Venting Practices; Vent Piping Guidelines - Lennox SLP98UHV Installation Instructions Manual

9 − Handle joints carefully until completely set.

Venting Practices

Piping Suspension Guidelines
SCHEDULE 40 PVC −−
Support every 5 feet.
All other pipe* −−
Support every 3 feet.
* See table2 for allowable pipe.
NOTE − Isolate piping at the point where it exits the outside wall or
roof in order to prevent transmission of vibration to the structure.
Wall Thickness Guidelines
24" maximum
3/4" minimum
inside
FIGURE 14
REPLACING FURNACE THAT WAS PART OF A
COMMON VENT SYSTEM
CHIMNEY
OR GAS
VENT
(Check sizing
for water
heater only)
FURNACE
(Replaced
by SLP98)
If an SLP98UHV furnace replaces a furnace which was
commonly vented with another gas appliance, the size
of the existing vent pipe for that gas appliance must be
checked. Without the heat of the original furnace flue
products, the existing vent pipe is probably oversized for
the single water heater or other appliance. The vent
should be checked for proper draw with the remaining
appliance.
FIGURE 15
Wall
outside
WATER
HEATER
OPENINGS
(To Adjacent
Room)
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1 − In areas where piping penetrates joists or interior
walls, hole must be large enough to allow clearance on
all sides of pipe through center of hole using a hanger.
2 − When furnace is installed in a residence where unit is
shut down for an extended period of time, such as a
vacation home, make provisions for draining conden-
sate collection trap and lines.
Exhaust Piping (Figures 18 and 19)
3 − Route piping to outside of structure. Continue with
installation following instructions given in piping ter-
mination section.
Intake Piping (Figures 18 and 19)
The SLP98UHV furnace may be installed only in direct
vent applications.
The SLP98UHV is designed for combustion air intake
through an inlet in the unit's top cap. Intake air piping is in-
dependent of exhaust piping.
CAUTION
Do not discharge exhaust into an existing stack or
stack that also serves another gas appliance. If verti-
cal discharge through an existing unused stack is re-
quired, insert PVC pipe inside the stack until the end
is even with the top or outlet end of the metal stack.
CAUTION
The exhaust vent pipe operates under positive pres-
sure and must be completely sealed to prevent leak-
age of combustion products into the living space.

Vent Piping Guidelines

The SLP98UHV is installed only as a Direct Vent gas
central furnace.
NOTE − In Direct Vent installations, combustion air is taken
from outdoors and flue gases are discharged outdoors.
Intake and exhaust pipe sizing −− Size pipe according to
tables 4 and 5. Count all elbows inside and outside the
home. Table 4 lists the minimum vent pipe lengths per-
mitted. Table 5 lists the maximum pipe lengths permitted.
Regardless of the diameter of pipe used, the standard roof
and wall terminations described in section Exhaust Piping
Terminations should be used. Exhaust vent termination
pipe is sized to optimize the velocity of the exhaust gas as
it exits the termination. Refer to table 7.
In some applications which permit the use of several differ-
ent sizes of vent pipe, a combination vent pipe may be
used. Contact Lennox' Application Department for assis-
tance in sizing vent pipe in these applications.
Use the steps in figure 17 to correctly size vent pipe diame-
ter.
NOTE − It is acceptable to use any pipe size which fits within
the guidelines allowed in table 5.