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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 adversely aect 
some building materials. If any vent termination is used and the 
ue gasses may impinge on the building material, a corrosion-re-
sistant  shield  (minimum  24  inches  square)  should  be  used  to 
protect the wall surface. If the optional tee is used, the protective 
shield is recommended. 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 
(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 25.
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.
7 -   If intake and exhaust piping must be run up a side 
wall to position above snow accumulation or other 
obstructions,  piping  must  be  supported.  At  least 
one bracket must be used within 6” from the top of 
the elbow  and  then  every  24” (610mm)  as  shown 
in  FIGURE  35,  to  prevent  any  movement  in  any 
direction.  When    exhaust  and  intake  piping  must 
be run up an outside wall, the exhaust piping must 
be  terminated  with  pipe  sized  per  TABLE  25  The 
intake  piping  may  be  equipped  with  a  90°  elbow 
turndown. Using turndown will add 5 feet (1.5m) to 
the equivalent length of the pipe.
8 -   A  multiple  furnace  installation  may  use  a  group 
of  up  to  four  terminations  assembled  together 
horizontally, as shown in FIGURE 39.
TABLE 25 
EXHAUST PIPE TERMINATION SIZE REDUCTION
EL297UHV MODEL Termination Pipe Size
*045 and 070 1-1/2” (38MM)
*090 2” (51MM)
110 2” (51MM)
135 2” (51MM)
*EL297UHV-045, -070 and -090 units with the ush mount termination 
must use the 1-1/2”accelerator supplied with the kit.
UNCONDITIONED
ATTIC SPACE
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 
Pipe
Furnace
Exiting Exhaust and Intake Vent
(different pressure zone)
Inlet Air
(Minimum 12 in.
305 MM) above
grade or snow
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
FIGURE 34