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Appliance - Eqipment, usually built in standardized sizes or types, installed or connected as a unit Approved - Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. American society for testing materials - ASTM Authority having Jurisdiction - The organization, office or individual responsible for approving equipment, installations or procedures Baffle - Object placed in an appliance to change the direction, extend the path, or slow the flow of air, air-fuel mixtures, or flue gasses BOCA - Building Officials Code Administrators International, an organization that develops model Building codes Borescope - A device used for internal inspection of hard to see areas. British Thermal Unit. BTU - The amount of heat required to raise 1lb or water 1 degree Fahrenheit CFM Cubic Feet Per Minute, - as used to measure air flow Clearance - Distance between a heat producing appliance, chimney, chimney connector, vent, vent connector or plenum, and other surfaces. Combustion - The rapid oxidation of fuel usually accompanied by the production of heat and light. Combustion Chamber - A heavily constructed area designed to withstand direct contact with combustion and to optimize conditions necessary to burn fuel efficiently.Confined Space - A space whose volume is less than 50 cu ft per 1,000 btu/hr of the aggregate input rating of all appliances installed in that space. Also defined as 512 cubic feet. Connector - The pipe that connects the clothes dryer to the exhaust duct, also known as the transition duct. Duct - Any tube or canal by which a fluid, air or other substances is conducted or conveyed Exhaust - The discharge of used gas, moisture, etc. and the pipe through which it is released Flashing - Sheet metal used in waterproofing roof valleys, hips, or the angle between a chimney or vent and a roof Flow - Amount (Volume) of gases that actually pass through the venting system Flow Capacity - The amount of air or gases able to flow through a venting system in a given time and at a given system resistance Flue Gases - Combustion products from fuel burning appliances plus excess air FPM feet per minute - As used to measure air flow Gasketing - Special Rope like or tape like noncombustible and compressible material that is used to make airtight seals Guage or Gage - As used to describe a tool Heat Exchanger - Chamber in a heating appliance where heat, often resulting from combustion of fuel, is transferred through the wall of the chamber to air or water passing through the exchanger Heating System - A heat producing appliance with a combustion chamber and a heat exchanger