The vent connector pipe between the furnace and chimney shall be of equal diameter as the flue outlet of the furnace. The vent connector pipe must be made of 24 gauge (or thicker)
B. VENTING:
NOTE: On the OH6 & OH8 it is possible to rotate the flue elbow (which is factory installed for vertical discharge) 90° counter clockwise from the vertical position to adapt to various venting systems. The OH8 flue elbow can also be rotated 90° clockwise.
Notice: Blocked Vent Switch Installation
The blocked vent switch kit must be installed to comply with CAN STD B140.4 where applicable. For installation instructions see AOPS2687 kit.
χCAUTION MUST BE TAKEN NOT TO EXCEED 90° ROTATION (OF THE FLUE ELBOW) .
ROTATION OF FRONT FLUE ELBOW:
When an installation requires that the flue exit out the left or right (OH8 only) side casing, remove screw securing the 90 deg. elbow and rotate it 90°. Then, remove
A trim collar may be ordered from Thermo Products to hide the gap around the flue pipe. This trim collar, however, is not required for operation. Trim collar/gasket part numbers(s) 14121 / 330073 for OH6 and 14132 / 330006 for OH8.
The OH6 & OH8 may be vented through a standard correctly sized chimney.
The OH6 & OH8 may also be horizontally vented through a sidewall. Thermo Products has available the Field model
SIDE WALL VENTING APPLICATION ORDER INFORMATION |
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| FIELD VENT TERMINATION | SIDE WALL VENT | COMBUSTION AIR INTAKE | ||
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| KIT | ACCESSORIES KIT | HOOD KIT | |
| (15’ application MAX) | (BURNER SPECIFIC) | (FOR COMBUSTION AIR | ||
BURNER | APPLICATIONS ONLY) | ||||
THERMO PRODUCTS PART | THERMO PRODUCTS | ||||
| THERMO PRODUCTS PART | ||||
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| NUMBER | PART NUMBER | NUMBER | |
| (OH6) | (OH8) |
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Beckett AFG | AOPS8393 | AOPS8414 | AOPS8394 | AOPS8397 | |
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Riello BF3 | AOPS8393 | AOPS8414 | AOPS8395 | AOPS8416 | |
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Beckett NX | AOPS8393 | N/A | AOPS8412 | AOPS8413 | |
(OH6 ONLY) | |||||
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Table 2: Sidewall vent kits
The Field vent kit is set up with 4 inch diameter vent pipe for OH6 and 6 inch diameter vent pipe for the OH8 with concentric
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