Quadra-Fire QF130 owner manual Installing Vent Pipe and Appliance, Vent Limits, Venting Components

8 Installing Vent Pipe and Appliance

A. Vent Limits

The abbreviations listed in this vent table key are used in the vent diagrams.

B. Venting Components

CAUTION! Risk of Cuts/Abrasions/Flying Debris. Wear protective gloves and safety glasses during instal- lation. Sheet metal edges are sharp.

Description

Minimum Vertical Run Length 10 ft.

Maximum Vertical Run Length 50 ft.

Horizontal venting is NOT allowed.

Vertical terminations are measured to top of chimney.

This appliance is listed for use with LINK-DV systems and components only. It is permissible to extend venting above existing chimney (within specifi ed maximum verti- cal limits) using SL-D series or Dura Vent GS series 4 in. x 6-5/8 in. gas direct-vent pipe. Connection is made us-

Îing DV-46DVA-GK. The vent must be terminated with the cap supplied with the LINK-series vent kit.

WARNING! Risk of Fire/Explosion/Asphyxiation! Do NOT connect this gas appliance to a chimney flue serving a separate solid fuel or gas burning appliance.

•May impair safe operation of this appliance or other appliances connected to the flue.

•Vent this appliance directly outside.

•Use separate vent system for this appliance.

CAUTION! ALL vent specifications MUST be followed. This product is tested and listed to these specifications. Appliance performance will suffer if specifications are not followed.

The vertical vent termination system installed on this model includes:

•Flexible vent pipe for exhaust air (included with vent kit).

•One length of 3-inch fl exible vent pipe for combustion air (included with vent kit).

•One pipe-to-cap adaptor (included with vent kit).

•One vertical termination cap (included with vent kit).

C. Connecting Vent Pipe

Reference instructions in the termination kit.

•Install the 3-inch fl exible vent pipe(s) down through the chimney.

•Secure the exhaust flexible vent pipe to the exhaust starting collar on top of the appliance with three screws and seal with stove cement rated for continuous exposure to 1200ºF or higher. See Figure 8.1.

•Use 3 screws to attach the section of inlet air vent to the inlet collar on the collar slide plate and seal with stove cement rated for continuous exposure to 1200ºF or higher. See Figure 8.1. NOTE: The collar slide plate may be removed from appliance to aid installation.

	TERMINATION
ADAPTER	CAP
	INLET
	COLLAR
	EXHAUST
	COLLAR
		INLET AIR STARTING COLLAR
	EXHAUST	LOCKING TAB
	AIR
V = 10 FT. MINIMUM	VENT PIPE
50 FT. MAXIMUM
		STARTING COLLAR BRACKET
HANDLE
		EXHAUST STARTING COLLAR
	INLET AIR
	VENT PIPE
	INLET AIR STARTING COLLAR
		NOTE: TO ACHIEVE OPTIMUM PERFOR-
		MANCE OF INSERT, MINIMIZE OR AVOID
	STARTING COLLAR BRACKET	BENDS IN EXHAUST VENT PIPE.
Figure 8.1	EXHAUST STARTING COLLAR

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