3 General venting (continued)

Stainless steel vent

This product has been approved for use with stainless steel using the manufacturers listed in Table 3G.

￿WARNING Use only the materials, vent systems, and terminations listed in Tables 3G and 3H.

DO NOT mix vent systems of different types or manufacturers. Failure to comply could result in severe personal injury, death, or substantial property damage.

NOTICE

The installer must use a specific vent starter

adapter at the flue collar connection,

 

supplied by the vent manufacturer to

 

adapt to its vent system. See Table 3H for

 

approved vent adapters. Discard CPVC

 

starter piece.

 

Installations must comply with applicable

NOTICE

national, state, and local codes. Stainless

 

steel vent systems must be listed as a

 

UL-1738 approved system for the United

 

States and a ULC-S636 approved system

 

for Canada.

Installation & Operation Manual

NOTICE

Installation of a stainless steel vent

system should adhere to the stainless

 

steel vent manufacturer’s installation

 

instructions supplied with the vent

 

system.

Figure 3-9Near Boiler Stainless Steel Venting

VENT

REPLACE APPLIANCE

SECURED CPVC ADAPTER

WITH APPROPRIATE

STAINLESS STEEL ADAPTER

FROM TABLE 3H

Table 3G Stainless Steel Vent Pipe and Fittings

Approved Stainless Steel Vent Manufacturers

Make

Model

Dura Vent (M & G Group)

FasNSeal Vent / FasNSeal Flex* Vent

Z-Flex (Nova Flex Group)

Z-Vent

 

 

Heat Fab (Selkirk Corporation)

Saf-T Vent

*Use of FasNSeal Flex smooth inner wall vent is to be used in vertical or near vertical sections only, taking precaution to ensure no sagging occurs of the vent system. Connect to the FasNSeal rigid vent using specially designed adapters and sealing method, see manufacturer’s instructions.

Table 3H Approved Stainless Steel (S.S.) Terminations and Adapters

 

 

ProTech

 

Heat Fab

 

Z Flex

 

Model

 

FasNSeal

 

 

Saf-T Vent

 

Z-Vent

 

Boiler

Flue

Intake

Boiler

 

Flue

Intake

Boiler

Flue

Intake Air

 

Adapter

Termination

Air

Adapter

 

Termination

Air

Adapter

Termination

Termination

 

Termination

 

Termination

55 - 85

303005

FSBS3

303889

WH0002

 

9392

9314TERM

2SVAKA02

2SVSTP03

2SVSTEX0390

 

 

FSRC3(R.C)

 

 

5300CI

 

2SVSRCX03

110 -285

303006

WH0003

 

2SVAKA03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

399

303007

FSBS4

FSAIH04

WH0004

 

9492

9414TERM

2SVAKA04

2SVSTP04

2SVSTEX0490

FSRC4(R.C)

303888

 

5400CI

2SVSRCX04

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Lochinvar WH 55-399 operation manual Stainless steel vent

WH 55-399 specifications

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