K. install horizontal termination cap – Heat & Glo Fireplace HEAT & GLO SLR-B (COSMO) User Manual

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Figure 10.17 Venting through the wall

Note: When using termination caps with factory-supplied heat

shield attached, no additional wall shield fi restop is required on

the exterior side of a combustible wall.

K. Install Horizontal Termination Cap

WARNING! Risk of Fire! The telescoping fl ue section

of the termination cap MUST be used when connecting

vent.

• 1-1/2 (38 mm) minimum overlap of fl ue telescoping

section is required.

Failure to maintain overlap may cause overheating and

fi re.

• Vent termination must not be recessed in the wall. Siding

may be brought to the edge of the cap base.

• Flash and seal as appropriate for siding material at

outside edges of cap.

• When installing a horizontal termination cap, follow

the cap location guidelines as prescribed by current

ANSI Z223.1 and CAN/CGA-B149 installation codes

and refer to Section 6 of this manual.

CAUTION! Risk of Burns! Local codes may require in-

stallation of a cap shield to prevent anything or anyone

from touching the hot cap.
NOTICE: For certain exposures which require superior

resistance to wind-driven rain penetration, a fl ashing kit and

HRC caps are available. When penetrating a brick wall, a

brick extension kit is available for framing the brick.

INTERIOR

HEAT SHIELD OR

EXTENDED

HEAT SHIELD

WALL SHIELD

FIRESTOP

HEAT SHIELD

1-1/2 IN. (38 MM) MIN.

OVERLAP

SHEATHING

SLIP SECTION

CAN BE EXTENDED

INNER VENT

OUTER VENT

EXTERIOR

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