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16
VENT RESTRICTOR
REqUIREMENTS
Installation of the provided vent restrictor as-
sembly is required for the venting configura-
tions listed in
Figure 24
.
The Vent Restrictor Kit (provided with the
fireplace; see
Figure 23
) includes one vent
restrictor base, two wings, and four screws.
1. Refer to
Figure 24
.
For venting configurations listed under
“Setting 1”:
Use the vent restrictor base only
(no assembly is required).
For venting configurations listed under
"Setting 2" or "Setting 3":
Use the four provided screws to attach
the two wings to the vent restrictor
base
in the applicable position
.
2. If the baffle and back panel are already
installed, remove them before proceeding.
See
Page 27
.
3. Install the vent restrictor assembly from
inside the firebox. With the flaps on the
vent restrictor base facing UP, carefully
bend the flaps inward just enough to slide
the assembly up into the vent collar, as
shown in
Figure 25
)
.
The vent restrictor is held in place by fric-
tion only.
The entire vent restrictor assembly must
be up inside the vent collar, with no portion
showing inside the firebox.
Vent Restrictor kit
(provided with fireplace)
(1) Vent Restrictor Base
(2) Wings
(4) Screws
Figure 23
“flaps”
Figure 24
Setting 1 (Vent Restrictor Base only) is required for the following configurations:
• Horizontal termination with total vertical run of more than 6 ft.
• Vertical termination with total vertical run of 6–10 ft.
Setting 2 is required for the following configuration:
• Vertical termination with total vertical run of 10+–40 ft.
Setting 3 is required for the following configuration:
• Vertical termination with total vertical run of 40+–60 ft.
Figure 25: Vent Restrictor Installation
[DETAIL]
Vent
Collar
firebox
Vent Restrictor Assembly Settings and Applications
Vent
Restrictor
Assembly
(held in place by
friction only)
LENNOX HEARTH PRODUCTS • RHAPSODY™ LINEAR DIRECT-VENT GAS FIREPLACES (MODELS RHAP42N & RHAP54N) • INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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