Planning the installation, Calculating the maximum duct run length – Dacor EH36 User Manual

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Planning the Installation

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To reduce the risk of fire and to properly exhaust air,

be sure to duct air outside the house or building. Do

not vent exhaust air into spaces within walls or ceil-

ings or into attics, crawl spaces or garages.
To prevent combustion by-products, smoke or odors

from entering the home and to improve efficiency,

tape all duct joints securely.
Use only duct work constructed of materials deemed

acceptable by state, municipal and local codes.
Range hoods may interrupt the proper flow of smoke

and combustion gases from furnaces, gas water

heaters and fireplaces. To avoid drawing lethal gases

into the home, follow the manufacturer’s recom-

mendation for these devices and consult NFPA and

ASHRAE recommendations.
Failure to install a remote blower or proper duct work

may result in a back draft and/or the insufficient vent-

ing of smoke and fumes.
do not

install more than one in-line or external

blower to increase the length of the duct run. Even

small differences between blower air flow rates can

greatly reduce the air draw by the hood.

The ventilation system consists of hood and a single

remote or single in-line blower.
A Dacor remote or in-line blower must be installed for

the hood to operate properly. Only one blower shall be

installed.
The EHR series hoods cannot be installed with any

other blower type than the models indicated below. For

directions on installing the blower, see the REMP3/16,

ILHSF8/10 installation instructions.

Approved dAcor Blowers

for use with ehr series hoods

Model

reMp3*

(remote)

600 CFM

ilhsf8*

(in-line)

600 CFM

reMp16*

(remote)

1000 CFM

ilhsf10*

(in-line)

1200 CFM

EHR30/36/42

X

X

X

X

EHR48/54

X

X

* At 0 inches static pressure

Wire the remote blower to turn on. The vent is turned

on by running a piece of conduit parallel to the duct

work and connecting it to the hood on one end and

the remote blower on the other. There are 7/8” access

holes in the top and back of the hood for connecting

the conduit.
The customer must supply conduit with minimum cur-

rent carrying capacity of 8 Amps to supply power to the

remote blower from the hood.
All duct work materials (including screws and duct tape)

must be purchased separately by the customer.

The hood exhaust connects to an 8-inch round duct.

You can increase the duct size over the duct run if

desired. To prevent a back draft, never decrease the

duct size over the run. If existing duct work is smaller

than 8 inches in diameter, remove it and replace it with

8-inch duct work.
Do not rely on tape alone to seal duct joints. Fasten all

connections with sheet metal screws and tape all joints

with certified silver tape or duct tape. Use sheet metal

screws as require to support the duct weight.
To prevent back-drafts, a damper at the duct outlet may

also be required.
Make sure duct work does not interfere with floor joists

or wall studs.
On dual exhaust models, the two 8” exhausts may be

merged into one 10” duct using Dacor transition kit

AHT10. See page 10 for details.
When planning new duct work, always look for the

shortest, most direct route to the outside. The duct col-

lar can be moved to accommodate venting (and wiring)

through the top

A

or the back

B

.

Calculating the Maximum Duct Run Length

The maximum straight duct length for the hood is deter-

mined by the type of duct used. See the chart below.

duct siZe

MAXiMuM duct run

8” round

60 feet

10” round

50 feet

For each elbow and transition added to the duct work, a

certain number of feet must be subtracted from the maxi-

mum duct run to compensate for wind resistance. To deter-

mine the length the duct work cannot exceed, subtract all of

the equivalent lengths of the elbows and transitions listed

below from the maximum duct run above.

Conduit

Conduit

Remote

Blower

Remote

Blower

A

B

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