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VENTING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Installation Planning (Cont.)
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VENTING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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WARNING: Do not recess vent termination into any wall. This will cause a fire hazard.
6.Noncombustible Exterior Wall: Position the horizontal vent cap in the center of the 8 1/2" round hole and attach to the exterior wall with four wood screws provided. Before attach- ing the vent cap to exterior wall, run a bead of
Combustible Exterior Wall: For vinyl siding, stucco or wood exteriors, a siding standoff may be installed between the vent cap and exterior wall. The siding standoff prevents excessive heat from damaging the siding materials. Siding material must be cut to accommodate standoff. Bolt the vent cap to the standoff. Apply
7.Combustible Exterior Wall Only: Slide the wall firestop over the vent pipe before connecting horizontal run to vent cap (see Figure 12).
8.Carefully move fireplace, with vent assembly attached, toward wall and insert vent pipe into horizontal termination. The pipe overlap should be a minimum of 11/4" (see Figure 13, page 10.
| Cut Siding Away | |
| to Fit Standoff | |
| Standoff | |
| Wood Screw | |
| Vent Cap | |
| Screws | |
Apply Mastic |
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to All Four Sides | ||
Figure 11 - Installing Siding Standoff (Combustible | ||
Exterior Wall) |
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| Interior Wall | |
| Surface | |
| Wall | |
| Firestop | |
Vent Cap | Horizontal | |
(Horizontal | ||
Vent Pipe | ||
Termination) | ||
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Screw
Figure 12 - Connecting Vent Cap with Horizontal Vent Pipe
Vent Cap
Wood Screw
Figure 10 - Installing Horizontal Vent Cap
(Noncombustible Exterior)
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