Owner`s manual

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VENTING
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The replaces in this manual are direct vent replaces that uses 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 ecient system because conditioned building
air is not used for combustion.
NOTE: The Optica and Bioptica replaces use 4”/6⁄” venting.
Bidore, Lucius, Modore and Trisore models 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 15) and all
congurations must fall within the acceptable range of the model-specic diagrams.
• The maximum allowable rise is 36’/11.0 m and the maximum allowable run is 16’4”/5.0 m but not in combination; see model-
specic diagrams.
• Optica/Bioptica - The minimum vent conguration is a 3’3”/1.0 m vertical rise to a 90° elbow plus a 19”/500 mm horizontal run
to a wall termination.
All other models - The minimum vent conguration is a 19”/500 mm vertical rise to a 90° elbow plus a 19”/500 mm horizontal
run to a wall termination.
• When using wall terminations no more than two horizontal 45° or 90° elbows are allowed. See model-specic diagrams.
• 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.
• The horizontal parts of the venting must be pitched up, away from the replace. For every 12”/305 mm of horizontal run, the
venting must rise ¼”⁄6.5 mm toward the termination. The venting must never run downward.
• Whenever venting passes through a wall, a heat shield, or ‘wall thimble’ from the manufacturer listed in Table 5 must be
installed.
CONFIGURING THE VENTING