Residential combustion venting failure - a systems approach. Project 5. Remedial measures for oil-fired appliances.

A research project was conducted to find and evaluate remedial measures for combustion venting problems with oil-fired appliances. It was hoped to find measures that held promise for near- to mid-term commercialization. The project was one of three projects conducted by a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers to investigate combustion venting remedial measures for several types of combustion appliances. The research represents one sub-project in an overall project to investigate residential combustion venting failure. Three remedial measures for oil-fired appliances were evaluated and were found to hold varying degrees of promise for near- to mid-term commercialization. The measures evaluated were the solenoid delay valve, the draft inducing fan and a comprehensive retrofit package consisting of a sealed insulated flue liner, a sealed flue pipe (with no barometric damper) and a high pressure burner. No attempts were made to evaluate issues such as long term durability, or compliancies with codes and standards.