Filter
Top Products
NOTE: The minimum combustion-air and vent pipe length (each)
for these furnaces is 5 ft. Short pipe lengths (5-8 ft) may discharge
water droplets. These droplets may be undesirable, and a 12-in.
minimum offset pipe section is recommended, as shown in Fig. 35,
to reduce excessive droplets from exiting vent pipe outlet.
B. Combustion-Air and Vent Pipe Diameter
Determine combustion-air and vent pipe diameter.
1. Using Table 7, individually determine the smallest
combustion-air and vent pipe diameters. Pick the larger of
these 2 pipe diameters and use this diameter for both
combustion-air and vent pipes.
2. When installing vent systems of short pipe length, use the
smallest allowable pipe diameter. Do not use pipe size
greater than required or incomplete combustion, flame
disturbance, or flame sense lockout may occur.
NOTE: Do not count elbows or pipe sections in terminations or
within furnace. See shaded areas in Fig. 37, 38, 39, 40, and 41.
EXAMPLE:
An 042080 size furnace located in Indianapolis, elevation
650 ft above sea level, could be installed in an application
requiring 3 elbows and 17 ft of vent pipe, along with 5
elbows and 16 ft of combustion-air pipe. Table 6 indicates
this application would allow a 1-1/2-in. diameter vent pipe,
but require a 2-in. diameter combustion air pipe (1-1/2-in.
pipe is good for 20 ft with 3 elbows, but only 10 ft with 5
elbows). Therefore, 2-in. diameter pipe must be used for
both vent and combustion-air pipes since larger required
diameter must always be used for both pipes. If same
installation were in Albuquerque, elevation 5250 ft above
sea level, installation would require 2-in. vent pipe and
combustion-air pipe. At 5001- to 6000-ft elevation, 1-1/2-
in. pipe is not allowed with 5 elbows, but 2-in. pipe is good
for 68 ft with 5 elbows.
C. Combustion-Air and Vent Pipe Attachment
NOTE: All pipe joints must be cemented except attachment of
combustion-air pipe to inlet housing connection since it may be
necessary to remove pipe for servicing.
1. Attach combustion-air pipe as follows:
Fig. 35—Short Vent (5 to 8 Ft) System
A96230
HORIZONTAL TO ROOF HORIZONTAL TO SIDEWALL
VERTICAL TO SIDEWALLVERTICAL TO ROOF
VENT PIPE
COMBUSTION-AIR PIPE COMBUSTION-AIR PIPE
VENT PIPE
COMBUSTION-AIR PIPE
VENT PIPE
COMBUSTION-AIR PIPE
VENT PIPE
12″ MIN
12″ MIN
12″ MIN
12″ MIN
NOTE: A 12 In. minimum offset pipe section is recommended with
short (5 to 8 ft) vent systems. This recommendation is to reduce
excessive condensate droplets from exiting the vent pipe.
—25—