Installation manual

Rinnai New Zealand Limited RDV3610 Installation Manual: 11658-E
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Flue installation - general guidelines
Every gas replace requires a ue system that will draw effectively and clear ue products
safely under all potential wind and climatic conditions.
It is the responsibility of the installer to ensure that the appliance is provided with an effective
ue. Some guidelines to assist with ue design are listed below. These should be viewed in
conjunction with the installation instructions provided by the ue manufacturer (included with
all Rinnai Symmetry ue cowls) and with the Horizontal Flue Flashing Kit instruction sheet.
These must be read and modied as necessary with reference to the particular installation
The Rinnai Symmetry RDV3610 must be installed with an approved Rinnai ue system.
Approved ue components for this appliance are detailed in this manual.
Clearance to combustibles
Minimum clearance from inner ue to combustible
material must be greater than 50 mm (equates to 15
mm from outer ue).
Flashings
A wall thimble and ashing kit is supplied with the Horizontal Through The Wall Kit. For all
other ueing congurations ashings must be specied.
Flue cowl clearance
To ensure products of combustion are cleared, adequate clearance for the building is required
and the below guideline is recommended.
Combusble Material
(must be greater than 50 mm from inner flue)
Flue
Inner flue 100 mm
Outer flue 170 mm
Flue cowl should have a 500
mm clearance from any part of
the building. This also applies to
steeped and pitched roofs which
should be clear of the ridge line as
shown below. Lesser clearances
may provide perfectly adequate
ue systems depending on the
installation. Minimum clearances are
shown in NZS 5261.