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Heat & Glo • Escape-42DV • 2052-900 Rev. Y • 11/11 29
A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles
WARNING! Risk of Fire! Maintain air space clearance to
vent. DO NOT pack insulation or other combustibles:
• Between ceiling fi restops
• Between wall shield fi restops
• Around vent system
Failure to keep insulation or other material away from
vent pipe may cause over heating and fi re.
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Vent Clearances and Framing
B. Wall Penetration Framing
Combustible Wall Penetration
Whenever a combustible wall is penetrated, you must
frame a hole for the wall shield fi restop(s). The wall shield
fi restop maintains minimum clearances and prevents cold
air infi ltration.
• The opening must be framed on all four sides using the
same size framing materials as those used in the wall
construction.
• A wall shield fi restop is required on one side only on in-
terior walls. If your local inspector requires a wall shield
fi restop on both sides, then both wall shield fi restops
must have a heat shield (refer to Section 16.B.) at-
tached to them.
• See Section 10.M. for information for regarding the in-
stallation of a horizontal termination cap.
Non-Combustible Wall Penetration
If the hole being penetrated is surrounded by noncom-
bustible materials such as concrete, a hole with diameter
one inch greater than the pipe is acceptable.
Whenever a non-combustible wall is penetrated, the wall
shield fi restop is only required on one side and no heat
shield is necessary.
Note: Heat shields MUST overlap by a minimum of 1-1/2 in. (38 mm).
• DVP heat shield - designed to be used on a wall 4 in. to 7-1/4 in. (102 mm to
184 mm) thick.
• If wall thickness is less than 4 in. the existing heat shields must be field trimmed.
If wall thickness is greater than 7-1/4 in. a DVP-HSM-B will be required.
3 in. (76 mm)
top clearance
1 in. (25 mm)
clearance
bottom & sides
Heat
Shield
Wall
Shield
Firestop
Heat
Shield
WALL
3 in. (76 mm)
top clearance
1 in. (25 mm)
clearance around
vertical sections
Figure 8.2 Exterior Wall Hole
* Shows center of vent framing hole for top venting. The center of the hole is
one (1) inch (25.4 mm) above the center of the horizontal vent pipe.
B
A
10 in.
12 in.
A* B
73 -1/8 in. 72 -1/8 in.
Figure 8.1 Horizontal Venting Clearances To Combustible
Materials