Installation
900004-00Q, 10/2018
Innovative Hearth Products
DRT2000 and DRC2000 Direct-Vent Fireplaces
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8.
Install the Vent Restrictor (if necessary)
1. Use the vent run descriptions in
Figure 12
to determine if a vent restrictor is necessary.
2. If necessary, assemble the vent restrictor and wing as detailed in
Figure 12
and
15
.
3. If necessary, install the appropriate vent restrictor
(Figure 13
and
14)
.
NOTE: If installing the vent restrictor in a rear vent application, ensure the factory-installed intake air baffle is in place (
Figure 14)
.
NOTE: The vent restrictor is shipped in the firebox.
Figure 12 - When to use a vent restrictor
Figure 13 - Vent restrictor installation, Top vent
Figure 14 - Vent restrictor installation, Rear vent
Figure 15 - Vent restrictor assembly
None
1
3
20
40
6
20
40
25 ft Maximum
horizontal run
60 ft Maximum vertical run
60
1.9
25
Horizontal Distance (ft)
Vertical Height (ft)
Vertical Height (ft)
2
5
Elbow
5
10
15
Base + wing
Base
6 ft Minimum
vertical run
6 ft Minimum vertical ru
n
*
*
U-Shaped Vent
Restrictor
Inner
Fireplace
Collar
Appliance Top Vent Outlet
U-SHAPED VENT
RESTRICTOR
APPLIANCE REAR
VENT OUTLET
INNER FIREPLACE
COLLAR
Inner Fireplace Collar
Appliance Rear
Vent Outlet
U-Shaped Vent
Restrictor
Intake Air Baffle
Base Vent Restrictor
Base Vent Rest Wing
Vent Restrictor with Vertical Terminations
When vertically terminating the vent system through the roof and using the vent restrictor, install the vent restrictor
in the top vent of the fireplace outlet.
If installing more than 6 ft of vertical venting, install the restrictor
(Figure 13)
, from inside or outside the unit, in the
inner fireplace collar. The vent restrictor is held in place by friction.
* For straight runs or runs with elbows as illustrated in Vertical Vent Figures/Tables starting on
Page
27
.
