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ASSEMBLY & INSTALLATION
Installing the Outer Vent Heat Shields and Vent Termination (Parallel Installation on Outside Wall)
1. Before you install the horizontal vent termination,
you must first install the second halves of the two
telescoping vent pipe heat shields. Each shield
half simply slips over the half you previously at-
tached to the fireplace mounting plate and can now
be seen inside the vent pass-through in the wall.
2. Install the outer shield first and the inner second.
Leave about 1-1/4” of the shields protruding past
the house sheathing.
3. Install the horizontal vent termination (vent cap)
by first removing the two mounting straps as they
will not be used. Be sure the arrow on the cap (if
present) is pointing up and reconfirm that all the
vent cap location requirements per page 15 and the
vent manufacturers requirements are met.
4. Slip the inner and outer vent termination pipes
onto the vent starter pipe taking care to align the
inner and outer pipes to prevent damage.
5. Slide the vent termination (cap) into the siding re-
cess (or vinyl siding shield) until it bottoms out.
Note: The rear surface of the vent termination will
push the telescoping vent pipe heat shields inward.
When the vent termination is in place the heat
shields will just touch the rear surface of the termi-
nation.
6. Pull the vent cap away from the sheathing and in-
stall a small bead of non-hardening silicone sealer
around the cap perimeter. Push the cap in place.
7. Install the mounting screws (included with the
cap) to hold the vent cap to the sheathing See the
venting manufacturers instructions for the location
of the mounting holes. Typical mounting hole lo-
cations are shown in the adjacent illustration. See
the venting manufacturers instructions for more
information or if using the vinyl siding shield.
OUTER TELE-
SCOPING SHIELD
INNER TELESCOPING
SHIELD
HORIZONTAL VENT TERMINATION
TYPICAL VENT TERMINAL MOUNTING HOLES