Napoleon Fireplaces Castlemore GDS26N - Manual (Page 13)

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W415-0607 / A / 01.18.08
REQUIRED
VERTICAL RISE
IN FEET
V
T
HORIZONTAL VENT RUN PLUS OFFSET IN FEET H
T
The shaded area within the lines represents acceptable
values for H
T
and V
T
.
Example 6:
V
1
= 5 ft
V
2
= 6 ft
V
3
= 10 ft
V
T
= V
1
+ V
2
+ V
3
= 5 + 6 + 10 = 21 ft
H
1
= 8 ft
H
2
= 2.5 ft
H
R
= H
1
+ H
2
= 8 + 2.5 = 10.5 ft
H
O
= .03 (four 90° elbows - 90°)
= .03 (90 + 90 + 90 + 90 - 90) = 8.1 ft
H
T
= H
R
+ H
O
= 10.5 + 8.1 = 18.6 ft
H
T
+ V
T
= 18.6 + 21 = 39.6 ft
Formula 1: H
T
< V
T
18.6 < 21
Formula 2: H
T
+ V
T
< 40 feet
39.6 < 40
Since both formulas are met, this vent confi guration is
acceptable.
FIGURE 16
For vent confi gurations requiring more than zero 90° elbow
(top exit) or one 90° elbow (rear exit), the following formulas
apply:
Formula 1: H
T
< V
T
Formula 2: H
T
+ V
T
< 40 feet
Simple venting confi gurations
TOP OR REAR EXIT VERTICAL TERMINATION
90°
90°
90°
H
2
V
3
90°
FIGURE 17
V
1
H
1
V
2
0
5 10 15 20
40
10
20
30
3
(H
T
) < (V
T
)
See graph to determine the required vertical rise V
T
for the
required horizontal run H
T
.