{"id":15957,"date":"2016-10-25T09:43:51","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T09:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rts.vents.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15957"},"modified":"2018-12-11T11:53:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T11:53:51","slug":"simplifying-ventilation-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rts.vents.co.uk\/blog\/simplifying-ventilation-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Simplifying Ventilation Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row rt_row_background_width=&#8221;default&#8221; rt_row_style=&#8221;default-style&#8221; rt_row_borders=&#8221;&#8221; rt_row_paddings=&#8221;true&#8221; rt_bg_effect=&#8221;classic&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;cover&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221; rt_bg_video_format=&#8221;self-hosted&#8221; rt_padding_bottom=&#8221;5&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; rt_wrp_col_paddings=&#8221;false&#8221; rt_border_top=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_left=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_top_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_left_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;auto auto&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>3 Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sufficient and efficient ventilation is a key safety feature of any combustion appliance but interpreting Building Regulations Part J and HETAS Guidelines can be confusing.\u00a0 Here we&#8217;ve drawn on our experience as the only HETAS Approved ventilation manufacturer to simplify three points we are often asked to clarify.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; rt_wrp_col_paddings=&#8221;false&#8221; rt_border_top=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_left=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_top_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; 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rt_border_left_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;auto auto&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221;][vc_separator style=&#8221;style-4&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;10&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243;][vc_column_text]1:\u00a0 In a modern airtight property (determined as one built in or after 2008), <strong>all solid fuel and gas installations require ventilation calculated from 1 kW<\/strong>.\u00a0 Also, if an older property has had extensive measures to improve air-tightness a dedicated air supply is required from 1kW.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator style=&#8221;style-4&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;10&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; rt_wrp_col_paddings=&#8221;false&#8221; rt_border_top=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_bottom=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_left=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_top_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; 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rt_border_left_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_border_right_mobile=&#8221;&#8221; rt_bg_image_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; rt_bg_size=&#8221;auto auto&#8221; rt_bg_position=&#8221;right top&#8221; rt_bg_attachment=&#8221;scroll&#8221;][vc_column_text]2:\u00a0 It is a requirement to use a ventilator that has an <strong>equivalent area not free area<\/strong> calculation.\u00a0 Regulations changed in favour of <strong>equivalent area<\/strong> in 2010, when <em>free area<\/em> was deemed not give an reliable result of how air flows through cowls, baffles and the changes in shape that most ventilators have.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Equivalent area<\/strong> is calculated by independent testing to BS EN 13141-1:2004, and gives an accurate result of actual air flow through a vent.\u00a0 Free area is achieved by simply adding the measurements of the smallest venting gaps together to determine an air space.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator style=&#8221;style-4&#8243; margin_top=&#8221;10&#8243; margin_bottom=&#8221;10&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; 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