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Appliance - ANSWER-Egipment, usually built in standardized sizes or types, installed or connecled as a unit Approved - ANSWER-Accoptable to the anthorily having jurisdiction. American society for testing materials - ANSWER-ASTM Authority having Jurisdiction - ANSWER-The organization, office or individual responsible for approving equipment, installations or procedures Baffle - ANSWEI-Object placed in an appliance to change the direction, extend the path, or slow the flow of air, air-fuel mixtures, or flue gasses BOCA- ANSWER-Building Officials Code Administrators International, an organization that develops model Building codes Borescope - ANSWER-A dovicc used for internal inspection of hard to sec areas. British Thermal Unit. BTU - ANSWER-The amount of heat required to raise 1b or water 1 degree Fahrenheit CFM Cubic Feet Per Minute, - ANSWER-as used to measure air flow Clearance - ANSWEF-Distance between a heat producing appliance, chimne’ connector, vent, vent connector or plenum, and other surfaces. Combustion - ANSWER-The rapid oxidation of fuel usually accompanied by the production of heat and light. Combustion Chamber - ANSWEF-A heavily constructed area designed to withstand direct contact with combustion and to optimize conditions necessary to burn fuel efficiently. Confined Space - ANSWER-A space whose volume is less than 50 cu ft per 1,000 btu/hr of the aggregate input rating of all appliances installed in that space. Also defined as 512 cubic feet. Connector - ANSWER-The pipe that connects the clothes dryer to the exhaust duct, also known as lhe transition duct. Duet- ANSWER-Any tube or canal by which a fluid, air or other substances is conducted or conveyed Exhaust - ANSWER-The discharge of used gas, moisture, etc. and the pipe through which it is released Flashing - ANSWER-Sheet metal used in waterproofing roof valleys, hips, or the angle between a chimney or vent and a roof Flow - ANSWER-Amount (Volume) of gases that actually pass through the venting system IMC - ANSWEF-International Mechanical Code IN. WC. - ANSWER-Inches of water Column, used to measure pressure International Residential Cade - ANSWER-IRC kPa Kilo Paschal - ANSWEF-Used Lo measure pressures. kPa represents 1000 Paschals Labelled - ANSWER Materials or equipment to which has becn allached a label, symbol or identifying mark of an organization Listed - ANSWER Material or Equipment included in a list published by an organization acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction Meters per second MPS - ANSWEF-used to measure airflow Megnehelic gauge - ANSWER Measures pressure differences Mechanical Draft - ANSWER-A draft produced by a fan or an air or steam jet Natural Dratt - ANSWER-Draft produced by the difference on the weight ofa column of flue gases in Lhe chimney or vent and a corresponding column of air of cqual dimension outside the chimney or vent NCSG - ANSWER National Chimney Sweep Guild NFPA 211- ANSWERNATIONAL Fire Protections Association, Standards for chimneys, fireplaces, vents and solid fuel burning appliances NFPA 04- ANSWER-The National Fuel Gas Code, this contains information about the installation of gas equipment Noncombustible Material - ANS WEF-Material that in the form in which is used and under the conditions anticipated, will not ignite, burn, support combustion, or release flammable vapors when subjected Lo fire or heat National Pipe Thread, NPT - ANSWER-as used to describe conventional pipe thread Outside Air Combustion Kits - ANSWER-A duct with a valve for admitting outside air to the appliance for use during combustions Pa- ANSWER-Paschal, the standard metric term for the measurement of pressure. One PSI is cqual to 6890 Pascal or 6.89 kPa Pyrolysis - ANSWER-The Chemical alteration of wood, coal, or other combustible materials as a result of application of heat, a precursor to ignite Rerouting - ANSWER-A fresh installation designed to improve exhausting characteristics Southern Building Codes Congress International, SBCCI - ANSWER-An organization that develops model building codes