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II-PLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION
All pipe, ttings, primer and solvent cement must conform 
with American National Standard Institute and the Ameri-
can Society for Testing and Materials (ANSI/ASTM) stan-
dards.  The  solvent  shall  be  free  owing  and  contain  no 
lumps,  undissolved  particles  or  any  foreign  matter  that 
adversely aects the joint strength or chemical resistance 
of the cement. The cement shall show no gelation, strati-
cation, or separation that cannot be removed by stirring. 
Refer to the table 14 below for approved piping and tting 
materials.
TABLE 14 
PIPING AND FITTINGS SPECIFICATIONS
Schedule 40 PVC (Pipe) D1785
Schedule 40 PVC (Cellular Core Pipe) F891
Schedule 40 PVC (Fittings) D2466
Schedule 40 CPVC (Pipe) F441
Schedule 40 CPVC (Fittings) F438
SDR-21 PVC or SDR-26 PVC (Pipe) D2241
SDR-21 CPVC or SDR-26 CPVC (Pipe) F442
Schedule 40 ABS Cellular Core DWV 
(Pipe)
F628
Schedule 40 ABS (Pipe) D1527
Schedule 40 ABS (Fittings) D2468
ABS-DWV (Drain Waste & Vent) (Pipe & 
Fittings)
D2661
PVC-DWV (Drain Waste & Vent) Pipe & 
Fittings)
D2665
PRIMER & SOLVENT CEMENT
ASTM 
SPECIFICATION
PVC & CPVC Primer F656
PVC Solvent Cement D2564
CPVC Solvent Cement F493
ABS Solvent Cement D2235
PVC/CPVC/ABS All Purpose Cement 
For Fittings & Pipe of the same material
D2564, D2235, 
F493 
ABS to PVC or CPVC Transition Solvent
Cement
D3188
CANADA PIPE & FITTING & SOLVENT
CEMENT
MARKING
PVC & CPVC Pipe and Fittings
ULCS636
PVC & CPVC Solvent Cement
ABS to PVC or CPVC Transition 
Cement
POLYPROPYLENE VENTING SYSTEM
PolyPro® by Duravent
InnoFlue® by Centrotherm
 IMPORTANT
Exhaust and intake connections are made of PVC. 
Use PVC primer and solvent cement when using 
PVC vent pipe. When using ABS vent pipe, use 
transitional solvent cement to make connections to 
the PVC ttings in the unit.
Use PVC primer and solvent cement or ABS solvent ce-
ment  meeting  ASTM  specications,  refer  to  TABLE  4. 
As  an  alternate,  use  all  purpose  cement,  to  bond ABS, 
PVC, or CPVC pipe when using ttings and pipe made of 
the same materials. Use transition solvent cement when 
bonding ABS to either PVC or CPVC.
Low temperature solvent cement is recommended during 
cooler weather. Metal or plastic strapping may be used for 
vent pipe hangers. Uniformly apply a liberal coat of PVC 
primer for PVC or use a clean dry cloth for ABS to clean 
inside  socket  surface  of  tting  and  male  end  of  pipe  to 
depth of tting socket.
Canadian Applications Only - Pipe, ttings, primer and 
solvent cement used to vent (exhaust) this appliance must 
be certied to ULC S636 and supplied by a single manu-
facturer as part of an approved vent (exhaust) system. In 
addition, the rst three feet of vent pipe from the furnace 
ue collar must be accessible for inspection.
Venting Options
The EL296DFE is shipped with vent exhaust / air intake 
connection at the top cap. See FIGURE 17. Using parts 
provided, the furnace may be eld modied to have these 
connections on the right side of the furnace cabinet. See 
FIGURE 19 and follow the steps below. For left side vent-
ing order kit 87W73.
1 -   Remove inner blower door.
2 -    Loosen hose clamps which attach rubber ttings to 
the white PVC pipes inside the vestibule area. See 
FIGURE 17.
3 -    Loosen the  clamp which  secures  the  pipes  at  the 
blower deck. See gure 17.
4 -    Remove white PVC pipes, slide up and out thru the 
top cap.
5 -    Remove  the  black  plastic  tting  in  top  cap  which 
previously aligned the PVC pipes.
6 -    Remove  the  remaining  parts  of the  pipe  clamp at 
the blower deck.
7 -    Remove  the  sheet  metal  patch  plate  on  the  side 
of  the  cabinet  which covers  the openings  for side 
venting option. Save screws for reuse.
8 -    Re-use the patch plate to cover the hole in the top 
cap. See FIGURE 18. Remove the 2 screws which 
secure the top cap to the furnace on the right side 
and re-install  securing the  right  edge of  the patch 
plate and the right side of the top cap to the furnace. 
Use 2 self-drilling sheet metal screws (provided) to 
nish  securing  the  left  edge  of  the  patch  plate  on 
the left side.