
A single booster-type [automatic instantaneous] water
heater, when designed and used solely for the sanitizing
rinse requirements of a dishwashing machine, provided
that the equipment is installed, with the draft hood in
place and unaltered, if a draft hood is required in a
commercial kitchen having a mechanical exhaust
system. Where installed in this manner, the draft hood
shall not be less than 36 inches (91 cm) vertically and 
6 inches (15 cm) horizontally from any surface other
than the equipment.
Where any or all of this equipment is installed so the
aggregate input rating exceeds 20 Btu per hour per
cubic foot (207 watts per m
3
) of room space in which it
is installed, one or more shall be provided with venting
systems or other approved means for removing the vent
gases to the outside atmosphere so the aggregate input
rating of the remaining unvented equipment does not
exceed the 20 Btu per hour per cubic foot (207 watts 
per m
3
) figure. Where the room or space in which the
equipment is installed is directly connected to another
room or space by a doorway, archway or other opening
of comparable size that cannot be closed, the volume of
adjacent room or space shall be permitted to be
included in the calculation.