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CLICK ANYWHERE on THIS PAGE to RETURN to TRIANGLE TUBE BOILERS &
WATER HEATERS at InspectApedia.com
S OLO 110 -155-199 & COMBI 155 -199
The installation must conform to the
requirements of the authority having
jurisdiction or, in the absence of such
requirements, to the National Fuel Gas
This document is intended to be used
by a factory trained and qualified
heating contractor or service technician
only. Read all Instructions within this
document and within the relevant Boiler
Installation and Maintenance Manual
222170 A04 - November 2019
2019-19
NOTICE
Code, ANSI Z223.1/ NFPA 54, and/or Natural
Gas and Propane Installation Code, CAN/
CSA B149.1.
WARNING
before proceeding. It is recommended
to follow the procedures in the steps
given. Skipping or missing procedural
steps could result in substantial property
damage, serious injury, or death.
T H E
O R I G I N A L
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- Page 1 Vent Supplement CLICK ANYWHERE on THIS PAGE to RETURN to TRIANGLE TUBE BOILERS & WATER HEATERS at InspectApedia.com S OLO 110 -155-199 & COMBI 155 -199 NOTICE The installation must conform to the Code, ANSI Z223.1/ NFPA 54, and/or Natural requirements of the authority having Gas and Propane Installation Code, CAN/ jurisdiction or, in the absence of such...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS PRODUCT AND SAFETY INFORMATION ................. VII CHAPTER 1 - PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ............1 1.1. Ventilation and Combustion Air Requirements ..............1 1.2. Removal of an Existing Boiler from a Common Vent System ..........2 1.3. Vent/Combustion Air Piping and Materials ................2 1.3.1 PVC and CPVC Vent and Combustion Air Piping and Fittings ...........3 1.3.2... - Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3.2. Category IV - Horizontal - Sidewall ..................26 3.2.1 Determine Termination Location ..................26 3.2.2 Category IV - Vent Installation - Sidewall ................. 28 3.2.3 Termination Fittings - Sidewall ..................28 3.2.4 Category IV - Multiple Boiler Installation - Sidewall ............28 CHAPTER 4 - INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ..............29 4.1.
- Page 5 INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES Fig. 1 - Direct Vent - Vertical Termination of Vent and Combustion Air Piping......12 Fig. 2 - Termination Clearances of Direct Vent System ..............13 Fig. 3 - Vertical Vent Bird Screen Installation .................. 14 Fig.
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Page 7: Product And Safety Information
NOTICE Triangle Tube reserves the right to modify the technical specifications and components of its products without prior notice. Check for an updated version of this manual at www.triangletube.com. - Page 8 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK...
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Page 9: Chapter 1 - Pre-Installation Requirements
CHAPTER 1 - PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 1.1. Ventilation Combustion DANGER Requirements The INSTINCT boiler is classified as a Category IV appliance. When the air for combustion is taken from This utilizes uncontaminated indoor or outdoor air for the room air grilles must be installed by the appliance combustion. -
Page 10: Removal Of An Existing Boiler From A Common Vent System
CHAPTER 1 - PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 1.2. Removal of an Existing Boiler from a 1.3. Vent/Combustion Air Piping and Materials Common Vent System NOTICE DANGER • The INSTINCT appliance is supplied with an acoustic dampening foam rubber insert Do not install the INSTINCT into a common located in the appliance air inlet adaptor. -
Page 11: Pvc And Cpvc Vent And Combustion Air Piping And Fittings
CHAPTER 1 - PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 1.3.1 PVC and CPVC Vent and Combustion Air WARNING Piping and Fittings Contact approved AL29-4C® Stainless • PVC Schedule 40 - ANSI/ASTM D1785 Steel vent manufacturer for a copy of their • PVC-DWV - ANSI/ASTM D2665 installation instructions. -
Page 12: Vent/Combustion Air Equivalent Lengths
CHAPTER 1 - PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS NOTICE 1.5. Vent Restrictions • A specific vent adapter may be required to 1.5.1 2 Inch (60 mm) Vent System Restrictions transition from the boiler vent outlet adapter • The 2 inch (60 mm) vent system requires a 1 inch to the specific polypropylene vent system. -
Page 13: Rigid Polypropylene Vent System Restrictions
CHAPTER 1 - PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 1.5.2 Rigid Polypropylene Vent System Restrictions 1.5.3 Flex Polypropylene Vent System Restrictions • 2” [60 mm] Flex polypropylene venting is limited up WARNING to the INSTINCT Solo 110. Contact approved polypropylene vent manufacturer for a copy of their installation WARNING instructions. -
Page 14: Combustion Air Contamination
CHAPTER 1 - PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 1.6. Combustion Air Contamination accordance with ANSI Z223.1/ NFPA54 and/ or Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code WARNING CAN/CSA B149.1. The grilles providing air supply taken from If the INSTINCT combustion air inlet is located in an within the property should be clearly labeled area likely to cause or contain contamination, or if “AIR SUPPLY, DO NOT COVER OR RESTRICT. - Page 15 CHAPTER 1 - PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS...
