3 General venting

Installation & Operation Manual

Polypropylene

This product has been approved for use with polypropylene vent with the manufacturers listed in Table 3E.

All terminations must comply with listed options in this manual and be a single-wall vent offering.

For use of flex pipe, it is recommended to have the vent material in 32°F or higher ambient space before bending at installation. No bends should be made to greater than 45° and ONLY installed in vertical or near vertical installations.

For support and special connections required, see the manufacturer's instructions. All vent is to conform to standard diameter and equivalent length requirements established.

￿WARNING

NOTICE

NOTICE

Use only the adapters and vent system listed in Tables 3E and 3F. DO NOT mix vent systems of different types or manufacturers. Failure to comply could result in severe personal injury, death, or substantial property damage.

Installations must comply with applicable national, state, and local codes. For Canadian installation, polypropylene vent must be listed as a ULC-S636 approved system.

Installation of a polypropylene vent system should adhere to the vent manufacturer’s installation instructions supplied with the

Table 3E Polypropylene Vent Pipe and Fittings

Approved Polypropylene Vent Manufacturers

Make

Model

Centrotherm Eco Systems

InnoFlue SW/Flex

 

 

Duravent (M & G Group)

PolyPro Single-Wall / PolyPro Flex

 

 

vent system.

NOTICE

The installer must use a specific vent starter

adapter at the flue collar connection.

 

The adapter is supplied by the vent

 

manufacturer to adapt to its vent system.

 

See Table 3F for approved vent adapters.

 

All vent connections MUST be secured by

NOTICE

the vent manufacturer's joint connector

 

(FIG. 3-8).

￿WARNING Insulation should not be used on polypropylene venting materials. The use

of insulation will cause increased vent wall temperatures, which could result in vent pipe failure.

Table 3F Approved PolypropyleneTerminations

Figure 3-8Near Boiler Polypropylene Venting

JOINT CONNECTOR REQUIRED

AT ALL COMPONENT CONNECTIONS

OF VENT SYSTEM

POLYPROPYLENE ADAPTER

W/FLUE CLAMP

IMG00130

 

 

Centrotherm InnoFlue SW

Duravent Polypro

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Model

Polypropylene

 

Joint

Sidewall

 

 

Joint

 

 

Adapter

 

Connector

Retaining

Sidewall Adapter*

Polypropylene Adapter

Connector

Sidewall Kit*

 

 

 

 

Bracket*

 

 

 

 

55 - 85

ISAG0202 w/

 

IANS02

IATP0202

ISTAGL0202

2PPS-AD w/PPS-PAC

2PPS-LB

2PPS-HLK

IAFC02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

110 - 285

ISAG0303 w/

 

IANS03

IATP0303

ISTAGL0303

3PPS-AD w/PPS-PAC

3PPS-LB

3PPS-HLK

IAFC03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

399

ISAG0404 w/

 

IANS04

IATP0404

ISTAGL0404

4PPS-AD w/PPS-PAC

4PPS-LB

4PPS-HLK

IAFC04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* These parts are only needed if the sidewall termination assembly is used (see FIG. 4-4B on page 24).

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Lochinvar WH 55-399 operation manual Model, Polypropylene, Centrotherm InnoFlue SW Duravent Polypro

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