Vaillant Air/Flue Gas System Installation Manual

Vaillant Air/Flue Gas System Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Installation Manual For the competent person Installation Manual Air/Flue Gas System for ecoTEC GB, IE...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Fitting the variable terminal kit after fitting the flue pipe ..............26 Fitting the vertical roof penetration ......27 3.9.1 Scope of delivery ............27 3.9.2 Preparations ..............27 3.9.3 Fitting the pitched-roof penetration ......28 3.9.4 Fitting the flat-roof penetration .........29 Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 3: Notes On The Documentation

    Notes on the documentation Air/flue gas systems available The following instructions are intended to guide you There are two types of air/flue gas system available for the throughout the entire documentation. Other documents ecoTEC gas-fired wall-hung boilers: apply in addition to these installation instructions. We –...
  • Page 4: Safety

    > Make sure that the flue system is incorporated in the General safety information building's lightning conductor circuit if the building has one. > Observe the following safety instructions and require- ments at all times. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 5: Regulations

    The Vaillant air/flue pipe systems described in this manual may only be used in conjunction with the appliance types specified in this manual.
  • Page 6: Concentric System (Standard), Dia. 60/100

    (special delivery requirements along with a minimum order quantity and a no returns policy will apply). Note that the fall angle remains as with all other vaillant flues - so a 4 m length would require a total fall of 200mm. This must be taken into account when deciding upon the location of the boiler.
  • Page 7 45° elbow for variable terminal kit – white (set of 2) 303948 Deflector set, DN 60, PP black 0020060584 Deflector set, DN 60, PP white 0020060585 3.1 Product range *) Supplied with pipe brackets Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 8 100 dia. 60/100 (set of 3) 440 mm - 690 mm Art. no. 303935 Art. no. 303906 440 – 690 3.2 Components, dia. 60/100 3.2 Components, dia. 60/100 (continued) Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 9 87° elbow for variable termi- nal kit – black inc. 1 pipe bracket Art. no. 303944 87° elbow for variable terminal kit – white inc. 1 pipe bracket Art. no. 303949 3.2 Components, dia. 60/100 (continued) Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 10: Maximum Permissible Pipe Lengths

    3.1 Horizontal flue systems A Maximum pipe length 3.3 Vertical flue systems A Maximum pipe length 3.2 Horizontal flue systems with vertical terminal kit A Concentric pipe length B Pipe length outdoors Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 11: Maximum Permitted Pipe Lengths For Ecotec Exclusive

    The inclusion of additional elbows in the flue system reduces the maximum pipe length as follows: - by 1.0 m per 87° elbow, - by 0.5 m per 45° elbow. 3.4 Maximum permitted pipe lengths for ecoTEC Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 12: Fitting The Sliding Sleeve

    > Drill two holes 3 mm in diameter through the air-pipe collar and the air pipe. The hole centres should 6 mm from the edge of the air-pipe collar. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 13: Scope Of Delivery

    > Attach the mounting template supplied with the boiler to outside of the building. the wall. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 14 > Cut the air and flue pipes to length (¬ fig. 3.10). > Through the holes in each air-pipe collar, drill a hole All flue pipe sockets must face towards the terminal. 3 mm in diameter in the air pipe. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 15: Fitting The Telescopic Horizontal Air/Flue Pipe

    Art. no. 303936, length 0.4 - 0.61 m – Telescopic horizontal air/flue pipe – 87° elbow – 1 x 48-mm air-pipe collar – 1 x 30-mm air-pipe collar – Wall rosette, dia. 100 – External wall seal Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 16: Preparations

    > Fit the 48-mm air-pipe collar (5). When doing so, take Screw care to align it centrally (¬ fig. 3.7). 2 Tape Adjust the length of the air and flue pipes to the dimension shown in fig. 3.14. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 17: Fitting The Black Terminal Kit

    3.17 Releasing the catches > Using an 8-mm screwdriver, press the catches inwards. 3.18 Pulling out the terminal > Pull the terminal out of the air pipe together with the flue pipe. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 18: Fitting The Black Terminal Kit After Fitting The Flue Pipe

    > Make sure that the lug on the top of the terminal engages securely in the recess in the flue pipe (¬ fig. 3.20) > Make sure the seal is correctly seated. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 19: Fitting The Variable Terminal Kit (Vtk)

