- Instruction Manual Residential Gas Water Heater

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INSTALLATION SEQUENCE
ForinstallationsintheCityofLosAngeles,CaliforniaCategoryIV
PVCPipesuchasthatmanufacturedbyBrownlinePipeCompany,
mustbeusedasventpipematerial.
CAUTION
VENT TERMINALS SUPPLIED WITH HEATER MUST BE USED.
NOTE: BEFORE BEGINNING INSTALLATION OF ANY
VENT PIPE READ THE VENT PIPE MANUFACTURER’S
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
1. After the points of termination have been determined,
use the cover plates as templates to mark the holes for
thevent pipes tobe inserted throughthewall.BEWAREOF
CONCEALED WIRING AND PIPING INSIDE OF WALL. If the
ventterminalsarebeinginstalledontheoutsideofanished
wall, it may be easier to mark both the inside and outside
wall.Aligntheholesbydrillingaholethroughthecenterofthe
templatefromtheinsidethroughtotheoutside.Thetemplate
cannowbepositionedontheoutsidewallusingthedrilledholes
asacenteringpointforthetemplate.
A.) MASONRY SIDE WALLS Chisel an opening approximately
1/2”(1.3cm)largerthanthemarkedcircle.
  B.) WOODENSIDEWALLSDrillapilotholeapproximately
   one quarter inch outside of the marked circle. This
   pilot hole is used as a starting point fora saws-all or
   sabresawblade.Cutaroundthemarkedcirclestaying
   approximately one quarter inch outside of the line.
   (This will allow the vent pipe to easily slide through
   the opening.The resulting gap will be covered by the
   vent terminal cover plates.) Repeat this step on the
inside wall if necessary.
2. Cutalengthof3”PVCpipeabout3.5”(8.9cm)longerthanthe
 wallthicknessattheopening.
3. Gluetheintakeventterminaltothesectionofthepipe.
4. Slidethewallplateoverpipetostopagainstintakeventterminal.
5. Placeabeadofcaulking(notsupplied)aroundthegapbetween
 the pipe and the wall. Place some of the caulking on the
 backoftheplatetoholditagainstthewallafterinstallation.
6. Iftheventpipeisinstalleduptothewall,withacouplingonthe
 endagainstthewallopening,thepipewiththeventterminalcan
 bepreparedforgluingbeforeinsertingthroughthewall.Slidethe
 pipethroughthewallandinsertintocouplingontheothersideof
 thewall,makingsurethattheventterminalendsuppointedinthe
 correctposition(Figure19).
FIGURE 19.
VERTICAL VENT TERMINAL INSTALLATION
IMPORTANT
WHEN TERMINATING THROUGH A ROOF, THE FOLLOWING
SPECIFICATIONS PERTAINING TO TERMINAL LOCATION
MUST BE FOLLOWED.
1. Propersupportmustbeprovidedforallpipeprotrudingthrough
the roof.
2. Theverticalroofterminationsshouldbesealedwithaplumbing
 roofbootorequivalentashing.
3. Theintakeventterminationandtheexhaustventterminationmust
 penetratethesamesideofroof.
4. Thecenterlineoftheintakeventterminationandthecenter
 line of the exhaust vent termination must be no closer
 than24”(61cm).
5. Theintakeventterminalandtheexhaustventterminalmustbe
 orientedfacingdownwardandthesamedirection.
ThespecicationsaredisplayedinFigures20&21.
NOTE: Exhaust vent terminal is installed using the same
procedure.
FIGURE 20.
FIGURE 21.