Velocity Raptor RPTR155, Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

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VII. Venting
C. Design Requirements Unique to Vertical Venting Systems (continued)
Terminal Option J: Diversitech Concentric Terminal (Acceptable for Vent Options 10 & 11) - This terminal is shown in
Figure 7.16 and may be used with CPVC/PVC vent systems. See Part VII-E of this manual and the Diversitech instructions
provided with the terminal, for installation details.
Terminal Option K: DuraVent PolyPro Concentric Terminal (Acceptable for Vent Options 12, 13) - This terminal is shown
in Figure 7.18 and may be used with DuraVent 2" or 3" PolyPro vent systems. Use a compatible DuraVent roof flashing and
storm collar in accordance with the DuraVent instructions for this terminal See Part VII-F of this manual and the DuraVent
instructions provided with the terminal, for installation details.
2. Vertical Vent and Air Intake Location – Observe the following clearances from roof mounted terminals:
• Bottom of air intake opening must be at least 12" above the normal snow line anticipated on the roof.
• Exhaust opening must be at least 2ft above any portion of the roof or structure located within horizontally within 10ft.
• For terminal option H, maintain at least 12" of vertical separation between the exhaust and intake opening as shown in
Figure 7.15 and 7.17.
3. Requirements for B-Vent Air Chase Options – Observe the following additional requirements when using an abandoned
B-vent chimney as an air chase as described in Options #18-21. Also refer to Figures 7.19 & 7.20.
• B vent must be clean and in good condition.
• Use of flex PolyPropylene outside of B-vent chimney is not permitted.
• All joints and seams in the B-vent must be sealed with RTV. If these seams are not accessible, vent options 18-21 cannot
be used while complying with the National Fuel Gas Code (as an alternative, the B-vent chimney can be used as a chase
for the vent pipe while combustion air is piped from an outside wall - see Part VII-D for additional details).
• All venting is PolyPropylene supplied by the vent manufacturer shown in Table 7.13b. The portion of this venting within
the B–vent is flexible.
• All flex pipe must be installed vertically. Up to two offsets (four bends) may be made in the vertical run of flex pipe.
Bends used to make these offsets may not exceed 45 degrees.
• Because the flex pipe is corrugated, it has a higher pressure drop than the rigid pipe used elsewhere in the vent system.
Equivalent lengths for flex venting are shown in Table 7.14. Reduce the maximum allowable vent length shown in Table
7.13b by this equivalent length for each foot of flex pipe used, as well as for each elbow in addition to the first. The
termination is not counted. If offsets (described above) are present, the equivalent length of the bends in these offsets
can also be ignored.
Example: A 110MBH model is to be installed as using Vent Option 18 as shown in Figure 7.19. The following components
are used:
Vent:
2" DuraVent Poly-Pro (Rigid) – 4ft
2" DuraVent Poly-Pro Flex – 20ft
Poly-Pro elbows – 2
DuraVent 2PPS-VFT Terminal (exhaust side)
Intake:
2" PVC – 6ft
2" PVC Sweep 90 – 3
Turn in B vent Tee
Straight B-vent (5" or larger) containing flex vent – 20ft
DuraVent 2PPS-VFT Terminal (intake side)
Vent Equivalent length – First elbow is ignored. The terminal is also ignored. From Table 7.14, the equivalent length of 2"
DuraVent Poly-Pro Flex is 2.0ft. From Table 7.1 the equivalent length of the second 90 elbow is 4.5ft. The equivalent length
of the vent system is therefore:
4 + 4.5 + (20 x 2.0) = 48.5ft.
Since Vent Option 18 shows a max vent length of 60ft, the planned vent length of OK.
Intake Equivalent length - First elbow and the turn in the B vent tee are ignored, leaving two sweep 90 elbows that must be
counted. From Table 7.1, the equivalent length of each of these elbows is 2.6ft. From Table 7.14 the equivalent length of the
B vent containing flex is 1.0ft. Equivalent length of the intake system is therefore:
(2 x 2.6) +6 +(20 x 1.0) = 31.2ft.
Since this is less than 60ft, the planned intake length is OK.