NPGA News
NPGA Achieves Success in Unvented Heater Code Battle
For the past five years, the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) has been fervently defending against a standard proposal that would severely restrict the installation of unvented gasfired heaters and fireplaces in residential
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spaces. A large portion of these heaters operate on propane gas and have been very popular in many states for propane marketers. The proposed addendum “A” to the Standard for Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Residential
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Buildings, ASHRAE 62.2-2016, would have resulted in a size restriction on the maximum heating input rate (i.e., 1065 Btu/hr. per 1500 cubic feet) that would effectively ban the installation of an unvented heater.
