11
Exhaust venting
This is a Category III appliance and must be vented
accordingly . The vent system must be sealed airtight . All
seams and joints without gaskets must be sealed with
high heat resistant silicone sealant or UL listed aluminum
adhesive tape having a minimum temperature rating of 177
°C (350 °F) . For best results, a vent system should be as
short and straight as possible .
•
This water heater is a Category III appliance and must
be vented accordingly with any 102 mm (4 in .) vent
approved for use with Category III or Special BH type
gas vent .
•
Follow the vent pipe manufacturer’s instructions when
installing the vent pipe .
•
Do not common vent this appliance with any other vented
appliance . (Do not terminate vent into a chimney . If the
vent must go through the chimney, the vent must run all
the way through the chimney with Category III approved
or Special BH vent pipe .)
•
When the horizontal vent run exceeds 1 .5 m (5 ft .),
support the vent run at 0 .9 m (3 ft .) intervals with
overhead hangers .
•
The maximum length of exhaust vent piping must not
exceed 15 .24 m (50 ft .) (deducting 1 .5 m (5 ft .) for each
elbow used in the venting system) . Do not use more
than 5 elbows .
Diameter
Max. No. of
Elbows
Max. Vertical & Horizontal
(Total) Vent Length
102 mm (4 in .)
5
15 .24 m (50 ft .)
* For each elbow added, deduct 1 .5 m (5 ft .) from max .
vent length .
No. of
Elbows
Max. Vertical or Horizontal Length
0
15 .24 m (50 ft .)
1
13 .7 m (45 ft .)
2
12 .2 m (40 ft .)
3
10 .7 m (35 ft .)
4
9 .1 m (30 ft .)
5
7 .6 m (25 ft .)
Excludes elbow termination, rain caps, or the 102 mm
(4 in .) Concentric Termination, Termination Hood and
Termination Box .
Venting Illustrations
For details of the optional items, refer to the Installation
manual for each Optional item .
Horizontal Installation Diagram:
Hanger
Wall
Sidewall vent
termination
Backflow
preventer*
Vertical
condensation
drain**
Vertical Installation Diagram:
Rain cap
Storm collar
Fire stop
Vertical
condensation
drain**
Backflow
Preventer*
Roof
Hanger
Roof flashing