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pellet stove and the caz zone (combustion appliance zone)

Discussion in 'Pellet Stoves, Pellet Fireplaces, Pellet Furnaces' started by pellet head, Oct 6, 2014.

  1. pellet head

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    With no oak the Caz is -15pa and with a oak it is -50pa what is better for cold air combustion.
     
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    Don't know what this is...??

    I OAK Everything! !

    All 3 of my stoves have an OAK. No Questions
     
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    I think its a measurement he's taking of with or without oak installed.

    I just haven't seen the scale he's using! And what range would be better for combustion. We might need an engineer!!
     
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    My Englander is OAK'd and I'm at a 3M TA3...
     
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    I've been diggin! Here is what CAZ stands for. And the scale is in Pascals.

    Combustion Appliance Zone (CAZ) pressure in pascals. Minimum BPI guidelines of -5 pascals. Still looking for a definition of how the testing is done. and If there is any call outs for best possible combustion.
    All I could find is rated for natural gas appliance. See pic!

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    Ok what I found is that they recommend this formula be used for a base to ensure you have proper Combustion air. Seems to be the standard for all combustion appliances from what I could tell.

    I could not find anything on peak or best.
     
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