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The
SÓLAS TWENTY6
Direct-Vent Gas Fireplace
has been tested and listed for installation with 4” X
6 5/8” Simpson DuraVent GS/Pro®, Selkirk Direct-
Temp®, Security Secure Vent™, AmeriVent Direct™,
Metal Fab DirectVent and ICC EXCELDirect venting
components. Although you may use the pipe
components (straight pipe, elbows, etc.) from any of
the listed manufacturers, you may only use the vent
terminations (caps) listed in the chart on page 12.
For installations where a snorkel is needed, please
note that only three snorkels are approved for use.
Please plan your installation accordingly.
For all specific venting installation requirements,
follow the installation instructions included by the
venting manufacturer with the venting system
components you have chosen.
Please Note:
• For venting configurations that include no vertical
rise, a total horizontal equivalent vent run of up to
30 inches is allowed (when using a 45° elbow, 18
inches horizontal equivalent must be included).
However, if your installation has room to add a
vertical pipe section, we suggest adding at least
one foot of vertical rise to the system.
• For venting configurations that include vertical
rise, it is assumed that the installation will include
at least one 90° elbow. Up to three additional 90°
elbows (or equivalent 45° elbows) may also be
used. The total venting may not exceed 20 feet
of vertical rise and/or 10 feet horizontal run. Refer
to the venting charts starting on pages 13 & 14 for
specific details while you plan your installation.
Note: The number of elbows impacts the
maximum allowable horizontal vent run.
• Many installations will involve venting directly
through standard 2 X 4 or 2 X 6 construction
exterior wall to a horizontal vent termination
(cap). The vent starter pipe has been designed
to accommodate those two common installations
without the use of any additional venting
components other than a standard horizontal
cap. See the chart on page 12
for a list of
approved vent caps.
• A special corner installation kit (Part Number
CK-26-1) is also available that will allow the
TWENTY6 fireplace to be mounted in a corner
without constructing a 45° partition wall. This kit
is available from your SÓLAS dealer and has its
own installation instructions. Please refer to those
instructions for specific details regarding the
installation using the kit.
• If the fireplace will be installed on an interior wall
or other location that precludes venting directly
through an outside wall to a horizontal vent cap, or
if the distance to the outside wall exceeds 30", one
or more elbows will be required to allow addition
of the required vertical venting to the installation.
When vertical venting is required, the fireplace
venting may be terminated with either a vertical or
horizontal vent cap depending on the specifics of
the installation. Refer to the venting charts starting
on pages 13 & 14 for specific venting requirements
and see the chart on page 12 for a list of approved
vent caps before you plan your installation.
• There should be at least 1 1/2" overlap of the vent
and combustion air tubes, when telescopic joints
are used.
• A minimum clear space of 1 1/2" must be maintained
around the vent pipe where it penetrates the first
combustible wall adjacent to the fireplace (either
the outside wall for the direct-through-the-wall
installation or the partition wall for the 45° or other
interior wall installations). The special vent pipe
heat shields that are provided with the TWENTY6
must also be installed in the first wall adjacent to
the fire-place. A minimum clear space of 1 1/2" must
also be maintained where the vent pipe penetrates
any other interior wall, exterior wall, ceiling or roof.
• The TWENTY6 may also be installed in front of an
exiting fireplace opening utilizing special co-linear
venting components available from the venting
manufacturers. These systems split and then
recombine the co-axial air and exhaust and allow
the use of flexible venting. This makes it easier
to run the venting through the narrow fireplace
damper opening to the top of the chimney. Refer
to the vent manufacturers’ instructions. Use the
vertical venting column (0 feet Horizontal Run)
in the venting charts to determine the required
restrictor settings depending on the height of
chimney.
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