A.O. Smith Residential Power Vent Gas Water Heaters with Hot Surface Ignition Water Heater User Manual


 
Venting (cont’d)
7. The water heater requires its own (separate) venting
system.
8. 4 and
3 PVC, ABS, or CPVC Schedule 40 piping and
fittings are acceptable materials for the vent system on
all
75 gallon 70,000 and 75,000 BTU/HR, 50 gallon
52,500, 55,000 and 62,500 BTU/HR models, 40 gallon
50,000 BTU/HR models.
9. It cannot be connected to existing vent piping or
chimney.
10. It must terminate horizontally to the outdoors.
VENTING THROUGH AN OUTSIDE WALL (cont’d)
75 GALLON 70,000 and 75,000 BTU/HR, 50 GALLON
52,500, 55,000 and 62,500 BTU/HR, 40 GALLON 50,000
BTU/HR MODELS ONLY
4. The water heater requires its own (separate) venting
system.
5.
3 PVC, ABS, or CPVC Schedule 40 piping and fittings
are acceptable materials for the vent system on all
75
gallon 70,000 and 75,000 BTU/HR, 50 gallon 52,500,
55,000 and 62,500 BTU/HR models, 40 gallon 50,000
BTU/HR models.
6. It cannot be connected to existing vent piping or
chimney.
7. It must terminate horizontally to the outdoors.
75 GALLON 70,000 and 75,000 BTU/HR, 50 GALLON
52,500, 55,000 and 62,500 BTU/HR, 40 GALLON 50,000
BTU/HR MODELS ONLY — OPTIONAL 4VENT PIPING
4 PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule 40 vent piping:
1. A wire screen to fit a 4 PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule
40-45° vent cap is supplied with the water heater.
2. A 4
PVC, ABS or CPVC
Schedule 40-45° vent cap
(elbow) (must be supplied locally).
3. A 3 PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule 40 pipe, minimum
length of 3 (must be supplied locally), to make vent
connection at the blower outlet.
4. A 4 to 3 PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule 40 reducer
(must be supplied locally).
5. A 4PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule 40-90° street ell; used
to connect the vent pipe to the reducer when the vent
pipe is to be turned horizontally off the blower (supplied
locally).
6. 4 PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule 40 pipe (must be sup-
plied locally).
Installing the New Water Heater (cont’d)
16
4PVC, ABS OR CPVC
SCHEDULE 40 90°
STREET ELBOW
4PVC, ABS OR CPVC
SCHEDULE 40 PIPE
4VENT CAP
WITH SCREEN
3PVC, ABS OR CPVC
SCHEDULE 40 PIPE
(MINIMUM LENGTH 3)
4TO 3PVC, ABS OR
CPVC REDUCER
4. The water heater requires its own (separate) venting
system.
5. 3 PVC, ABS, or CPVC Schedule 40 piping and fittings
are acceptable materials for the vent system on all 40
and 50 gallon 40,000 BTU/HR models.
6. It cannot be connected to existing vent piping or
chimney.
7. It must terminate horizontally to the outdoors.
3PVC, ABS OR CPVC
SCHEDULE 40 90°
STREET ELBOW
3PVC, ABS OR CPVC
SCHEDULE 40 PIPE
VENT CAP
WITH SCREEN
ALL 40 AND 50 GALLON 40,000 BTU/HR MODELS ONLY
3 PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule 40 vent piping:
1. A 3 PVC Schedule 40-45° vent cap with wire screen is
supplied with the water heater.
2. A 3PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule 40-90° street ell; used
to connect the vent pipe to the water heater when the
vent pipe is to be turned horizontally directly off the
blower (supplied locally).
3. 3 PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule 40 pipe (must be sup-
plied locally).
ALL 40 AND 50 GALLON 40,000 BTU/HR MODELS —
OPTIONAL 2 VENT PIPING
2 PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule 40 vent piping:
1. A wire screen to fit a 2 PVC, ABS or CPVC Schedule
40-45° vent cap is supplied with the water heater.
2. A 2
PVC, ABS or CPVC
Schedule 40-45° vent cap
(elbow) (must be supplied locally).