UDAP/APD/UDBP Venting Requirements

Form I-UD&APD Series-V-PV (5-17), P/N 195675R20, Page 6
3.0 Venting
Requirements
and
Instructions
- Commercial/
Industrial
Installation
3.1 Type of Vent Pipe Required for Vent Run
A commercial/industrial installation may have either a horizontal or a vertical vent run
using one of the types of vent pipe listed. Do not intermix different vent system
parts from different manufacturers in the same venting system.
Horizontal
Vent Run
Vent pipe approved to UL Std 1738 for a Category III
appliance, OR
Appropriately sealed 26-gauge or heavier galvanized steel
or equivalent single-wall pipe
Vertical
Vent Run
Vent pipe approved to UL Std 1738 for a Category III
appliance, OR
Appropriately sealed 26-gauge or heavier galvanized steel
or equivalent single-wall pipe, OR
If at least 75% of the equivalent length of the vent run is
vertical - Double-wall (Type B) vent pipe
3.2 Vent Pipe
Diameter and
Length
TABLE 4 - Vent Pipe Diameter and Length for Horizontal and Vertical Vents
Vent pipe diameters and maximum vent lengths in TABLE 4 apply to both Horizontal
and Vertical vents. Add all straight sections and equivalent lengths for elbows. The
total combined length must not exceed the Maximum Vent Length. Minimum vent
length is 3 feet (1M). Use only one diameter of vent pipe on an installation.
Heater
Size
Vent Pipe
Diameter
Maximum
Vent Length
Equivalent Straight
Length for 90° Elbow
Equivalent Straight
Length for 45° Elbow
Field-supplied taper type
connection required at the
venter outlet
inches mm feet M feet M feet M
30
3 76 20 6.1 3 0.9 1.5 0.5 4” to 3” (102mm to 76mm) reducer
4 102 10 3 2 0.6 1 0.3 None
45
3 76 20 6.1 3 0.9 1.5 0.5 4” to 3” (102mm to 76mm) reducer
4 102 10 3 2 0.6 1 0.3 None
60
3 76 30 9.1 4 1.2 2 0.6 4” to 3” (102mm to 76mm) reducer
4 102 15 4.6 2 0.6 1 0.3 None
75 4 102 30 9.1 4 1.2 2 0.6 None
100 4 102 40 12.2 5 1.5 2.5 0.8 None
125 4 102 40 12.2 5 1.5 2.5 0.8 None
150 5 127 35 10.7 5 1.5 2.5 0.8 None
175 5 127 35 10.7 5 1.5 2.5 0.8 None
200 5 127 50 15.2 5 1.5 2.5 0.8 None
225 5 127 50 15.2 5 1.5 2.5 0.8 None
250 5 127 50 15.2 5 1.5 2.5 0.8 None
300 6 152 50 15.2 5 1.5 2.5 0.8 None
350
6 152 50 15.2 7 2.1 3.5 1.1 None
7 178 50 15.2 4.5 1.4 2.25 0.7 6” to 7” (152 to 178mm) enlarger
400
6 152 50 15.2 8 2.4 4 1.2 None
7 178 50 15.2 5 1.5 2.5 0.8 6” to 7” (152 to 178mm) enlarger
Commercial / Industrial Installation
Std Power Vent fan type or blower type unit heater - All Sizes