Condensing Furnace Vent Termination

Do not vent any of these furnaces using category iii venting.

Condensing furnace vent termination.

This residual liquid is highly acidic. One that will carry the water from the vent pipe to the trap this could be attached to a drain port in the vent elbow inside the unit or the bottom of the draft inducer. Distance from a clothes dryer exhaust vent wall termination to the nearest air inlet point on a direct vent chimney. A common mistake when adding screening to pvc furnace vents is to use ready made pvc accessories such as pvc termination vents which can obstruct as much as 60 percent of the airflow.

Distance to an air conditioner or heat pump compressor condenser unit to the nearest point of a direct vent gas heater exhaust. Category i venting vertical venting 80 furnaces only warning to prevent possible personal injury or death due to asphyxiation non condensing gas fired warm air furnaces must be category i vented. 24 inches to 6 feet note 6. While the other would carry the water from the secondary heat exchanger to the trap.

10 feet note 5 clothes dryer vent clearances termination. What is vented is a residual corrosive condensate of water and carbon dioxide. While these are fine for their intended use for blocking the end of a plumbing system vent pipe they are not acceptable to shield the ends of furnace vents. It uses a venting system to extract that heat before venting.

A high efficiency condensing furnace can achieve efficiency ratings of 90 or above. Category i venting is venting at a non positive pressure. Plastic condensing horizonatal termination vent kit for rinnai se and se tankless water heaters 71 39.