Installation, For qualified installers only), Venting the pellet insert – Avalon Firestyles AGP Pellet User Manual
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Installation
(For Qualified Installers Only)
© Travis Industries
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Venting the Pellet Insert
INSTALL VENT AT CLEARANCES SPECIFIED BY THE VENT MANUFACTURER.
DO NOT CONNECT THE PELLET VENT TO A VENT SERVING ANY OTHER APPLIANCE OR
INSERT.
DO NOT INSTALL A FLUE DAMPER IN THE EXHAUST VENTING SYSTEM OF THIS UNIT.
USE AN APPROVED WALL THIMBLE WHEN PASSING THE VENT THROUGH WALLS AND
A CEILING SUPPORT/FIRE-STOP SPACER WHEN PASSING THE VENT THROUGH
CEILINGS (MAKE SURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE TO ANY COMBUSTIBLES).
Maximum Venting Distance:
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Maximum venting height is 35' (maximum horizontal offset is 10')
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Use no more than 180° of elbows (two 90° elbows, or two 45° & one 90° elbow, etc.).
Pellet Vent Type
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Must be Type "L" vent and/or Type "L" chimney liner.
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3” diameter vent may be used if vent is 20’ or less.
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4" diameter vent is required if vent height is over 20’.
Installing the Pellet Vent
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Pellet vent connections must be sealed
airtight with 500° F. RTV silicone and
screwed together with at least three
sheet metal screws.
Pellet Vent Termination
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Termination must be a minimum 6" above the top of the chimney (NOTE: the chimney must meet
local codes for height above the roof or other obstructions).
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Must have an approved cap (to prevent water from entering).
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Must not be located where it will become plugged by snow or other material.
This fireplace insert must be installed with a continuous chimney liner of 3” or 4” diameter
extending from the fireplace insert to the top of the chimney. The chimney liner must conform to
the Class 3 requirements of CAN/ULC-S636, Standard for Lining Systems for Existing Masonry or
Factory-Built Chimneys and Vents, or CAN/ULC-S640, Standard for Lining Systems for New
Masonry Chimneys.
Seal each vent section (including
adapters, elbows, etc...) by
injecting a liberal amount of 500°
F. RTV silicone into the gap
between sections.
500° F. RTV
Silicone
The exhaust quick-
connect can be
removed to allow for
installation and
cleaning.