Tag: Demand Control Ventilation
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How can you have balancing dampers in a grease duct? I thought they were not allowed?
Here’s what NFPA 96 has to say about balancing dampers in commercial kitchen exhaust ducts. Chapter 9 Auxiliary Equipment 9.1 Dampers. 9.1.1 Dampers shall not be installed in exhaust ducts or exhaust duct systems. 9.1.2 Where specifically listed for such use or where required as part of a listed device or system, dampers in exhaust…
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Demand Control Ventilation Systems for Commercial Kitchens, how do they differ, how are they the same?
The number and type of Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation (DCKV) systems for commercial kitchens have grown significantly in recent years. This can be attributed to several factors, principally the adherence to ASHRAE 90.1 ventilation standard. This is the standard that affects design for commercial kitchens, and it states that on exhaust systems greater than 5000…