Installation manual
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VENTING
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The replaces in this manual are direct vent replaces that use a co-axial or “pipe within a pipe” venting system. The outer “pipe”
or vent conducts fresh, outside air into the replace and the inner vent carries the exhaust outside. This technology, which can run
either horizontally through a side wall or vertically through the roof, produces an ecient system because conditioned building
air is not used for combustion.
NOTE: The replaces described in this manual use 5”/8” venting.
All of the following points apply to every installation:
• Only the direct vent components from M&G DuraVent (listed in Table 5) are approved for use with these replaces. The
installation instructions are in Appendix One. Please read, understand and follow these instructions.
• Every Element4 replace is shipped with a North American venting adapter. It MUST be the rst piece of venting installed.
• All measurements are taken from the center of the vent connector on the top of the replace (see Figure 20) and all
congurations must fall within the acceptable range of the venting charts.
• The maximum allowable rise is 36’/11.0 m and the maximum allowable run is 9’10”/3.0 m but not in combination; see Figure 21
and Graph 1.
• When venting with a horizontal termination, the minimum vent conguration is a 39”/1.0 m vertical rise to a 90° elbow plus a
19”/500 mm horizontal run to a wall termination. When venting with a vertical termination, the minimum vent conguration is
3’3”/1000 mm and the maximum rise is 36’/11.0 m maximum.
• When using wall terminations no more than two horizontal 45° or 90° elbows are allowed.
• When using vertical terminations no more than four 90° elbows OR eight 45° elbows OR a combination totaling no more
than 360° ‘elbow degrees’. For example, a combination of two 90° elbows and two 45° elbows is allowed (90° + 90° + 45°+ 45°
equals 270°) but a combination of three 90° elbows and three 45° elbows is not allowed (the total equals 405°.) These elbows
can be installed either horizontally or vertically.
• A minimum clearance of 3”/75 mm must be maintained between combustible materials and the top of any horizontal vent
pipe surface; a minimum clearance of 1”/25 mm must be maintained between combustible materials and any other vent pipe
surface.
• There may be no venting component higher than the termination.
• Whenever venting passes through a wall, a heat shield, or ‘wall thimble’ from the manufacturer listed in Table 5 must be
installed.
• For venting congurations greater than those shown a power vent must be used. Contact your retailer for more details.
CONFIGURING THE VENTING