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Figure 29.  
TYPICAL AIR INTAKE PIPE CONNECTIONS
UPFLOW NON-DIRECT VENT APPLICATIONS
Intake 
Debris 
Screen 
(Provided)
NOTE: Debris screen and elbow may be rotated so that the 
screen may be positioned to face forward or to either side.
Figure 30.  
TYPICAL AIR INTAKE PIPE CONNECTIONS
HORIZONTAL NON-DIRECT VENT APPLICATIONS
Intake 
Debris 
Screen 
(Provided)
OR
PVC Pipe
Coupling
NOTE: Debris screen and elbow may be 
rotated so that the screen may be 
positioned to face forward or to either side.
(Horizontal Right-Hand Air Discharge Application Shown)
Follow the next two steps when installing the unit in Non–
Direct  Vent  applications  where  combustion  air  is  taken 
from indoors and ue gases are discharged outdoors. 
1.  Use eld-provided materials and the factory-provided 
air intake screen to route the intake piping as shown in 
Figure 29 or Figure 30. Maintain a minimum clearance 
of 3” (76 mm) around the air intake opening. The air 
intake  opening  (with  the  protective  screen)  should 
always  be  directed  forward  or  to  either  side  in  the 
upow position, and either straight out or downward in 
the horizontal position.
The air intake piping  must  not terminate too close to 
the  ooring  or  a  platform.  Ensure  that  the  intake  air 
inlet will not be obstructed by loose insulation or other 
items that may clog the debris screen.
2.  If  intake  air  is  drawn  from  a  ventilated  attic  (Figure 
31) or ventilated crawlspace  (Figure 32) the exhaust 
vent length must not exceed those listed in Table 5C. 
If 3” diameter pipe is used, reduce to 2” diameter pipe 
at  the  termination  point  to  accommodate  the  debris 
screen.
3.  Use a sheet metal screw to secure the intake pipe to 
the connector, if desired.
If  this  unit  is  being  installed  in  an  application  with 
combustion air coming in from a space serviced by an 
exhaust fan, power exhaust fan, or other device which 
may create a negative pressure in the space, take care 
when sizing the inlet air opening. The inlet air opening 
must be sized to accommodate the maximum volume 
of  exhaust  air  as  well  as  the  maximum  volume  of 
combustion air required for all gas appliances serviced 
by this space.
   CAUTION
Figure 31. Equipment in Conned Space
(Inlet Air from Ventilated Attic and Outlet Air to 
Outside)
NOTE-The inlet and outlet air openings shall each have a free area
of at least one square inch per 4,000 Btu (645mm
2
 
per 1.17kW) per
hour of the total input rating of all equipment in the enclosure.
Ventilation Louvers
Inlet Air
(Minimum
12 in.(305mm) Above
attic floor)
Roof Terminated
Exhaust Pipe
Furnace
*Intake Debris
Screen
(Provided)
* See Maximum Vent Lengths table