    3.7.2 Assembling the variable terminal kit before ered safety-critical. fitting the flue pipe Vaillant has reduced the minimum clearances for the flue terminal and specifies them in the boiler installation instructions. Those clearances are minimum distances appli- Caution. cable to all types of installation except to installation of the Risk of damage to the air pipe and appli- variable terminal kit (VTK).
  • Page 20 > Push the variable terminal into the flue pipe so that it snaps into place. 3.25 Pulling out the terminal > Pull the terminal out of the air pipe together with the flue pipe. 3.28 Engaging the catch Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 21: Fitting The Variable Terminal Kit After Fitting The Flue Pipe

    (¬ fig. 3.25). > Release the catch between the terminal and the flue pipe by twisting the two components in opposite directions (¬ fig. 3.26). > Remove the terminal from the flue pipe. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 22: Fitting Extensions

    Point out to the operator that the outlet position using a separate pipe bracket. should be regularly cleaned. When fitting the variable terminal kit, observe the maximum permissible pipe lengths (¬ section 3.2). Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 23 > Fix the pipes and elbows starting from the variable ter- minal and using the pipe brackets supplied (¬ figs. 3.29 to 3.33) 3.31 Basic set with two additional 87° elbows and detailing position of pipe brackets Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 24: Fitting Variable Terminal Kit Extensions Around Roof Overhangs

    > You must fix the last extension with two pipe brackets > Using an 8-mm screwdriver, press the catches inwards. spaced at least 400 mm apart. Additional 45° elbows may be required under certain circumstances. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 25: Fitting The Deflector Set After Fitting The Flue Pipe

    Danger! ered safety-critical. Risk of poisoning due to escaping flue Vaillant has reduced the minimum clearances for the flue gas. terminals and specifies them in the boiler installation Flue gas may escape when disconnecting instructions.
  • Page 26: Fitting The Variable Terminal Kit After Fitting The Flue Pipe

    > Take care not to twist the flue pipe when 3.44 Engaging the catch pulling out the terminal. > Pull the terminal out of the air pipe together with the flue pipe. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 27: Fitting The Vertical Roof Penetration

    > Determine the position for the roof penetration. > Turn the deflector to one of the three possible positions until it perceptibly snaps into position. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 28: Fitting The Pitched-Roof Penetration

    > Make sure that all air-pipe collars are centred and ** = 622 mm for ecoTEC plus 937 screwed to the air pipes using the self-tapping screws supplied. > Fix every extension with at least one pipe bracket. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 29: Fitting The Flat-Roof Penetration

    > Push the sliding sleeve (8) firmly onto the vertical roof penetration (1) or onto an extension (4) if necessary. > Connect the (8) to the boiler flue connection sliding sleeve (5). Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 30: Fitting Ridge Tiles

    > Determine the point where the ridge-tile terminal is to pass through the ridge. If you connect an 87° elbow directly to the boiler, use the 48-mm air-pipe collar supplied with the vertical air pipe at that point. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 31: Fitting The Ridge-Tile Terminal

    > Bend the two fixing tabs (1) around a roof beam (2). > Fix the fixing tabs with nails or screws. > Install the boiler – see boiler installation instructions. > Connect the ridge-tile terminal to the boiler using exten- sions and elbows. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 32: Fitting Concentric Connector To A Chimney Air/Flue Pipe

    Guide to the Classification of Gas Appliances according to the Type of Flue). > Lay out the air/flue gas system according to EN 13384. When doing so, observe the technical specifications (flue gas temperature and mass flow rate) as set out in the boiler manual.
  • Page 33: Installing The Boiler

    Danger! 3.11.3 Installing the boiler Risk of injury due to damage to struc- tural integrity. The air/flue gas system may be installed in Danger! a fireproof casing or space with suitable Risk of poisoning due to escaping flue access points for annual visual inspection gas.
  • Page 34: Fitting Extensions And Elbows

    Risk of poisoning due to escaping flue gas. Flue pipes can separate if they are not cor- rectly centred. > Secure the flue pipe with the bracket so that it is correctly centred relative to the air pipe. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 35: Fitting Two 87° Elbows

    (2) again. * Minimum length of air-pipe extension: 80 mm. 3.63 Arrangement of two 87° elbows – side view > When using two 87° elbows, refer to figs. 3.61 to 3.63. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 36 3.64 and fig. 3.65. An 87° elbow must be fitted with an angle of 3° between the wall and the air/flue pipe ¬ fig. 3.64, or else use two 45° elbows ¬ fig. 3.65. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 37: Fitting 87° Elbows

    Length of air pipe [in mm] [in mm] [in mm] [in mm] > 190 to < 210 mm > 215 to not possible < 265 mm > 270 to < 290 mm 3.5 Table of offset dimensions Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 38: Fitting 45° Elbows

