DIRECT-VENT FIREPLACE OWNER'S OPERATION AND INSTALLATION MANUAL PENINSULA MODELS (V)DVF36 TPNA-A(-HA)/TPNPA-A/TPNEA-A/TPNPEA-A SEE-THRU MODELS (V)DVF36 TSTA-A(-HA)/TSTPA-A/TSTEA-A/TSTPEA-A
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VENTING INSTALLATION 
INSTRUCTIONS
Continued
   For vinyl siding, 
stucco, or  wood  exteriors,  a  siding  standoff 
must be  installed between  the vent  cap  and 
exterior  wall.  The  siding  standoff  prevents 
excessive heat from damaging siding materials. 
Siding materials must be cut to accommodate 
standoff.  Bolt  the  vent  cap  to  the  standoff. 
Apply non-hardening  mastic  around  outside 
edge of the standoff. Position the standoff/cap 
assembly in the center of the square hole and 
attach to exterior wall with wood screws pro-
vided (see Figure 20). The siding standoff must 
sit ush against the exterior fascia material.
5.       Slide 
interior  wall  restop  over  vent  pipe  before 
connecting  horizontal  run  to  vent  cap  (see 
Figure 21).
6.  Make  final  connection  to  vent  terminal.  
Flush or recessed with short vent system: 
Vent system may be pre-sized. Check for nal 
t and slide unit into framing with restop in 
place. This is helpful when using rigid pipe 
and  round  vent  termination.  Vent  may  be 
preconnected  and  slipped  through  restop. 
Make sure the 45° connection at unit is tight 
and does not come loose before unit is nailed 
to framing.
   Vent 
pipe must be manipulated at outer end to make 
nal connection. Manually secure pipe inside 
open framing. If this is a retrot installation in 
an inaccessible space, you may have to secure 
the outer end of vent pipe with wall straps and 
tap screws at outer end.
  When using tap screws with rigid pipe, be sure 
that screws do not penetrate inner pipe. These 
procedures may also be followed by exible 
pipe installations. To  use  exible  pipe,  vent 
must be drawn through end restop, cut back 
to  6"-8"  to  permit  easy  connection  of  ex 
termination and connection must be slipped 
back  into  and  secured  to  installation. You 
must use an adequate number of spring spac-
ers at ends and closest bend to termination to 
prevent kinks or collapsing on the re. Do not 
use screws with ex pipe. Vent system must 
be code inspected and released before adding 
dry wall or other surface treatments.
Figure 20 - Installing Vinyl Siding 
Standoff (Combustible Exterior Wall)
Cut Vinyl Siding
Away to Fit Standoff
Wood 
Screw
Bolt
Standoff
Vent 
Cap
Apply Mastic
to All Four Sides
Vent Cap
(Horizontal Termination)
Interior Wall 
Surface
Interior Wall Firestop 
(Combustible 
Exterior Wall Only)
Horizontal 
Vent Pipe
Figure 21 - Connecting Vent Cap with 
Horizontal Vent Pipe
Screw










