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Vertical direct venting, Vent/air termination – vertical – Lochinvar KNIGHT WH 55 - 399 User Manual

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Vertical direct venting

Vent/air termination – vertical

Follow instructions below when
determining vent location to avoid
possibility of severe personal injury,
death or substantial property damage.

Installation must comply with local
requirements and with the National
Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1 for U.S.
installations or CSA B149.1 for Canadian
installations.

Determine location

Locate the vent/air terminations using the following
guidelines:

1. The total length of piping for vent or air must not

exceed the limits given in the General Venting section
on page 19 of this manual.

2. The vent must terminate at least 3 feet above the highest

place in which the vent penetrates the roof and at least 2
feet above any part of a building within 10
horizontal feet.

3. The air piping must terminate in a down-turned 180°

return pipe no further than 2 feet from the center of the
vent pipe. This placement avoids recirculation of flue
products into the combustion air stream.

4. The vent piping must terminate in an up-turned

coupling as shown in FIG. 5-1A. The top of the
coupling must be at least 1 foot above the air intake.
When the vent termination uses a rain cap as illustrated
in FIG. 5-1B maintain at least 36" (914 mm) above the
air inlet. The air inlet pipe and vent pipe can be located
in any desired position on the roof, but must always be
no further than 2 feet (.6 m) apart and with the vent
termination at least 1 foot above the air intake.

ALTERNATE INTAKE LOCATIONS:
INTAKE PIPES MAY BE LOCATED
ANYWHERE WITHIN 24” OF VENT
PIPE

BIRD SCREEN
(TYPICAL)

COUPLING
(FIELD SUPPLIED)

VENT OUTLET
12” MINIMUM
ABOVE AIR INLET

6” MINIMUM
ABOVE ROOF /
SNOW LINE

VENT

COMBUSTION

AIR

Figure 5-1A PVC/CPVC Vertical Termination of Air and
Vent

5. Locate terminations so they are not likely to be damaged by

foreign objects or subject to buildup of leaves or sediment.

ƽ WARNING

NOTICE

ƽ WARNING

Do not connect any other appliance to
the vent pipe or multiple boilers to a
common vent pipe. Failure to comply
could result in severe personal injury,
death, or substantial property damage.

ƽ WARNING Rooftop vent and air inlet terminations

must terminate in the same pressure zone,
unless vertical vent sidewall air is set up as
shown in the General Venting - Vertical
Vent, Sidewall Air Section.

6" (152 MM) MINIMUM

ABOVE ROOF /

SNOW LINE

VENT

COM,BUSTION

AIR

ALTERNATE INTAKE LOCATIONS:
INTAKE PIPES MAY BE LOCATED
ANYWHERE WITHIN 24” (610 MM)
OF VENT PIPE

VENT OUTLET

36” (914 MM) MINIMUM

ABOVE AIR INLET

BIRD SCREEN

(TYPICAL)

Figure 5-1B Stainless Steel Vertical Termination of Air
and Vent

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