Heat & Glo LifeStyle AT-ZC To Avoid Downdrafts And/Or Cold Air, Cap And The Top Of The Solid-Fuel

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TO AVOID DOWNDRAFTS AND/OR COLD AIR

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CAUTION

TO AVOID DOWNDRAFTS AND/OR COLD AIR

 

PROBLEMS, IT IS RECOMMENDED TO SEAL

 

OFF THE AREA BETWEEN THE TERMINATION

 

CAP AND THE TOP OF THE SOLID-FUEL

 

CHIMNEY OPENING INTO WHICH THE VENT

 

CAP HAS BEEN INSTALLED.

 

WHEN USING THE LINK-DV4-30 VENT SYSTEM,

 

IT IS REQUIRED TO SEAL AROUND THE

 

FLEXIBLE VENT PIPES IN THE DAMPER AREA.

 

SEE FIGURE 3. USE FIBERGLASS INSULATION

 

OR OTHER SUITABLE NON-COMBUSTIBLE

 

MATERIAL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

VENT SYSTEM APPROVALS

 

 

AT-ZC

LINK-DV30

 

 

 

LINK-DV4-30

 

 

TABLE 1

 

 

WARNING: MAJOR U.S. BUILDING

CODES SPECIFY MINIMUM CHIMNEY

AND/OR VENT HEIGHT ABOVE THE

ROOF TOP. THESE MINIMUM HEIGHTS

ARE NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF

SAFETY. FIGURE 2 SHOWS MINIMUM

HEIGHTS, PROVIDED THE

TERMINATION CAP IS AT LEAST 8-FEET

FROM A VERTICAL WALL.

NOTE: This also pertains to vertical vent systems installed on the outside of the building.

Termination

Cap

Roof Pitch

H (min.) ft.

flat to 6/12

1.0

6/12 to 7/12

1.25

over 7/12 to 8/12

1.5

over 8/12 to 9/12

2.0

over 9/12 to 10/12

2.5

over 10/12 to 11/12

3.25

over 11/12 to 12/12

4.0

over 12/12 to 14/12

5.0

over 14/12 to 16/12

6.0

over 16/12 to 18/12

7.0

over 18/12 to 20/12

7.5

over 20/12 to 21/12

8.0

Figure 2. Minimum Height from Roof to Lowest

Discharge Opening

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