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VENT INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
This water heater can be vented using room air for intake
combustion air, or direct vented so that all intake air for combustion
comes from the outside through a sealed pipe.
This water heater may be installed in 4 separate orientations
depending on the requirements of the building and the water
heater. The installer must decide which method is most appropriate
for each installation. These orientations are:
1. Vertical Termination - vertical vent termination through
unenclosed or enclosed areas with roof penetration, refer to
Vertical Vent Terminal Installation on Page 31.
2. Through-the-Wall Termination - horizontal vent termination
directly through an outside wall, see “Figure 12: VENT
TERMINATION” on Page 27.
3. Horizontal Direct Vent - using Through-the-Wall Termination to
exhaust ue products and piping to bring combustion air to the
water heater from the outside. See “Figure: 14” on Page 28.
4. Vertical Direct Vent - using a vertical vent termination to
exhaust ue products and piping to bring combustion air to
the water heater from outside, see “Figure: 20” & “Figure: 21”
on Page 32.
In cold climates any water vapor remaining in the ue gases will
condense into a cloud of vapor at the point where the vent system
exits the building. Special consideration is recommended, before
locating the vent termination near walkways, windows and building
entrances.
Direct venting into dead spaces such as alleys, atriums, and
inside corners can cause recirculation of ue gases. Recirculation
of ue gases will cause sooting, and icing of the combustion air
intake during severe cold weather. To prevent the recirculation
of ue gases, maintain as much distance as possible between
the combustion air intake and the exhaust vent terminal refer to
“Figure: 15” and “Figure: 16” on Page 29 & Page 30 respectively.
NOTE: This unit can be vented with PVC pipe materials (DWV
ASTM-D2665 or CSA B181.2; Schedule 40, 80, 120 ASTM-D1785
or CSA B137.3; or SDR Series ASTM-D2241 or CSA B137.3),
CPVC pipe materials (CPVC41 ASTM-D2846 or CSA B137.6;
Schedule 40, 80 ASTM-F441 or CSA B137.6; or SDR Series
ASTM-F442), ABS pipe materials (Schedule 40 DWV ASTM-D2661
or CSA B181.1) and Centrotherm ECO Systems and DuraVent
Polypropylene listed vent systems. The ttings, other than the
TERMINATION should be equivalent to PVC-DWV ttings meeting
ASTM D-2665 (Use CPVC ttings, ASTM F-438 for CPVC pipe and
ABS ttings, ASTM D-2661/3311 for ABS pipe). If CPVC or ABS
pipe and ttings are used, then proper cement must be used for all
joints, including joining the pipe to Termination (PVC Material). If
Polypropylene pipe and ttings are used, the metal joint connector
rings, available from the Polypropylene vent manufacturer must be
used to stiffen the joints of pipes.
PVC Materials should use ASTM D-2564 Grade Cement; CPVC
Materials should use ASTM F-493 Grade Cement and ABS
Materials should use ASTM D-2235 Grade Cement.
If the water heater is being installed as a replacement for an
existing power vented heater in pre-existing venting, a thorough
inspection of existing venting system must be performed prior
to any installation work. Verify that correct material as detailed
above has been used, and that the minimum or maximum vent
lengths and terminal location as detailed in this manual have been
met. Carefully inspect the entire venting system for any signs of
cracks or fractures, particularly at joints between elbows and other
ttings and straight runs of vent pipe. Check system for signs of
sagging or other stresses in joints as a result of misalignment of
any components in the system. If any of these conditions are found,
they must be corrected in accordance with the venting instructions
in this manual before completing installation and putting the water
heater into service.
NOTE: For water heaters in locations with high ambient
temperatures above 100°F (38°C) it is recommended that CPVC or
Polypropylene or ABS pipe and ttings be used.
All vent (exhaust) pipes must be pitched a minimum of a 1/4” per
foot back to the water heater to allow drainage of c ondensation.
Never operate the water heater unless it is vented to the outdoors.
The instruc tions in this sect ion of the manual must be followed
to avoid c hoked combustion or recirculati on of ue gases. Such
conditions cause sooting of the combustion chamber, burners and
ue tubes and creates a risk of asphyxi ation.
For direct vent application where combustion air might be supplied
from extremely cold ambie nt through fres h air intake piping
system, it is recommende d that a backow preventer be installed
at the intake vent terminal close to the blower before proceeding
with installation of the rest of the fres h air intake p iping. Call the
technical suppor t phone numb er listed on the back cover of this
manual for more information.
VENTING INSTALLATION