When it comes to heating your home during the winter choosing the proper type of heating is a must. The most popular form of heating in residential areas is fan forced natural gas heating systems.
How effective a heating system is depends on the quality of the vent on the heater. The vent is responsible for disposing of noxious fumes that could harm your family and other by-products of the burning of the open flame.
If this vent becomes clogged or dirty, many things could happen that may potentially damage your home if it is not properly taken care of. For example, it is much more likely that something will happen that will cause your home to catch on fire.
There are several different types of vents. One common type of vent found on these kinds of heaters are the gravity vents.
Gravity vents are decent as far as these systems go. They are price effective, or cheap, and have a very compact design.
This means that they will not take up a lot of extra space. Gravity vents vent simply through the natural flow of the fumes or gas instead of being forced to vent with a fan.
These vents are very effective for garages or workshops that are set up in the proper conditions. The first thing your garage or workshop must meet the requirement in is that it cannot be under any negative pressure.
If the room is under negative pressure, the fumes and other by-products will not act naturally and they will not vent like they should. As a result, the safety switch that senses a blocked flue vent will keep tripping.
Negative pressures only occur when the air is being pushed out from an area without another source bringing in air to replace the air that is being pushed out. In addition to this kind of circumstances, gravity vents fluctuate in effectiveness with various changes in pressure.
On occasion, something as simple as turning something on in the rest of the home will cause it to not work properly and for the nuisance tripping of the safety switch to begin. If this occurs then you will need to find an alternative type of venting.
The second thing the heater must have is a specific vent pipe routing intended for venting. The principle that hot air rises is driving factor for how gravity vents work.
The best kind of gravity venting system will take the by-products straight up through the roof of the workshop. Installing proper sidewall venting is much more difficult both to install and to keep clean.
However, taking the venting straight through the ceiling can also be expensive as you must properly cover the hole to protect it from the weather. There are specific guidelines that must be followed for each type of vent.
The third thing the gravity vent needs is a clean environment. The air inside the heat chamber is being used for combustion.
Therefore, the cleaner the air the better. The general rule is that if you feel alright lighting a match in your workshop, then the atmosphere is clean enough that you can install a natural gas heater with a gravity vent and be alright.
However, you should look into other vents if there are a lot of wood chips or noxious fumes in your garage or workshop. Another type of vent you may want to look into is a power vent.
The power vent is generally considered to be better than the simple gravity vent. In most ways, power vent and the gravity vent are the same.
However, the power vent also features an integral flue vent booster fan. When the heater is turned on, the power fan also turns on to make sure that the fumes vent correctly.
The fan allows you to have more options in how you install the actual vent itself. This can help you avoid expensive remodeling of the roof.
While the power vent is a step up, the separated combustion vent is even better. These kinds of vents are becoming more and more popular.
Separated combustion units feature one vent pipe that brings in air to the flame and one vent pipe that releases it outdoors after it has been burned. These kinds of units are a necessity in areas where the air is not clean or where open flame could burst out on contact with the contaminated air.
There different benefits that come with each type of vent. You will have to examine the area where it will be performing and decide which kind of vent will be the best.
Author Resource:-
Terry Daniels is a former electrical engineer and has written hundreds of articles relating to air conditioning and heating, including outdoor infrared heater. He has been involved in the air conditioning and heating business for over 16 years.
Contact Info:
Terry Daniels
TerryDaniels09@gmail.com
http://www.theheatstorm.com
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