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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 adversely
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 recommended.
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 21.
Intake and exhaust pipes may be routed either horizontally
through an outside wall or vertically through the roof. In
attic or closet installations, vertical termination through the
roof is preferred. Figure 22 through Figure 29 show typical
terminations.
1.
Intake and exhaust 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 23). You may exit the exhaust out the roof
and the intake out the side of the structure (Figure 24).
2.
Intake and exhaust pipes should be placed as close
together as possible at termination end. Minimum
separation is 3" (76 mm) on roof terminations and 6"
(152 mm) on sidewall terminations.
3.
On roof terminations, the intake piping should terminate
straight down using two 90° elbows (Figure 22).
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 7.
3" (76MM) MIN.
Inches (MM)
8" (203MM) MIN
12" (305MM) ABOVE
AVERAGE SNOW
ACCUMULATION
3" (76MM) OR
2" (51MM) PVC
PROVIDE SUPPORT
FOR INTAKE AND
EXHAUST LINES
Figure 22. Direct Vent Roof Termination Kit
(15F75 or 44J41)
508364-01
SIZE PER EXHAUST PIPE
TERMINATION SIZE
REDUCTION TABLE
UNCONDITIONED
ATTIC SPACE
1/2" (13MM) FOAM
INSULATION IN
UNCONDITIONED
SPACE
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Exhaust
Pipe
Figure 23. Exiting Exhaust and Intake Vent
(no common pressure zone)
Roof T erminated
Exhaust Pipe
Figure 24. Exiting Exhaust and Intake Vent
(no common pressure zone)
Capacity
Exhaust Pipe Size
045 and 070
2" (51mm),
090
2-1/2" (64mm),
3" (76mm)
110
135
3" (76mm)
* Units with the flush mount termination must use the 1-1/2"
accelerator supplied with the kit
Table 7. Exhaust Pipe Termination Size Reduction
NOTE: Care must be taken to avoid recirculation of
exhaust back into intake pipe.
5.
On field supplied terminations for sidewall exit, exhaust
piping may extend a maximum of 12 inches (305 mm)
for 2" PVC and 20 inches (508 mm) for 3" (76 mm)
PVC beyond the outside wall. Intake piping should be
as short as possible. See Figure 21.
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 21.
Inlet Air
Minimum 12 in.
Furnace
(305MM) above
grade or snow
accumulation
Inlet Air
Minimum 12 in.
Furnace
(305MM) above
grade or snow
accumulation
Termination Pipe
Size
1-1/2" (38mm)
2" (51mm)
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