Wall Penetrations - Rinnai RHFE-308FTR Installation Manual

It is CRITICAL that any wall penetrations are located correctly.
Ensure there are no wall studs, noggins, wiring or other obstruction within the wall cavity where
the flue is proposed to penetrate.
CAUTION
Ensure the location of the flue terminal can comply with the requirements of AS/NZS 5601.
Figure 6.2 from AS/NZS 5601 and additional information is shown on page 4.
Especially relevant is the requirement to have a minimum of 300mm clearance between the flue
terminal and the finished ground level. It is NOT permissible to excavate a hole to obtain the
required 300mm clearance, unless there is sufficient drainage provision.
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WALL PENETRATIONS

1. Select the desired location i for the Energysaver Heater.
2. Find the vertical centre line of the appliance ii and mark this
location on the wall.
3. Using Measurements A & B from Table 1, mark off the arc centre
iii on the wall.
IMPORTANT
4. From the arc axis iii use the measurements C, D & E from Table
1. to draw an arc on the wall.
The lower end point of the arc iv will be the lower limit of the
minimum horizontal and vertical centre of penetration G.
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The upper end point of the arc v will the be the upper limit of the
iv
minimum horizontal and vertical centre of penetration G.
5. From the arc axis iii use the measurements F, D & E from Table
1. to draw an arc on the wall.
The lower end point of the arc vi will be the lower limit of the
maximum horizontal and vertical centre of penetration G.
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The upper end point of the arc vii will be the upper limit of the
vi
maximum horizontal and vertical centre of penetration G.
IMPORTANT
6. The penetration may be made anywhere within the confines of the
shaded minimum and maximum areas viii defined by the two
arcs.
The arc centre iii corresponds to the pivot point centre
of the telescopic flue elbow on the heater.
The RHFE-308 and RHFE-309 have a fixed length non-
telescopic flue elbow. Hence accurate marking of the
penetration arc and associated area are therefore
especially critical.
Due to the fixed length non-telescopic flue elbow of
the RHFE-308 and
measurements C & F are the same for these models
only.
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RHFE-309 model heaters
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