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Evaluates means of regulating the flow of combustion and fresh air in residential housing and gauging the impact on heating loads in a northern climate. Three methods of terminating combustion air ducts were evaluated - open pipe, diffuser, and motorised damper. In addition, the effect of installing a fresh air duct connected directly from the outdoors to the return side of a forced-air furnace was measured. The results are applicable to areas of Canada and the United States in which airtight construction methods and/or local codes require the position for identifiable supplies of combustion and fresh air.

KEYWORDS: year 1996, measuring, combustion air, testing, air flow rate, air infiltration, energy consumption, ducts, energy conservation, low energy housing, diffusers, dampers, automatic, warm air heating, comparing