Framing And Finishing - Empire Comfort Systems DVL25FP32 Series Installation Instructions And Owner's Manual

Direct vent gas fireplace

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Installing Support Brackets - See Figure 30

A horizontal pipe support MUST BE used for each 3 feet of horizontal

run. The pipe supports should be placed around the pipe and nailed

in place to framing members. There MUST BE a 3 inch clearance

to combustibles above 6 5/8-inch diameter pipe and elbows and

1 inch clearance on both sides and bottom of 6 5/8-inch pipe to

combustibles on all horizontal pipe sections and elbows.

Vertical runs of this vent systems must be supported every 4 feet

above the appliance flue outlet by wall brackets attached to the 6

5/8-inch vent pipe and secured with nails or screws to structural

framing members.

PIPE STRAP

STANDOFF

48"

(1219mm)

12" MIN.

(304.8mm)

CLEARANCE

COMBUSTIBLES

Installing Firestops

Firestops are required for safety whenever the vent system passes

through an interior wall, an exterior wall, or a ceiling. These firestops

act as a firebreak heat shield and as a means to insure that minimum

clearances are maintained to the vent system.

Horizontal Firestops - See Figure 31

Horizontal runs in the vent system which pass through either interior

or exterior walls, require the use of wall firestops on both sides of

the wall through which the vent passes.

Position the firestops on both sides of the framed hole, previously

cut. Refer to Figures 32 to 34 on page 25 for sizing information.

Secure firestop with nails or screws. The heat shields of the firestops

MUST BE placed towards the top of the hole. Continue the vent

run through the firestops.

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