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Hearth & Home Technologies • B41L-AU Installation Manual • 2570-980 Rev. C • 7/20
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Vent Clearances and Framing
A. Pipe Clearances to Combustibles
WARNING! Risk of Fire!
Maintain air space clearance
to vent.
DO NOT
pack insulation or other combustibles:
• Between ceiling firestops
• Between wall shield firestops
• Around vent system
Failure to keep insulation or other material away from
vent pipe could cause overheating and fire.
Figure 5.2 Wall Penetration
* Shows center of vent framing hole for top or rear venting. The center of the
hole is 1 in. (25 mm) above the center of the horizontal vent pipe.
Figure 5.1 Horizontal Venting Clearances To Combustible
Materials
* When using SLP pipe, minimum clearances from the vent pipe to combustible materi-
als at inside wall firestops are:
Top: 2-1/2 in. (64 mm)
Bottom: 1/2 in. (13 mm)
Sides: 1 in. (25 mm)
Note: Heat shields MUST overlap by a minimum of 1-1/2 in. (38 mm).
• If wall thickness is less than 4 in. the existing heat shields must be field trimmed. If
wall thickness is greater than 7-1/4 in. a DVP-HSM-B will be required.
•
SLP heat shield
- designed to be used on a wall 4-3/8 in. to 7-5/8 in. (111 mm to
194 mm thick).
• If wall thickness is less than 4-3/8 the existing heat shields must be field trimmed.
If wall thickness is greater than 7-5/8 in. a DVP-HSM-B will be required.
(SLP Pipe Shown)
3 in. (76 mm)
top clearance *
1 in. (25 mm)
clearance
bottom & sides
Heat
Shield
Wall
Shield
Firestop
Heat
Shield
WALL
3 in. (76 mm)
top clearance
1 in. (25 mm)
clearance around
vertical sections
B. Wall Penetration Framing/Firestops
Combustible Wall Penetration
Whenever a combustible wall is penetrated, you must
frame a hole for the wall shield firestop(s). The wall shield
firestop maintains minimum clearances and prevents cold
air infiltration.
• The opening must be framed on all four sides using the
same size framing materials as those used in the wall
construction.
• SLP pipe - A wall shield firestop must be placed on each
side of an interior wall. A minimum 1-1/2 in. (38 mm)
overlap of attached heat shields must be maintained.
• See Section 7.F. for information for regarding the instal
-
lation of a horizontal termination cap.
Non-Combustible Wall Penetration
If the hole being penetrated is surrounded by non-com
-
bustible materials such as concrete, a hole with diameter
one inch greater than the pipe is acceptable.
Whenever a non-combustible wall is penetrated, the wall
shield firestop is only required on one side and no heat
shield is necessary.
A*
B
B41L-AU
47-1/2 in.
46-1/2 in.
1207 mm
1181mm
A
10 in.
10 in.
B
(254 mm)
(254 mm)