    Height [in mm] [in mm] air pipe [in mm] air pipe [in mm] air pipe [in mm] [in mm] [in mm] > 105 to not possible < 155 mm 3.6 Table of offset dimensions Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 39: Concentric System (Optional), Dia. 80/125

    Pipe brackets (set of 5), dia. 125 303616 Sliding sleeve (PPs), dia. 80/125 303215 Roof flashing plate for pitched roof 009076 (black) Flat roof flashing 009056 Universal flashing plate, pitched roof 303980 4.1 Product range Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 40 Art. no. 303980 Elbows (PPs), 45°, dia. 80/125 (set of 2) Art. no. 303211 Pipe brackets, dia. 125 4.2 Components, dia. 80/125 (continued) (set of 5) Art. no. 303616 4.2 Components, dia. 80/125 Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 41: Maximum Permissible Pipe Lengths

    Concentric system (optional), dia. 80/125 Maximum permissible pipe lengths 4.1 Horizontal flue systems A Maximum length of flue pipe 4.2 Vertical flue systems A Maximum length of flue pipe Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 42: Maximum Permitted Pipe Lengths For

    The inclusion of additional elbows in the flue system reduces the maximum pipe length as follows: - by 2.5 m per 87° elbow, - by 1.0 m per 45° elbow. 4.4 Maximum permitted pipe lengths for ecoTEC Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 43: Replacing The Boiler Flue Connection

    > Press the boiler flue connection downwards until the flange lies flush against the vacuum chamber. > Re-tighten the 4 screws (2). Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 44: Fitting The Sliding Sleeve

    > Take care that the flue pipe is not dam- – Horizontal air/flue pipe aged when drilling. – 87° elbow – 2 x 70 mm air-pipe collar – 2 x wall rosette, dia. 125 Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 45: Preparations

    > If possible drill the hole in the wall with a core drill, diam- 4.8 Distance to external wall eter 127 mm. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 46 > Fit the 87° elbow to the boiler flue connection. > Connect the wall duct with the 87° elbow. > Fit the extensions beginning with the wall duct and con- nect these with the 87° elbow. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 47: Installing The Boiler With Gap From External Wall

    > Fit the 87° elbow to the boiler flue connection. > Connect the sliding sleeve (7) to the extension (6) (¬ section 4.4). > Fit the extensions and connect the sliding sleeve to the 87° elbow. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 48: Fitting The Vertical Air/Flue Pipe

    ** = 750 mm for ecoTEC exclusive combination boiler ** = 530 mm for ecoTEC plus open-vented (top holes in bracket) ** = 622 mm for ecoTEC plus boiler & combination boiler ** = 622 mm for ecoTEC plus 937 Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 49: Fitting The Flat-Roof Penetration

    > Make sure that all air-pipe collars are centred and screwed to the air pipes using the self-tapping screws supplied. > Fix every extension with at least one pipe bracket. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 50: Fitting Extensions And Elbows

    Danger! Risk of poisoning due to escaping flue gas. > Secure the flue pipe with the bracket so that it is correctly centred relative to the air pipe. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 51: Fitting Two 87° Elbows

    (2) again. * Minimum length of air-pipe extension: 80 mm. > 4.22 Arrangement of two 87° elbows – side view > When using two 87° elbows, refer to figs. 4.20 to 4.22. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 52 4.23 and fig. 4.24. An 87° elbow must be fitted with an angle of 3° between the wall and the air/flue pipe (¬ fig. 4.23), or else use two 45° elbows (¬ fig. 4.24). Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 53: Fitting 87° Elbows

    Length of air pipe Offset [in mm] Length of air pipe [in mm] [in mm] [in mm] 200, 205, 210 > 210 to not possible < 310 4.5 Table of offset dimensions Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 54: Fitting 45° Elbows

    [in mm] [in mm] [in mm] pipe [in mm] [in mm] [in mm] pipe [in mm] [in mm] > 100 to < not possible 170 mm 4.6 Table of offset dimensions Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 55: Vaillant Service

    Vaillant Service Vaillant Service To ensure regular servicing, it is strongly recommended that arrangements are made for a Maintenance Agreement. Please contact Vaillant Service Solutions (0870 6060 777) for further details. Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 56: Index

    Fitting the variable terminal kit (VTK) ........19 Flat-roof penetration dia. 60/100 ................29 dia. 80/125................49 Horizontal wall penetration ............12 Minimum clearances for flue terminal......19, 25 Mounting template ..............13 Installation Manual air/flue gas system for ecoTEC 834449_16...
  • Page 60 834449 Supplier Manufacturer...

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