Rinnai RU80i Installation And Operation Manual page 19

Twin Pipe PVC/CPVC Vent Installation Requirments:

All PVC/CPVC IPEX Concentric Vent Kit (CVK)
Assemblies are certified to ULC S636. Where ULC S636
compliance is required, use only System 636 pipe,
fittings and cement at terminal connection.

DO NOT use PVC/CPVC on Non-Condensing Units.

DO NOT operate unit until venting is completely
installed and all solvents and glues have bonded.

All PVC/CPVC exhaust vent material used in
Canada must be S636 certified.

If the preferred venting option is a twin pipe PVC/CPVC
configuration, the Rinnai approved twin pipe adaptor
must be used.
For further details on listed PVC/CPVC venting
material (table below) refer to the installation manual of
the PVC/CPVC manufacturer.
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS FOR LOCATION:

Locate the vent outlet where flue gases will not harm
surrounding plants and/or cooling equipment.

Avoid locating vent where prevailing winds could
affect the performance of the water heater or cause
recirculation of the flue gases.
Item
Vent or combustion air
intake pipe & Fittings
PVC pipe cement &
primer
Termination Vent
Screens
The listed vent, vent fittings, termination, cleaner and glue are all certified as part of the condensing tankless
water heater vent system.
Failure to correctly install vent and combustion air intake pipes of the water heater to atmosphere as outlined
in this venting section will result in death from asphyxiation (from carbon monoxide), fire or explosion. NEVER
operate the water heater without proper venting (vent and combustion air intake). Always inspect the vent
terminal unit, combustion air intake pipe, and the entire vent system affixed to the water heater for proper
installation at equipment commissioning and at least annually thereafter.
Vent and Air Piping Materials
Material
Thermoplastic Piping Materials
PVC schedule 40
PVC-DWV
CPVC schedule 40
PVC
CPVC
IPEX bird screens (purchase separately)
Polyethylene
KB Series Manual

DO NOT terminate the venting over a public walkway
or over an area where condensate or vapor can cre-
ate a nuisance / hazard or where condensate can be
detrimental to the operation of equipment such as
regulators or relief valves

Water Heater flue gases must be piped from the
appliance to the outside, Installer MUST adhere to the
instructions provided herein and the most
recent Water Heater Manual and all applicable codes.

Exhaust and combustion air must terminate through
the same sidewall or roof as the terminations must be
in the same pressure zone and face same direction.

Vent pipe must terminate either through the sidewall
or through the roof, exhaust/vent termination and/or
intake air openings shall adhere to clearances as set
forth in the Direct Vent Termination Clearances
diagram.

Each Condensing Tankless Water Heater requires a
separate vent system.

If common venting is required, refer to Rinnai
Common Vent Installation Manual (latest revision) for
instructions on optional venting method as well as to
verify which tankless models may be common vented.

Use only PVC/CPVC 3" and 4" Venting.
Standard for Installation in North America
United States
ANSI/ASTM D1785
ANSI/ASTM D2665
ANSI/ASTM F441
ANSI/ASTM D2564
ANSI/ASTM F493
3" Vent screen: IPEX part # 196051; 4" Vent screen: part #: 196052
(Screens are friction fitted inside termination fitting bells.)
NOTE
DANGER
Canada
Thermoplastic vent pipe must be
certified to ULC S636.
Intake pipe may be of any material listed
(left).
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