{"id":228,"date":"2021-04-13T23:38:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T23:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowall.dev19.bigideas.io\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=228"},"modified":"2021-04-13T23:38:51","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T23:38:51","slug":"install-heater-in-closet","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/knowledge-base\/install-heater-in-closet\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I install my heater in a closet\/cabinet?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>They can be installed in a mechanical closet as long as there is a sufficient supply of air. To ensure sufficient air, follow the guidelines below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Indoor air: two openings that are sized one square inch for every 1000 BTUs. For example you have a unit that is rated for 200,000 BTUs. You need two opening each sized 200 square inches.<\/li><li>Outdoor air: two openings that are each 100 square inches<\/li><li>Maintain 24 inch clearance in front of the unit so as not obstruct the unit&#8217;s air intake.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details refer to the combustion air specifications in the Vent Pipe Installation section of your installation manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Clearance<\/strong><br>A set distance required for proper and safe operation of the heater.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Combustion Air<\/strong><br>The air supplied to a gas appliance; used to oxidize a fuel<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>BTUs<\/strong><br>British thermal unit, the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 lb. of water 1\u00b0F<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They can be installed in a mechanical closet as long as there is a sufficient supply of air. To ensure sufficient air, follow the guidelines below. Indoor air: two openings that are sized one square inch for every 1000 BTUs. For example you have a unit that is rated for&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[5,3,17],"ht-kb-tag":[56,64,68],"class_list":["post-228","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-general-questions","ht_kb_category-owner-questions","ht_kb_category-professionals-questions","ht_kb_tag-btu","ht_kb_tag-clearance","ht_kb_tag-combustion-air"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229,"href":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/228\/revisions\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=228"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.noritz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}