ventING installation

 

KHLDV Series Gas Fireplace

 

 

90°

Below Grade Installations

 

 

 

 

When it is not possible to meet the required vent terminal

 

A

 

B

clearances of 12" above grade level, a snorkel kit is recom-

 

 

 

 

mended. It allows installation depth down to 7" (178 mm)

 

 

 

 

below grade level. The 7" (178 mm) is measured from the

 

 

 

 

center of the horizontal vent pipe as it penetrates through

 

 

 

 

the wall.

 

 

 

 

Ensure that sidewall venting clearances are observed.

 

 

 

 

If venting system is installed below ground, we recom-

 

 

 

 

mend a window well with adequate and proper drainage

 

 

 

 

to be installed around the termination area.

 

 

 

 

If installing a snorkel, a minimum 24" vertical rise is neces-

 

 

 

10’

sary. The maximum horizontal run with the 24” vertical pipe

 

 

 

 

is 36". This measurement is taken from the collar of the

 

 

 

 

fireplace (or transition elbow) to the face of the exterior wall.

 

 

 

 

See the Sidewall Venting Graph for extended horizontal

FP2133

 

 

Figure 17 -

run if the vertical exceeds 24".

 

 

Horizontal Run

 

 

 

 

 

1. Establish vent hole through the wall.

 

 

 

Reduction

 

 

 

2. Remove soil to a depth of approximately 16" below base

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of snorkel. Install drain pipe. Install window well (not

 

 

 

 

 

supplied). Refill hole with 12" of coarse gravel leaving

• The maximum number of 45° elbows permitted per side

 

a clearance of approximately 4" below snorkel. Figure

wall installation is two (2). These elbows can be installed

 

19

3.

Install vent system.

in either the vertical or horizontal run.

• For each 45° elbow installed in the horizontal run, the

4.

Ensure a watertight seal is made around the vent pipe

length of the horizontal run MUST be reduced by 18" (45

 

coming through the wall.

cm). This does not apply if the 45° elbows are installed

5. Apply high temperature sealant caulking (supplied)

on the vertical part of the vent system.

 

around the 5" and 8" snorkel collars.

• The maximum number of elbow degrees in a system is

6.

Slide the snorkel into the vent pipes and secure to the

270°. Figure 18

 

 

 

wall.

 

 

 

 

7. Level the soil so as to maintain a 4" clearance below

Example:

Elbow 1

=

90°

 

snorkel. Figure 19

 

Elbow 2

=

45°

 

Screws

 

Elbow 3

=

45°

 

 

 

Elbow 4

=

90°

 

 

Total Angular Variation

=

270°

 

Firestop

Minimum

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

4" Clearance

 

 

 

 

Ground

2

 

 

24"

 

Window

3

 

 

 

Well

 

 

Minimum

Gravel

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drain

24"

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum

 

 

 

 

Foundation Wall

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 18 -

 

 

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Figure 19 -

 

FP1180

 

Below Grade Installation

 

 

 

Maximum Elbow Usage

 

 

 

 

 

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Monessen Hearth KHLDV400 VentING installation, Below Grade Installations, To be installed around the termination area
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