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Details of Intake and Exhaust Piping Terminations for
Direct Vent Installations
NOTE - In Direct Vent installations, combustion air is taken 
from outdoors and ue gases are discharged to outdoors.
NOTE - Flue gas may be slightly acidic and may adverse-
ly aect some building materials. If any vent  termination 
is used and the ue gasses may impinge on the building 
material, a corrosion-resistant shield (minimum 24 inches 
square) should be used to protect the wall surface. If the 
optional tee is used, the protective shield is recommend-
ed. The shield should be constructed using wood, plastic, 
sheet metal  or  other  suitable  material. All  seams,  joints, 
cracks, etc. in the aected area should be sealed using an 
appropriate sealant. See FIGURE 35.
Intake and exhaust pipes may be routed either horizontal-
ly through an outside wall or vertically through the roof. In 
attic or closet installations, vertical termination through the 
roof is  preferred.  FIGURE  32 through  FIGURE  40  show 
typical terminations.
1 -   Intake  and  exhaust  terminations  are  not  required 
to be in the same pressure zone. You may exit the 
intake on one side of the structure and the exhaust 
on  another  side  (FIGURE  33).  You  may  exit  the 
exhaust out the roof and the intake out the side of 
the structure (FIGURE 34).
2 -   Intake and exhaust pipes should be placed as close 
together  as  possible  at  termination  end  (refer  to 
illustrations).  Maximum  separation  is  3”  (76MM) 
on roof terminations  and  6”  (152MM)  on side wall 
terminations.
NOTE - When venting in dierent pressure zones, 
the maximum separation requirement of intake and 
exhaust pipe DOES NOT apply.
3 -  On  roof  terminations,  the  intake  piping  should 
terminate straight down using two 90° elbows (See 
FIGURE 32).
4 -  Exhaust piping must terminate  straight out or up as 
shown. A reducer may be required on the exhaust 
piping  at  the  point  where  it  exits  the  structure  to 
improve  the  velocity  of  exhaust  away  from  the 
intake piping. See TABLE 27.
NOTE - Care must be taken to avoid recirculation of 
exhaust back into intake pipe.
5 -  On  eld-supplied  terminations  for  side  wall  exit, 
exhaust piping may extend a maximum of 12 inches  
(305MM) for 2” PVC and 20 inches (508MM) for 3” 
(76MM) PVC beyond the outside wall. Intake piping 
should be as short as possible. See FIGURE 35.
6 -  On  eld-supplied  terminations,  a  minimum  distance 
between the end of the exhaust pipe and the end of 
the intake pipe without a termination elbow is 8” and 
a minimum distance of 6” with a termination elbow. 
See FIGURE 35.
UNCONDITIONED
ATTIC SPACE
3”(76mm) MAX.
12” (305mm) ABOVE
AVERAGE SNOW
ACCUMULATION
3” (76mm) OR
2” (51mm) PVC
PROVIDE SUPPORT
FOR INTAKE AND
EXHAUST LINES
8” (203mm) MIN
Inches(mm)
DIRECT VENT ROOF TERMINATION KIT
(15F75 or 44J41)
FIGURE 32 
Exhaust
Pipe
Furnace
Exiting Exhaust and Intake Vent
(different pressure zone)
Inlet Air
(Minimum 12 in.
305 MM) above
grade or snow
accumulation
FIGURE 33 
Roof T
erminated
Exhaust Pipe
Furnace
Exiting Exhaust and Intake Vent
(different pressure zone)
Inlet Air
(Minimum 12 in.
305 MM) above
grade or snow
accumulation
FIGURE 34