Venting Installation
Continued
WARNING: Do not recess vent termination into any wall. This will cause a fire hazard.
6.Noncombustible Exterior Wall: Position horizontal vent cap in center of 8 1/2" round hole and attach to exterior wall with four wood screws provided. Before attaching vent cap to exterior wall, run a bead of
Note: Four wood screws provided should be replaced with appropriate fasteners for stucco, brick, concrete or other types of sidings.
Combustible Exterior Wall: For vinyl siding, stucco or wood exteriors, a siding standoff may be installed between vent cap and exterior wall. Siding standoff prevents excessive heat from damaging siding materials. Siding material must be cut to accommodate standoff. Bolt vent cap to standoff. Apply
7.Connecting Vent Cap with Horizontal Vent Pipe: Slide wall firestop over vent pipe before connecting horizontal run to vent cap (see Figure 12).
Carefully move fireplace, with vent as- sembly attached, toward wall and insert vent pipe into horizontal termination. Pipe overlap should be a minimum of 1 1/4" (see Figure 13, page 12).
Slide wall firestop against interior wall surface and attach with screws provided. See Figure 13, page 12, for horizontal termination details.
Place fireplace into position and shim with noncombustible material if needed. Nail or screw side flanges to framing to secure unit in place. IMPORTANT: Make sure fire- place is level before securing. If fireplace is not level it will not work properly.
Apply Mastic to
All Four Sides
Vent Cap
Wood Screw
Figure 10 - Installing Horizontal Vent Cap
(Noncombustible Exterior)
Cut Siding Away to
Fit Standoff
Standoff Wood
Screw
Vent
Cap
Screws
Apply Mastic to All Four Sides
Figure 11 - Installing Siding Standoff
(Combustible Exterior Wall)
Interior Wall
Surface
Wall
Firestop
Vent Cap (Horizontal Termination)
Screw
Horizontal
Vent Pipe
Figure 12 - Connecting Vent Cap with
Horizontal Vent Pipe
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