Technical Booklet L Combustion Appliances and Fuel Storage Systems·Page 15

Definitions: Draught Break and Draught Diverter

Definitions of draught break as an opening in flues for open-flued appliances, and draught diverter as a specific type designed to prevent flue conditions from interfering with combustion performance.

Draught break – an opening formed by a factory-made component into any part of the flue serving an open-flued appliance. Draught diverter – a form of draught break intended to prevent conditions in the main length of flue from interfering with the combustion performance of an open-flued appliance. See Diagram 1.2(a).

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