Vertical Direct Venting Vent/Air Termination - Vertical; Determine Location - Lochinvar ARMOR 151 Installation And Operation Manual

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Vertical direct venting
Vent/air termination – vertical
Follow
WARNING
determining vent location to avoid
possibility of severe personal injury, death
or substantial property damage.
Do not connect any other appliance to
WARNING
the vent pipe or multiple water heaters to
a common vent pipe. Failure to comply
could result in severe personal injury,
death, or substantial property damage.
Installation must comply with local
NOTICE
requirements and with the National
Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1 for U.S.
installations or CSA B149.1 for Canadian
installations.

Determine location

Locate the vent/air terminations using the following
guidelines:
1. The total length of piping for vent or air must not exceed
the limits given in the General Venting Section on page
22 of this manual.
2. The vent must terminate at least 3 feet above the highest
place in which the vent penetrates the roof and at least 2
feet above any part of a building within 10 horizontal feet.
3. The air piping must terminate in a down-turned 180°
return pipe no further than 2 feet from the center of the
vent pipe. This placement avoids recirculation of flue
products into the combustion air stream.
4. The vent piping must terminate in an up-turned coupling
as shown in FIG. 5-1A. The top of the coupling must
be at least 1 foot above the air intake. When the vent
termination uses a rain cap as illustrated in FIG. 5-1B
maintain at least 36" (914 mm) above the air inlet. The
air inlet pipe and vent pipe can be located in any desired
position on the roof, but must always be no further than
2 feet apart and with the vent termination at least 1 foot
above the air intake.
instructions below when
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WARNING Rooftop vent and air inlet terminations
must terminate in the same pressure zone,
unless vertical vent sidewall air is set up as
shown in the General Venting - Vertical
Vent, Sidewall Air Section.
Figure 5-1A PVC/CPVC Vertical Termination of Air and Vent
Figure 5-1B Stainless Steel Vertical Termination of Air
and Vent
ALTERNATE INTAKE LOCATIONS:
INTAKE PIPES MAY BE LOCATED
ANYWHERE WITHIN 24" (610 MM)
OF VENT PIPE
VENT
VENT OUTLET
36" (914 MM) MINIMUM
ABOVE AIR INLET
5. Locate terminations so they are not likely to be damaged by
foreign objects, such as stones or balls, or subject to buildup
of leaves or sediment.
BIRD SCREEN
(TYPICAL)
6" (152 MM) MINIMUM
ABOVE ROOF /
SNOW LINE
COM,BUSTION
AIR
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