11
Ducting Connections
Titon recommend the use of guidance given in the Domestic Ventilation
Compliance Guide 2010 Edition ISBN-978 1 85946 378 9 and
Approved Document Part F 2010 ISBN-978 1 85946 370 3 for all
installations in the United Kingdom.
The above documents can be downloaded free from www.planningportal.gov.uk.
Titon recommend that:
1.
204 x 60mm ducting is used for the
connection of the Extract Port to
Outside.
2.
204 x 60mm or 110 x 54mm ducting
is used for connection to the other
ports.
3.
A minimum distance of 200mm
between the CME1
Q Plus
unit and
any sharp bends in duct work.
4.
Ducting should be insulated where
it passes through unheated areas
and voids.
5.
Unit should be insulated when
fitted in unheated area.
6.
Where a duct extends externally above roof level the section above the roof
should be insulated or a condensate trap should be fitted just below roof level.
7.
Where ducts pass through fire barriers, they must be appropriately fire stopped
in accordance with the requirements of Part B Building Regulations (England &
Wales).
8.
A ducting condensate drain must be fitted to vertical Extract Port to Outside
duct work.
9.
Condensate drain pipe work must be adequately secured, installed to have
a minimum 5° fall and be insulated if any part of the pipe passes though an
unheated void.
EXTRACT
PORT
Extract Port to Outside