Heatilator • HEIR36-IFT, HEIR42-IFT, HEIR50-IFT Installation Manual • 2458-980 Rev. B • 8/17
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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.
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Vent Clearances and Framing
Figure 5.2 Wall Penetration
Figure 5.1 Horizontal Venting Clearances To Combustible
Materials
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.
• DVP pipe - A wall shield firestop is required on one side
only on interior walls. If your local inspector requires a
wall shield firestop on both sides, then both wall shield
firestops must have a heat shield (refer to Section
12.A.) attached to them.
• See Section 7.E. for information for regarding the instal
-
lation of a horizontal termination cap.
Note: Heat shields MUST overlap by a minimum of 1-1/2 in. (38 mm).
•
DVP heat shield
- designed to be used on a wall 4 in. to 7-1/4 in. (102 mm to 184
mm)
thick
.
• 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.
• 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.
(DVP 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
A*
B
10 in.
12 in.
DO NOT PACK WITH
INSULATION OR OTHER
MATERIAL
* Shows center of vent framing hole with minimum vertical for top venting. The
center of the hole is one (1) in. (25 mm) above the center of the horizontal
vent pipe.
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.
MODEL
A*
B
HEIR36
74-3/16 in.
73-3/16 in.
HEIR42
79-3/16 in.
78-3/16 in.
HEIR50
83-3/16 in.
82-3/16 in.