GOLD CGi Gas-Fired Water Boiler — Boiler Manual
14
Part Number
550-110-710/0107
Venting — general information
3a
CGi venting methods — Chimney draft or Direct exhaust
Chimney draft venting
Chimney draft venting uses the natural draft provided
by a vertical vent or chimney. Category I appliance (non-
positive vent static pressure and vent gas temperature
that avoids excessive condensate production in vent).
See Section
3b
. Chimney draft installations use:
1. Vent connector (single or doublewall) sized to
eliminate positive pressure in vent system. Diameter
increases immediately at boiler.
. Doublewall metal vent (B-vent) or chimney with
liner approved by the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI
Z3.1–latest edition, or in Canada B149.1 or B149.
Installation Code.
Direct exhaust — vertical or sidewall
Direct exhaust venting uses inside combustion air with
no combustion air connector piping. All CGi flue gas
vents are pressurized, requiring careful sealing of all
joints. Category III appliance (positive vent static pres-
sure and vent gas temperature that avoids excessive
condensate production in vent). See pages 15-19.
Direct exhaust installations use:
1. Vent pipe specified in this manual.
. Vent termination through outside wall, roof or un-
used chimney. Tight chimney areas will make vent
joint construction very difficult.
Venting — chimney draft venting
3b
1. Use doublewall metal vent (B-vent) or chimney with liner as
required by the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z3.1–latest
edition, or in Canada, B149.1 or B149. Installation Code.
. To prevent downdrafts, chimney should extend at least 3 feet
above the highest point where it passes through a roof and
at least feet higher than any portion of a building within
a horizontal distance of 10 feet.
3. To vent with another appliance, see National Fuel Gas Code,
ANSI Z3.1–latest edition or in Canada B149. or B149.
Installation Code
4. Do not connect breeching to any portion of a mechanical
draft system that can operate under positive pressure.
5. Maintain minimum ” clearance from combustible materials
to vent pipe.
6. Do not use chimney with an open fireplace.
. Make horizontal runs as short as possible. Long runs can
cause condensation.
8. When longer runs are used, support pipe with appropriate
hangers.
9. To prevent blockage, do not vent into bottom of chimney.
10. Vent pipe must not go beyond inside wall of chimney.
11. Vent passing through floors or ceilings must be fire-
stopped.
1. See
Figure 7
and
Table 3
to connect boiler to venting sys-
tem.
Inspect existing chimney before installing boiler. Failure to
clean or replace perforated pipe or lining will cause severe
personal injury or death.
Table 3
Vent
connector
diameter
Vent sizing given in
Table 3
is only a general guideline. The
vent connector and chimney must be designed, sized and
constructed in compliance with all applicable codes. Failure to
correctly size and install the vent system could result in severe
personal injury, death or substantial property damage.
Figure 7
Chimnney
draft
venting
