In 1989, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation entered into a joint venture initiative to field est three diagnostic devices for oil fired heating equipment. These devices include:
Spillage of combust ion products from open f lued combust ion appliances represents a source of indoor air pollutants which can cause danger to health. Air extract fans are installed in kitchens in order to remove moisture and cooking smells, but the room depressurisation which they create is a potential cause of spillage. A series of experiments was therefore set up to determine the fan flow rate and internal/external pressure difference at which spillage first occurred in different open flued gas and oil boilers.