Sixteen homes were continuously monitored to determine the frequency and duration of combustion product spillage from the furnaces and DHW systems. In the houses which did show spillage activity, event-controlled sampling was used to determine l eve l s of air contaminants attributable to the spillage. Additional testing of the sample houses included: airtightness testing, air change rat e testing and " forced spillage" contaminant testing .
A summary is presented of the results of various communications tasks undenaken within a project to investigate combustion venting failures in Canadian houses. These tasks involve:
(a) the finalization of key communications products including
A research project was conducted to find and evaluate remedial measures for combustion venting problems with gas-fired appliances. It was hoped to find measures that held promise for near- to mid-term commercialization. The project was one three projects conducted by a mu/ti-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.
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