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1104 | Category III | 10 | 75 |
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| Table N: Category III Horizontal Vent & Horizontal Direct Vent |
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| a minimum clearance of 4 ft horizontally from and in no | |||||
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| case above or below (unless a 4 ft horizontal distance | |||||
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| is maintained) electric meters, gas meters, regulators | |||||
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| and relief equipment. The distance of the vent terminal | |||||
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| from adjacent public walkways, adjacent buildings, | |||||
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| open windows and building openings must be consis- | |||||
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| tent with the NFGC (U.S.) or B149 (Canada). |
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| Flues supported only by flashing and extended above | |||||
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| the roof more than 5 ft should be securely guyed or | |||||
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| braced to withstand snow and wind loads. |
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| The air inlet opening MUST be installed 1 ft above the | |||||
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| roof line or above normal snow levels that might ob- | |||||
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| struct combustion air flow. This dimension is critical to | |||||
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| the correct operation of the heater and venting system | |||||
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| and reduces the chance of blockage from snow. The | |||||
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| vent cap must have a minimum 3 ft vertical clearance | |||||
Fig. 28: Direct Vent - Vertical |
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| WARNING: No substitutions of flue pipe or vent | ||||||||
CAUTION: This venting system requires the | |||||||||
cap material are allowed. Such substitutions would | |||||||||
installation of a condensate drain in the vent piping | jeopardize the safety and health of inhabitants. | ||||||||
per the vent manufacturer’s instructions. Failure to | |||||||||
install a condensate drain in the venting system will | Outdoor Installation |
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void all warranties on this heater. |
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See Table L for Category I venting guidelines. |
| Outdoor models must be vented with listed vent mate- | |||||||
It is recommended that the intake vent be insulated in | rial per the following instructions and installed with the | ||||||||
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colder climates. |
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| vent cap and air intake hood are provided in accor- | |||||
Termination |
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| installed as illustrated in Fig. 29. |
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The flue terminal should be vertical and should termi- | Care must be taken when locating the heater out- | ||||||||
nate outside the building at least 2 ft above the highest | doors, because the flue gases discharged from the | ||||||||
point of the roof within 10 ft. The vent cap should have 29 |
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