louvered door for HVAC closet?

weil_fail

hey,

I want to help a friend enclose his HVAC closet. he has an electric water heater and an electric heat pump. is it ok to put a solid door over that opening, or does it have to be louvered. he prefers solid. (location: USA, maryland). there is no return in the closet, the returns are all ducted

STEVEusaPA

All electric? No fossil fuels burning, even for back up? Then you can do a solid door.
But please don't make the closet so tight that no one can perform maintenance on the furnace, specifically getting the blower out, and access to condensate pump, lines and traps.
Or jamb the wall too close to the water heater and no one can get to the elements or the relief valve.

mattmia2

Make sure the old equipment will fit out the door and new equipment can be moved in as well.

neilc

ah hell,
I want 3 feet clear around all that equipment,
too much to ask ?

weil_fail

correct, no gas at all.

we'll be sure to keep it as clear as possible and easy to access.

Jamie Hall

May I ask where the heat pump is getting its source air? You need to provide for that; they require a lot of air for the source.

And, as @neilc noted, at least three feet clear all around -- but check your electrical codes; it may require more, particularly if there is switchgear in there as well.

EBEBRATT-Ed

2 year old thread

ratio

Necro'd by a single-post user. OTOH, no link in the mesg, so the jury's still out.

mattmia2

@Erin Holohan Haskell I might suggest that when someone posts that the default is that they follow their own post.

Erin Holohan Haskell

Thanks, @mattmia2.

Erin Holohan Haskell

ratio said:

Necro'd by a single-post user. OTOH, no link in the mesg, so the jury's still out.

Link added later, so this was spam. We've got it. Thanks!