Overview of Primary Product
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Air Tee Collar Installation: If the venter is to be used to provide 6.
combustion air to an appliance (See Figure 8):
Remove the factory-installed air tee cover plate.a.
Install the combustion air tee collar: Insert the collar tabs into b.
the slots on the air tee adjacent to the opening, and position
the slotted tabs onto the mounting studs. NOTE: The air tee
must be extended to give at least 14-
1
⁄4” from end of the air tee
to back of mounting plate to allow proper installation of the air
tee collar.
Reaching into the collar, bend both collar tabs inward towards c.
the opening into a U-shape, to pull the collar towards the tee
and stabilize the joint.
Re-install the lock-washer nuts onto the mounting studs and d.
carefully tighten, use care not to over-tighten.
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Figure 6
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Figure 8
Two-Piece Backing Plate Installation:5.
Position the Upper Backing Plate Half on the inside wall by placing the plate half on the inside wall a.
and up to the venter body, locating the air pressure sensing tube through the small slot in the plate half
and the flexible conduit through the larger slot, as shown in Figure 4. Install an appropriate fastener in
the upper right corner hole in the plate half. Note: If the wall is thicker than 11”, it may be necessary
to enlarge the pressure sensing tube slot to allow clearance for the tube union fitting.
Bend the two tabs of the Lower Backing Plate Half outward (See Figure 5) and position it on the inside b.
wall as shown in Figure 6 and install appropriate fasteners through the upper left and lower right
corner holes in both plate halves.
Install an appropriate fastener in the lower left corner hole.c.
Extend and rotate the extendable combustion air tee to the desired position, and install the two self-d.
drilling screws (included) through the two tabs on the lower backing plate and into the body of the
power venter, to lock the air tee in the desired position (See Diagram 7) and complete the backing
plate installation.