Lennox ELITE Series Installation Instructions Manual page 28

Details of Intake and Exhaust Piping Terminations for
Direct Vent Installations
NOTE - In Direct Vent installations, combustion air is taken
from outdoors and flue gases are discharged to outdoors.
NOTE - Flue gas may be slightly acidic and may adverse-
ly affect some building materials. If any vent termination
is used and the flue gasses may impinge on the building
material, a corrosion-resistant shield (minimum 24 inches
square) should be used to protect the wall surface. If the
optional tee is used, the protective shield is recommend-
ed. The shield should be constructed using wood, plastic,
sheet metal or other suitable material. All seams, joints,
cracks, etc. in the affected area should be sealed using an
appropriate sealant. See FIGURE 44.
Intake and exhaust pipes may be routed either horizontal-
lythrough an outside wall or vertically through the roof. In
attic or closet installations, vertical termination through the
roof is preferred. FIGURE 36 through FIGURE 43 shows
typical terminations.
1 - Vent terminations are not required to be in the same
pressure zone. You may exit the intake on one side
of the structure and the exhaust on another side
(FIGURE 37). You may exit the exhaust out the roof
and the intake out the side of the structure (FIGURE
38).
2 - Intake and exhaust pipes should be placed as close
together as possible at termination end (refer to
illustrations). Maximum separation is 3" (76mm)
on roof terminations and 6" (152mm) on side wall
terminations.
NOTE - When venting in different pressure zones, the
maximum separation requirement of intake and exhaust
pipe DOES NOT apply.
3 - On roof terminations, the intake piping should
terminate straight down using two 90° elbows (See
FIGURE 36).
4 - Exhaust piping must terminate straight out or up as
shown. A reducer may be required on the exhaust
piping at the point where it exits the structure to
improve the velocity of exhaust away from the intake
piping. See TABLE 10.
TABLE 10
EXHAUST PIPE TERMINATION SIZE REDUCTION
EL296DFV
MODEL
*045 and 070
*090
110
*-045, -070 and -090 units with the flush mount termination must use
the 1-1/2"accelerator supplied with the kit.
5 - On field-supplied terminations for side wall exit,
exhaust piping may extend a maximum of 12 inches
(305mm) for 2" PVC and 20 inches (508mm) for 3"
(76mm) PVC beyond the outside wall. Intake piping
should be as short as possible. See FIGURE 44.
NOTE - Care must be taken to avoid recirculation of
exhaust back into intake pipe.
Termination
Pipe Size
1-1/2" (38MM)
2" (51MM)
2" (51MM)
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6 - On field supplied terminations, a minimum distance
between the end of the exhaust pipe and the end of
the intake pipe without a termination elbow is 8" and
a minimum distance of 6" with a termination elbow.
See FIGURE 44.
3"(76mm) MAX.
Inches(mm)
8" (203mm) MIN
12" (305mm) ABOVE
AVERAGE SNOW
ACCUMULATION
3" (76mm) OR
2" (51mm) PVC
PROVIDE SUPPORT
FOR INTAKE AND
EXHAUST LINES
DIRECT VENT ROOF TERMINATION KIT
(15F75 or 44J41)
FIGURE 36
Exiting Exhaust and Intake Vent
(different pressure zone)
Exhaust
Furnace
Pipe
FIGURE 37
Exiting Exhaust and Intake Vent
(different pressure zone)
Roof T erminated
Exhaust Pipe
Furnace
FIGURE 38
UNCONDITIONED
ATTIC SPACE
Inlet Air
(Minimum 12 in.
305 MM) above
grade or snow
accumulation
Inlet Air
(Minimum 12 in.
305 MM) above
grade or snow
accumulation