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DEFINITIONS
For the following symbols used in the venting calculations and examples are:
>- greater than
>- equal to or greater than < - less than
< - equal to or less than
HT - total of both horizontal vent lengths (HR) and offsets (HO) in feet
HR - combined horizontal vent lengths in feet
HO - offset factor: .03(total degrees of offset - 90°*) in feet
VT - combined vertical vent lengths in feet
ELBOW VENT LENGTH VALUES
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1° | 0.03 | 0.5 |
15° | 0.45 | 6.0 |
30° | 0.9 | 11.0 |
45° | 1.35 | 16.0 |
90°* | 2.7 | 32.0 |
*the first 90° offset has a zero value and is shown in the formula as
TOP EXIT / HORIZONTAL TERMINATION
(HT) < (VT) | For vent configurations requiring more than one 90° elbow, |
the following formulas apply: | |
FIGURE 7 | Formula 1: H < V |
| Formula 2: HTT+ VTT< 35 feet |
Simple venting configuration |
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| FIGURE 8 |
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See graph to determine the required vertical rise VT for the |
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required horizontal run HT. |
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| V1 | = | 3 ft |
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| V2 | = | 8 ft |
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| VT | = V1 + V2 = 3 + 8 = 11 ft |
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| H1 | = | 2.5 ft |
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| HR | = H1 | = 2.5 + 2 = 4.5 ft |
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2.5 | 5 | 7.5 | 10 | 12.5 | 15 | 17.5 | 20 | ft |
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HORIZONTAL VENT RUN PLUS OFFSET IN FEET HT |
| HT | = | HR + HO = 4.5 + 5.4 = 9.9 ft |
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| HT | + VT | = 9.9 + 11 = 20.9 ft |
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Formula 1: | HT | < VT |
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values for HT and VT . |
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| 9.9 < 11 |
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Since both formulas are met, this vent configuration is acceptable.
