Napoleon Fireplaces GD82PT-T - Manual (Page 8)

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REQUIRED VERTICAL
RISE IN FEET
V
T
HORIZONTAL VENT RUN PLUS OFFSET IN
FEET
H
T
when (H
T
) < (V
T
)
FIGURE 9
For vent confi gurations requiring more than zero
90° elbow (top exit) or one 90° elbow (rear exit), the
following formulas apply:
Formula 1: H
T
< V
T
Formula 2: H
T
+ V
T
< 40 feet
See graph to
determine the
required vertical rise
V
T
for the required
horizontal run H
T
.
TOP EXIT VERTICAL TERMINATION
The shaded area within the lines represents ac-
ceptable values for H
T
and V
T
.
MAXIMUM
VERTICAL
RISE IN
FEET
V
T
HORIZONTAL VENT RUN PLUS OFFSET IN FEET H
T
The shaded area within the lines represents acceptable
values for H
T
and V
T
.
See graph to determine the required vertical rise V
T
for the
required horizontal run H
T
.
FIGURE 11
Example 7:
V
1
= 2 ft
V
2
= 1 ft
V
3
= 1.5 ft
V
T
= V
1
+ V
2
+ V
3
= 2 + 1 + 1.5 = 4.5 ft
H
1
= 6 ft
H
2
= 2 ft
H
R
= H
1
+ H
2
= 6 + 2 = 8 ft
H
O
= .03(four 90° elbows - 90°)
= .03(90 + 90 + 90 + 90 - 90) = 8.1 ft
H
T
= H
R
+ H
O
= 8 + 8.1 = 16.1 ft
H
T
+ V
T
= 16.1 + 4.5 = 20.6 ft
Formula 1: H
T
< 3V
T
3V
T
= 3 x 4.5 = 13.5 ft
16.1 > 13.5
Since this formula is not met, this vent confi guration is
unacceptable.
Formula 2: H
T
+ V
T
< 40 feet
20.6 < 40
Since only formula 2 is met, this vent confi guration
is unacceptable and a new fi replace location or vent
confi guration will need to be established to satisfy both
formulas.
FIGURE 10
H
1
H
2
V
3
V
1
90°
90°
90°
V
2
90°
when (H
T
) > (V
T
)
Simple venting confi gurations
TOP VERTICAL TERMINATION
For vent confi gurations requiring more than two 90° elbow
(top exit) or one 90° elbow (rear exit), the following formulas
apply:
Formula 1: H
T
< 3V
T
Formula 2: H
T
+ V
T
< 40 feet