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28% UP
CHIMNEY
LOWER EFFICIENCY - before 1992
HEAT DISTRIBUTION
400 - 550F
70% TO HOUSE
2%
STANDBY
18% UP
CHIMNEY
HIGHER EFFICIENCY - after 1992
275 - 450F
80% TO HOUSE
2%
STANDBY
Higher Efficiency Produces
Lower Stack Temperatures
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Z-Flex
IS THE LEADING MANUFACTURER
OF SPECIALTY VENTING SYSTEMS FOR
FURNACES, BOILERS, WATER HEATERS,
OIL HEATERS, FIREPLACES, AND MORE.
Z-FLEX has been providing flexible
answers to gas, oil, pellet and wood
venting applications since 1979.
We have pioneered flexible chimney
liner solutions and special gas vent
(AL29-4C
®
).
A variety of innovations in materials
and construction have led to products
that deliver:
• Superior performance and
increased efficiency
• Easier handling and faster,
simpler installation
• Greater reliability, safety and
increased service life
To that we add responsive
customer service along with
expert technical support.
SPECIALISTS
IN FLEXIBLE VENTING SOLUTIONS
Safety Issues
Since the federal government required modern heating
equipment to achieve higher efficiencies in 1992, safely
venting them has become more of a challenge. Today’s
more efficient equipment produces lower flue gas
temperatures than pre-1992 equipment. The low
temperature flue gas provides little natural draft in chimneys
and is more likely to condense into an acidic, and corrosive,
solution. The result can cause property damage, personal
injury, or death. The natural laws of physics that control this
phenomenon pertain to all gas and oil fired equipment.
Our three major product lines; chimney liners, special gas
vent (AL29-4C® stainless steel), and flexible vent connectors
are all designed to prevent flue gas condensation or
protect against its corrosive effects. Most of the products
Z-FLEX has developed are now recommended or required by
the following national codes and testing agencies:
1992 National Fuel Gas Code
• Venting Tables for sizing Chimney Liners and
Vent Connectors when adding or replacing equipment
• Insulated Connectors required in attics and
other “cold” spaces
1997 NFPA 31 “Installation
of Oil Burning Equipment”
• Venting Tables for sizing Chimney Liners
International Approval Services
(formerly AGA)
• June, 1996 – IAS requires all Category III gas boilers
and furnaces to use a UL 1738 approved vent system
(like our Z-Vent)
• July, 1998 – IAS requires all Category III gas residential
unit heaters to use a UL 1738 approved vent system
(like our Z-Vent)
Advanced Products
FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE
Advanced Products
FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE
• PATENTED TRIPLE-LOCK DESIGN
FOR STRENGTH
• COMPRESSED TO LOWER
SHIPPING COSTS
• BEST AVAILABLE
MATERIALS/ALLOYS
• 20+ YEARS OF MANUFACTURING
EXPERIENCE
• “IMMEDIATE” AVAILABILITY
(24–72 HR. LEAD TIME)
• LISTED BY UNDERWRITERS
LABORATORIES