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TOP VENT OPTIONS DISCUSSION
This Mendota Fireplace can be vented using AMERIVENT, DURAVENT, SELKIRK METALBESTOS, SECURITY CHIMNEY
brands of coaxial pipe. Use only Mendota specified vents and vent caps when installing your fireplace. Closely follow venting loca-
tions, directions and requirements provided in this Manual. Observe the restrictions related to vent position on exterior of home
(see
pg. 8).
Make certain that all vent pipe sections are fully twist-locked and leak-proof. Note: When using Dura-vent pipe you must use a sili-
cate stove masonry sealant [Milpak Sealant #65-06-00909] on all inner pipe joints. On the exterior (air intake) pipe joints, high tem-
perature foil tape may be used instead of the masonry sealant. Contact your dealer to obtain this sealant material.
TOP VENTING
The DXV-35 Fireplace comes from the factory configured for venting off the top using 4” x 6-5/8” Coaxial Vent Pipes.
AMERIVENT, DURAVENT, SELKIRK METALBESTOS, SECURITY CHIMNEY brand pipes and venting components may be
used when venting off the top.
Venting off the top on the DXV-35 Fireplace provides a large degree of flexibility for many venting configurations. However, a few
critical limitations must be understood and adhered to prior to planning to vent off the top.
Limitation
: A 12” vertical pipe section must be connected to the top starter collar of the DXV-35. With the 12” vertical section
connected, you may only install one 90-degree elbow and a maximum 6” horizontal pipe section before connecting the horizontal
vent cap.
Limitation
: The maximum horizontal run allowed when venting off the top is 12 feet in conjunction with a minimum 4 feet ver-
tical run. This 12 feet horizontal run can only be used if a straight vertical run of 48 inches (4 feet) is connected directly to the
top of the DXV35. DO NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM 12 FEET HORIZONTAL RUN. EVEN IF THE VERTICAL
SECTION YOU INSTALLED IS GREATER THAN 4 FEET, DO NOT EXCEED THE 12 FEET MAXIMUM HORIZONTAL
RUN THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VENT SYSTEM.
