Wall Penetrations - Rinnai RHFE-308FTR Installation Manual

It is critical that any wall penetrations are located correctly.
Ensure there are no wall studs, noggins, wiring or other obstruction within the wall cavity where
the flue is proposed to penetrate.
CAUTION
Ensure the location of the flue terminal can comply with the requirements of AS 5601. Figure 5.3
from AS 5601-2004 and additional information is shown on page 2.
Especially relevant is the requirement to have a minimum of 300mm clearance between the flue
terminal a nd t he finish ed ground lev el. It is not pe rmissible to excavate a ho le t o ob tain the
required 300mm clearance, unless there is sufficient drainage provision.
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WALL PENETRATIONS

1. Select the desired location i for the Energysaver Heater.
2. Find th e v ertical ce ntre lin e of the a ppliance ii an d mar k th is
location on the wall.
3. Using Measurements A & B from Table 1, mark off the arc centre
iii on the wall.
IMPORTANT
4. From the arc axis iii use the measurements C, D & E from Table
1. to draw an arc on the wall.
The lowe r end poin t of th e ar c iv will be the lower limit of the
minimum horizontal and vertical centre of penetration G.
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The upper end point of the arc v will the be the upper limit of the
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minimum horizontal and vertical centre of penetration G.
5. From the arc axis iii use the measurements F, D & E from Table
1. to draw an arc on the wall.
The lowe r end poin t of th e ar c vi will be the lower limit of the
maximum horizontal and vertical centre of penetration G.
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The upper end point of the arc vi i will be the upper limit of the
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maximum horizontal and vertical centre of penetration G.
IMPORTANT
6. The penetration may be mad e anywhere within the confines of
the shaded minimum and maximum areas viii defined by the two
arcs.
The arc centre iii corresponds to the pivot point centre
of the telescopic flue elbow on the heater.
The RHFE-308 and RHFE-309 have a fixed length non-
telescopic flue elbo w. Hen ce ac curate marking of th e
penetration a rc a nd a ssociated a rea are th erefore
especially critical.
Due to the fixed length non-telescopic flue elbow of the
RHFE-308 and RHFE-309 model heaters measurements
C & F are the same for these model only.
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