Building Regs Part J: Room Sealed Appliances

sas

I'm looking for a room heating solution for a house but it has to be suitable for a very airtight build.

The building regs state you most have a permanent ventilation opening for heating producing applicances unless they are room sealed.

What appliance would qualify as room sealed?

Would I be looking at a stove that has its own independant air supply from outside and that also has a sealed door?

AJL

Hi SAS

Im putting in a gas stove with a balanced flue. Iam not putting any vent in the room as it has its own supply from the flue and the unit is sealed anyway.

s2_ireland

Hi IMHO what you need is 1 of 2 things:

Sealed unit with a balanced flue chimney or
a Sealed unit that takes in it's air supply at (for instance) low level outside & exhausts through the chimney.

This is an interesting article:

www.bordgais.ie/files/networks/construction/20060319083918_Case%20Study%2011.pdf -

S2