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Benchmark 5000-6000 Boiler Installation & Startup Manual
SECTION 2: INSTALLATION
2.12 FLUE GAS VENT INSTALLATION
AERCO's Benchmark Venting and Combustion Air Guide, TAG-0022 (GF-2050) must be
consulted before any flue or combustion air venting is designed or installed. Suitable, U/L
approved, positive pressure, watertight vent materials MUST be used for safety and UL
certification. Because the unit is capable of discharging low temperature exhaust gases, the
flue must be pitched back towards the unit a minimum of 1/4" per foot (21mm per m) to
avoid any condensate pooling and to allow for proper drainage.
A 12 inch (30.5 cm) Flue Vent may be used for applications with less than 20 PPM NOx.
Installation with less than 9 PPM NOx require a 14 inch (35.6 cm) Flue Vent. Consult your vent
manufacturer for 12 inch (30.5 cm) vent adapters. See the Benchmark Combustion Venting and
Combustion Air Guide, TAG-0022 (GF-2050), for additional information.
While there is a positive flue pressure during operation, the combined pressure drop of vent and
combustion air systems must not exceed 140 equivalent feet (42.7m) or 1.9" W.C. (473 Pa).
Fittings as well as pipe lengths must be calculated as part of the equivalent length. For a natural
draft installation the draft must not exceed -0.25" W.C. (-62 Pa). These factors must be
planned into the vent installation. If the maximum allowable equivalent lengths of piping are
exceeded, the unit will not operate properly or reliably.
2.12.1 MASSACHUSETTS INSTALLATIONS
The following companies provide vent systems which conform to all applicable requirements for
installations within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts:
Selkirk Corporation - Heatfab Division
130 Industrial Blvd.
Turners Falls, MA 01376
Phone: 1-800-772-0739
www.heatfab.com
Glover Sheet Metal, Inc.
44 Riverdale Ave.
Newton, MA 02485
Phone: (617) 527-8178
www.gloversheetmetal.com
OMM-0123_E • GF-207 • 12/17/2019
Watertown Supply
33 Grove St.
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: (617) 924-2840
www.watertownsupply.com
Emerson Swan Co
Engineering Products Department
300 Pond St.
Randolph, MA 02368
Phone 781-986-2555
Fax 781-986-2027
www.emersonswan.com
Technical Support • (800) 526-0288 • Mon-Fri, 8 am - 5 pm EST
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