Vent Clearances And Framing; Pipe Clearances To Combustibles - Hearth and Home Technologies DV3732 Installation Manual

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Vent Clearances and Framing

A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles
WARNING! Risk of Fire! Maintain air space clearance
to vent. DO NOT pack insulation or other combustibles:
• Between ceiling fi restops
• Between wall shield fi restops
• Around vent system
Failure to keep insulation or other material away from
vent pipe could cause overheating and fi re.
Note: Heat shields MUST overlap by a minimum of 1-1/2 in. (38 mm).
DVP heat shield - designed to be used on a wall 4 in. to 7-1/4 in. (102 mm to 184
mm) thick.
wall thickness is greater than 7-1/4 in. a DVP-HSM-B will be required.
SLP heat shield - designed to be used on a wall 4-3/8 in. to 7-5/8 in. (111 mm to
194 mm thick).
(DVP-SLP Pipe Shown)
Heat
Shield
3 in. (76 mm)
top clearance
1 in. (25 mm)
clearance around
vertical sections
Heat
Shield
* When using SLP pipe, minimum clearances from the vent pipe to combustible materi-
als at inside wall firestops are:
Figure 5.1 Horizontal Venting Clearances To Combustible
Materials
Hearth & Home Technologies • DV3732, DV3732L, DV4236 Installation Manual • 2355-980 Rev. H • 3/16
3 in. (76 mm)
top clearance *
Heat
Shield
1 in. (25 mm)
clearance
Wall
bottom & sides
Shield
Firestop
WALL
3 in. (76 mm)
top clearance *
Heat
Shield
1 in. (25 mm)
Wall
clearance
Shield
bottom & sides
Firestop
WALL
Top: 2-1/2 in. (64 mm)
Bottom: 1/2 in. (13 mm)
Sides: 1 in. (25 mm)
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