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Top Ten Reasons to Own a Ventless (Vent-Free) Gas Appliance

1. 17 million + units installed in U.S. since 1980
2. Outstanding safety record per Consumer Product Safety Commission data
3. 49 states permit installation, New York State added in 1998 and Massachusetts in 2004
4. National Fuel Gas Code/NFPA 54 ANSI Z223.1 permitted use since 1980. Accepted by all major building and mechanical codes in the U.S. including the IMC and the UMC.
5. Air volume requirements for combustion identical to vented products per NFPA 54
6. Scientific IAQ Research confirms that products perform well below recognized IAQ guidelines
7. Required ODS/Oxygen Detection Safety Pilot equivalent to electric circuit breaker
8. Safety features include automatic gas valve, internal regulator, precision burners, piezo-ignitor.
9. 100% compliance of U.S. products listed to ANSI Z21.11.2 standard since 1980.  Fixed installation plumbed to fuel supply enhances safety, and …
10. All manufacturers recommend use as supplemental heat except during power outage