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kitchen exhaust fans to insure proper negative balance in the air
pressure. The kitchen supply air intake fans ensure that a
hospital kitchen maintains negative pressure with relation to the
remainder of the hospital building by replacing air that is
exhausted by the kitchen exhaust fans. The kitchen supply air
intake fans are attached to the roofs of petitioners' hospitals
using bolts and are connected to metal duct work used only with
that equipment.
The dishwasher exhaust fans remove moisture and humidity
generated by the dishwasher and are vented to both ends of the
dishwasher. The fans serve to ventilate only the dishwashing
area of the kitchens and ensure that the dishwashers operate
efficiently. The fans are attached to the roofs of the
facilities using bolts and are connected to duct work
specifically designed for and used only with those fans.
The dishwasher condensate return units consist of water
piping which provides an emergency source of hot water for the
dishwashers. The piping is attached to the building and runs
from a dishwasher to a boiler and back to the dishwasher. It is
separate and apart from the building plumbing and is used
exclusively to connect the dishwashers with the boilers. Removal
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in petitioners' hospitals are similar to those in issue in
Morrison, Inc. v. Commissioner, supra.
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