The ventilation of the boiler house of a private house can be organized forced or natural type.
Features of boiler room ventilation in a private house
To organize the natural ventilation of the boiler house of a private house, it is necessary to break a hole facing the street in the wall above the floor opposite the boiler. The diameter of the hole must be at least 15 cm. To reduce the air flow, a valve is mounted on the grill. This device will allow the boiler to receive the required amount of air, drawing it directly from the street and without causing a vacuum in the room.
But the flow of air direct to the boiler room is prohibited by the requirements for ventilation of the boiler room.
It can be dangerous. In an emergency situation, soot and fumes from the boiler or gas (if it runs on gas) can go through ventilation ducts across all rooms of the house.
According to building codes and regulations, the ventilation requirements for the boiler house of a private house are as follows: in the furnace it is necessary to equip an exhaust duct (like a kitchen or a toilet). As well as an open window and a hole in the next room, made at the bottom of the wall or door. The hole area is from 2 square meters. centimeters. The window area is from 25 square meters. centimeters. Those who install a gas boiler with a closed combustion chamber, can not make a window, this is provided for when calculating the ventilation of the boiler room.
Many owners equip the boiler room with an additional exhaust hood, which significantly improves convection of air flows and can be a certain guarantee of the safety of owners in case of malfunctions in the boiler.
Natural ventilation of the boiler house is very easy to install and does not require special financial investments. But at the same time, it is practically impossible to control the intensity of blowing and blowing air. The quality of ventilation of the boiler house depends on weather conditions.
Forced ventilation of the boiler house
It is not always possible to mount the natural ventilation of the boiler room. Then resort to the installation of equipment. Calculation of the ventilation of the boiler room should be done by an engineer. Fans for boiler rooms operating on gas or diesel fuel should be selected protected from explosions and fires. The case is made of copper or aluminum, so that sparks are not generated during the operation of the equipment.
If you connect the fan on and off system to the boiler, they will turn on when starting the fuel equipment. To reduce installation costs, you can equip forced blowing or forced blowing air into the boiler room.
