Initial Installation
QUALIFIED INSTALLERS ONLY
CONVERTING TOP VENTED INTO REAR VENTED:
This unit has been shipped as a 30,000 Btu/hr
sections INITIAL INSTALLATION - INSTALLATION OF REAR VENTED APPLIANCE.
Firebox Top |
Flue Collar |
Adapter |
Undo four 1⁄4" |
screws that |
hold flue collar |
elbow to unit. |
Figure 34: Step 3 of Converting Top Vented into
Rear Vented.
1.Carefully remove the trivet and the stovetop. Place on a soft surface as not to damage the porcelain finishes.
2.Remove the four (4) 
1⁄4” screws that hold the flue collar elbow to the unit body (see Figure 34).
3. Carefully remove the elbow being sure not to damage the gasket that is glued to the flue collar elbow, it seals the flue to the firebox.
4. Turn the elbow to the rear vent position and | Figure 35: Step 4 of Converting Top |
screws removed in step 2 (see Figure 35). | Vented into Rear Vented. |
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INSTALLATION OF REAR VENTED APPLIANCE: |
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Place the unit into position.
Attach a small section of pipe on the unit and mark exterior wall where vent would pass through the wall.
Cut a 10” (25.4 cm) minimum hole in the wall to maintain clearances to combustibles. Frame hole as shown in Figure 17.
Install a wall thimble.
Install interior finished collar.
Install the vent section through the wall.
THIS UNIT MUST BE VENTED WITH A 36” (91 cm) SNORKEL KIT IF UNIT IS RATED FOR 30,000 Btu/hr NG and 26,000 Btu/hr LP.
Seal around the vent terminal to the structure using a non hardening mastic.
Minimum vent terminal 36" |
(91.4cm) high snorkel kit. |
Siding |
Exterior wall |
Drywall |
Wall thimble |
Inside finished collar |
Vent pipe |
Figure 36: Installation for Rear Vented;
30,000 Btu/hr.
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