Horizontal Installation - Napoleon Knightsbridge GDS60-1N Installation And Operation Manual

4.1.1 horizontal installation

WARNING
!
• The fi restop assembly must be installed with the vent shield to the top.
• Terminals must not be recessed into a wall or siding more than the depth of the return fl ange of the mounting
plate.
This application occurs when venting through an exterior
wall. Having determined the correct height for the air
terminal location, cut and frame a hole in the exterior wall,
as illustrated, to accommodate the fi restop assembly. Dry
fi t the fi restop assembly before proceeding to ensure the
brackets on the rear surface fi t to the inside surface of the
horizontal framing.
The length of the vent shield may be cut shorter for
combustible walls that are less than 8 1/2" (215.9mm)
thick but the vent shield must extend the full depth of the
combustible wall.
note:
Do not fi ll the air space between the fi restop spacer and the
exterior wall with any type of insulating material (i.e. spray foam).
A. Apply a bead of caulking (not supplied) around the outer edge of
the hole of the fi restop assembly, fi t the fi restop assembly to the
hole and secure using 4 screws.
B. Once the vent pipe is installed in its fi nal position, apply red RTV silicone (W573-0002) (not supplied)
between the pipe and the fi restop.
VENT
SHIELD
CAULKING
FIRESTOP
SPACER
CAULKING
FINISHING
MATERIAL
note:
The above is for illustration purposes only. Vents
do not always pass through center of frame.
installation
ADD
ADD
HEIGHT
WIDTH
DETERMINE
THE
CORRECT
HEIGHT
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