THE SPLIT-LEVEL HOUSE

Like the two-story house, the split level installation

 

VERTICAL

 

BRANCH

commonly calls for a two-level trunk line.

 

 

 

LINE

 

 

TRUNK

 

Here, the power unit is

 

 

 

 

 

EXHAUST

 

 

LINE

 

located in the garage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The intake tubing runs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

exposed up the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

garage wall and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

into the ground level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

section's attic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two branch lines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connect this part

 

 

 

 

INTAKE

 

 

 

 

of the trunk line to inlet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

 

 

 

lines which

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNIT

 

 

 

are dropped

inside interior walls. A vertical branch line runs to the upstairs attic, where the trunk line

branches into a T-shape. This trunk line connects to two

upstairs inlet lines and to one inlet line which drops through an upstairs wall and down into

the third-level utility room. This last inlet services

both the utility room and a large L-shaped recreation room.

See Figure 3.

BRANCH

LINES

INLET

LINE

INLET

BRANCH

LINE INLET

FIGURE 3

LOCATING THE POWER UNIT

Locate the power unit away from the general living area.

The power unit is equipped with an inlet. When planning, remember the power unit has an inlet for a garage, basement, utility room, etc.

Locate the power unit in an accessible area for changing the soil bag and periodically cleaning the secondary filter.

Locate the power unit within six feet of a grounded electrical outlet. The power unit requires a 120 vAC power source.

Do not locate the power unit close to a source of extreme heat (i.e., water heater) or in an area with an ambient high temperature (i.e., attic, furnace room).

If the power unit is located in a closet or a small utility room, make sure the area is well-ventilated (i.e., with door louvers).

The power unit should be exhausted to the outside. The

exhaust should not be vented into a wall, a ceiling or a concealed space in the house. The exhaust line should be terminated outside the home, using Model 393 Wall Cap or a roof vent.

WARNING

Power unit must not be mounted in a high ambient temperature area such as attic, furnace room, etc.

LOCATING THE WALL INLETS

Locate inlets on interior walls.

Choose central locations which allow several rooms to be cleaned from a single inlet.

Locate inlets centrally so that a maximum area can be cleaned with the 30' hose.

Locate inlet within six feet of an electrical outlet to allow use of optional current-carrying hose.

Be sure tubing will not obstruct electrical, plumbing or other mechanical installation.

Be sure inlets will not be blocked by doors or furniture.

TUBING

The installation should consist of a main trunk line running from the farthest wall inlet to the power unit location, with branch lines running to each additional inlet. Beginning at the area farthest from the power unit, choose a tentative inlet location. measure (30 feet for 30 foot hose) from the proposed inlet location to the farthest corner of the rooms to be cleaned by that inlet to determine if inlet location is proper.

Move tentative inlet location if necessary. Use the same

procedure to determine each additional inlet location, always working toward the power unit.

Generally, an installation will require 3 to 4 inlets and 16 to 20 feet of tubing per inlet. It is suggested that a floor plan be used to more accurately determine the quantity of materials needed.

NOTE: Conventional metal or plastic strapping should support the exhaust tubing when a muffler is used, or at the joints of long runs of tubing where another means of support is not available.

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NuTone CV352 manual SPLIT-LEVEL House, Locating the Power Unit, Locating the Wall Inlets, Tubing

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