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- Page 17 CHAPTER 1 - PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS Table 5 - Approved 2” (60 mm) Flex Polypropylene Components Centrotherm Eco Description DuraVent Z-Flex U.S. Inc. ECCO Manufacturing Systems, LLC 3” (80 mm) Appliance Vent ISAAL0303 3PPS-03PVCM-2PPF 2ZDCPVCG3 3PPSSAD Adapter 3” (80 mm) to 2” (60 mm) ISRD0302 2ZDR32 302PRED...
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Page 19: Chapter 2 - Direct Vent Installation Of Vent/Air Piping
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING A Direct Vent appliance utilizes uncontaminated outdoor of the building have been accounted for in the maximum allowable vent or combustion air air (piped directly to the appliance) for combustion. piping length provided in Table 1. 2.1. -
Page 20: Direct Vent - Vent Installation - Through The Roof
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING Vent Termination Combustion Air Termination Fig. 1 - Direct Vent - Vertical Termination of Vent and Combustion Air Piping. 2.1.2 Direct Vent - Vent Installation - Through 6. The vent termination must also maintain the following clearances, as shown in Fig. -
Page 21: Termination Fittings - Through The Roof
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING 2.1.3 Termination Fittings - Through the Roof 2.1.4 Direct Vent - Multiple Boiler Installation - Through the Roof 1. The vent and combustion air terminations must include a factory supplied “bird screen” installed as 1. -
Page 22: Fig. 3 - Vertical Vent Bird Screen Installation
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING Bird Screen Vent Termination Bird Screen Combustion Termination Fig. 3 - Vertical Vent Bird Screen Installation Fig. 4 - Vertical Combustion Air Bird Screen Installation DANGER The installer must install the factory supplied “bird screens”... -
Page 23: Direct Vent - Horizontal - Sidewall
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING 2.2. Direct Vent - Horizontal - Sidewall 2. The combustion air piping must terminate using a 90º elbow directed away from the vent termination. The termination must be located 12” [30.5 cm] minimum NOTICE above grade / highest anticipated snow level as •... -
Page 24: Direct Vent - Vent Installation - Sidewall
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING 2.2.2 Direct Vent - Vent Installation - Sidewall d. Avoid locations where prevailing winds could affect the performance of the boiler or cause 1. Vent and Combustion Air Penetration recirculation of the flue gases, such as inside •... -
Page 25: Fig. 6 - Direct Vent - Sidewall Termination Of Vent And Combustion Air Piping
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING Vent Termination Vent Termination Combustion Air Termination Combustion Air Termination Fig. 6 - Direct Vent - Sidewall Termination of Vent and Combustion Fig. 7 - Direct Vent - Alternate Sidewall Termination of Vent and Air Piping Combustion Air Piping Vent Termination... -
Page 26: Direct Vent - Multiple Boiler Installation - Sidewall
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING Vent Termination Combustion Air Termination Bird Screen Bird Screen Fig. 9 - Sidewall Vent Bird Screen Installation Fig. 10 - Sidewall Combustion Air Bird Screen Installation DANGER NOTICE • Fig. 11 on page 19 shows one option The installer must install the factory- for vent and combustion air terminations supplied “bird screens”... -
Page 27: Fig. 11 - Direct Vent - Sidewall Termination Of Multiple Instinct Boilers
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING Vent Terminations Combustion Air Terminations Fig. 11 - Direct Vent - Sidewall Termination of Multiple INSTINCT Boilers Vent Termination Combustion Air Termination Fig. 12 - Direct Vent - Vertical Vent and Side Wall Combustion Air Terminations... -
Page 28: Direct Vent - Vertical Vent And Sidewall Combustion Air
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING 2.3. Direct Vent - Vertical Vent and Sidewall 2.3.1 Determine Termination Location Combustion Air Locate the vent and combustion air termination using NOTICE the following guidelines: • The installation must conform to the 1. -
Page 29: Direct Vent - Vent Installation - Through The Roof
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING 2.3.2 Direct Vent - Vent Installation - Through e. Do not terminate the vent above doors or the Roof windows, flue condensate could freeze causing ice formations. 1. Vent pipe penetration through combustible or Locate the vent termination to prevent possible non-combustible wall material must maintain condensate damage to exterior finishes. -
Page 30: Termination Fittings - Vertical & Sidewall
CHAPTER 2 - DIRECT VENT INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING 2.3.4 Termination Fittings - Vertical & Sidewall 2.3.5 Direct Vent - Multiple Boiler Installation - Vertical Vent and Sidewall Combustion Air 1. The vent and combustion air terminations must include a factory supplied “bird screen” installed as 1. -
