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OURCES OF
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1. Chimney
2. Space He a t e r s
3. Vehicle exhaust
4. Water He a t e r
5. Fu r n a c e
6. Un p r operly vented appliances
7. Tobacco pro d u c t s
8. Fi r eplace (Gas or wood burning)
9. & 10. Gas appliances
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TACK
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FFEC T
& N
EGAT I VE
P
RES SURE
Stack Effect
When air escapes thro u g h
openings in the upper part of a
building and is replaced with outside
air entering through vents or cracks
l o wer down. As air warms it expands
and becomes less dense than the
s u r r ounding air, it rises and escapes
t h r ough small gaps at the top of the
house. This also draws fresh cold air
t h r ough similar gaps or vents at the
bottom of the house. The va c u u m
c r eated by escaping warm air is called
the stack effect. When carefully
c o n t r olled, stack effect can produce a
l o w and effective level of natural
ventilation.
Negative Pre s s u re
A tightly sealed house will
indicate a reduction of draft when
venting equipment (clothes drye r,
kitchen hood, bathroom vent) is
turned on during a draft test. If the
air pre s s u r e outside is greater than the
p r e s s u r e within the house, a
vacuum, or negative pre s s u r e is
c r eated. This difference in air pre s s u r e
will pull air through any ava i l a b l e
openings in building walls, ceilings,
floors, doors, windows, and air
c i r culation systems. If this vacuum is
s t r ong enough it can re v erse exhaust
ventilation systems pulling harmful
gases in to the house.
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