Pre-Installation Planning - Weil-McLain GOLD GV 3 Series Manual

GOLD GV Series 3 & 4 — Venting Supplement for 3.00" venting
Installation

Pre-installation planning

1. Follow national, state, local or provincial codes or
regulations when venting GV boiler.
2. Choose vent method from those shown on
page 5.
3. Select vent run components from the
& GV Vent Component Supplement
states maximum vent run lengths and number of
elbows. Do not exceed data in Table 2. See Figure
2 for slightly reduced boiler output.
4. The following items are available through Weil-
McLain:
Weil-McLain Vent/Air Intake Termination
•
Kit
(part number 382-200-430).
Weil-McLain Through-Roof or Through-
•
Unused-Chimney Termination Kit
number 382-200-435).
5. If installing with direct vent method, use same
maximum run length and number of elbows
from step 2. Vent and combustion air connector
piping configurations must match. Use suitable 3"
material for combustion air connector piping, such
as:
• Dryer vent
• Galvanized steel
• PVC (3" I.D.)
6. Refer to vent termination WARNING, item 19 on
page 3.
For altitudes more than 5,500 feet above sea level — Do not use non-direct vent through sidewall methods as
shown in Figures 4 and 6. Can cause severe personal injury, death or substantial property damage if ignored.
Select vent method
Figure 3 GV direct vent through sidewall
(using Weil-McLain Vent/Air Intake Termination Kit)
4
Table 2 Vent and combustion air connector piping lengths and
number of elbows
CGi, CGs
. Table 2
Figure 2 Boiler output
100
(part
Figure 4 GV non-direct vent through sidewall
McLain Vent/Air Intake Termination Kit) (See WARNING above.)
99
98
97
96
95
0 20 40
Total equivalent length (feet) of vent
(from boiler to vent termination)
Part number 550-141-923/0710
GV-3
GV-4
GV-5
GV-6
60 80 100
(using Weil-