Page 31: Chapter 3 - Category Iv (Indoor Air) Installation Of Vent/Air Piping
CHAPTER 3 - CATEGORY IV (INDOOR AIR) INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING The INSTINCT boiler is classified as a Category IV appli- For installations in which the INSTINCT shares the space ance. A Category IV appliance utilizes uncontaminat- with air movers (exhaust fan, clothes dryers, fireplaces, etc.) ed indoor or outdoor air (surrounding the appliance) and other combustion equipment (gas or oil) the space for combustion. -
Page 32: Category Iv - Vertical - Through The Roof Or Unused Chimney
CHAPTER 3 - CATEGORY IV (INDOOR AIR) INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING 3.1. Category IV - Vertical - Through the Roof 3.1.1 Determine Termination Location or Unused Chimney Locate the vent and combustion air termination using the following guidelines: NOTICE 1. The total length of the vent piping must not exceed •... -
Page 33: Category Iv - Vent Installation - Through The Roof
CHAPTER 3 - CATEGORY IV (INDOOR AIR) INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING d. At least 3 feet [0.9 m] above any forced air intake for the vent pipe penetration. within 10 feet [3 m] (Does not apply to the 3. Locate the vent pipe penetration to provide combustion air inlet of a direct vent appliance). -
Page 34: Category Iv - Multiple Boiler Installation - Through The Roof
CHAPTER 3 - CATEGORY IV (INDOOR AIR) INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING 3.1.4 Category IV - Multiple Boiler Installation - 3.2. Category IV - Horizontal - Sidewall Through the Roof NOTICE 1. On installations of multiple INSTINCT boilers, terminate each vent pipe as described in this •... -
Page 35: Fig. 18 - Category Iv - Sidewall Termination Of Vent Pipe
CHAPTER 3 - CATEGORY IV (INDOOR AIR) INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING 2. The combustion air piping must terminate at the other equipment. Never terminate the vent boiler with a 90º elbow. above or below any of these items within 4 feet [1.2 m] horizontally. -
Page 36: Category Iv - Vent Installation - Sidewall
CHAPTER 3 - CATEGORY IV (INDOOR AIR) INSTALLATION OF VENT/AIR PIPING 3.2.4 Category IV - Multiple Boiler Installation - 6. Locate the vent termination in a manner to protect from damage by foreign objects, such as stones, Sidewall balls, or buildup of leaves or sediment. 1. -
Page 37: Chapter 4 - Installation Requirements
CHAPTER 4 - INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 4.1. Vent/Combustion Air Transitions NOTICE 2 Inch Vent Pipe LP Conversions of all Instinct models MUST be PVC or CPVC installed using a 3” (80 mm) vent / combustion air Material system. 4.1.1 3” (80 mm) to 2” (60 mm) Transitions 2 Inch Vent Pipe NOTICE Min. -
Page 38: Connect Piping To Instinct
CHAPTER 4 - INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 7. The total equivalent length of the 3” (80 mm) and 4. Apply a small amount of water to the insertion end 2” (60 mm) vent piping combined shall not exceed of the pipe to ease insertion into the adapter. the length listed for a 2”... -
Page 39: Polypropylene Or Al29-4C® Stainless Steel Vent Systems
CHAPTER 4 - INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS e. With the cement still wet, the pipe end should BEST PRACTICE BEST PRACTICE be inserted into the socket of the fitting and It is recommended that the installer uses the twisted 1/4 of a full turn. Ensure the pipe end is same number of elbows and length of pipes inserted fully into the socket of the fitting. - Page 40 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK...
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Page 41: Chapter 5 - Commonwealth Of Massachusetts Installation Requirements
CHAPTER 5 - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 5.3. Signage For all side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equip- ment installed in every dwelling, building or structure A metal or plastic identification plate shall be perma- used in whole or in part for residential purposes, includ- nently mounted to the exterior of the building at a min- ing those owned or operated by the Commonwealth imum height of eight (8) feet above grade directly in... -
Page 42: Manufacturer Requirements - Gas Equipment Venting System Not Provided
CHAPTER 5 - COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS 5.4.3 Manufacturer Requirements Equipment Venting System Not Provided. When the manufacturer of a Product Approved side wall horizontally vented gas fueled equipment does not provide the parts for venting the flue gases, but iden- tifies “special venting systems”, the following require- ments shall be satisfied by the manufacturer: 1. - Page 44 Computerized sizing available from Triangle Tube • Available in capacities from 25,000 BTU/hr to 5,000,000 BTU/hr Triangle Tube - 1240 Forest Parkway, Suite 100, West Deptford NJ 08066 Tel: (856) 228 8881 - Fax: (856) 228 3584 - E-mail: info@triangletube.com...
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