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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 37.
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 30 through FIGURE 38 shows 
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 31). You may exit the 
exhaust out the roof and the intake out the side of 
the structure (FIGURE 32).
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 30).
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 10.
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 37.
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 37.
UNCONDITIONED
ATTIC SPACE
SIZE TERMINATION
PIPE PER TABLE 7.
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 30 
Exhaust
Pipe
Furnace
Exiting Exhaust and Intake Vent
(different pressure zone)
Inlet Air
(Minimum 12 in.
305 MM) above
grade or snow
accumulation
FIGURE 31 
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 32 
TABLE 10 
EXHAUST PIPE TERMINATION SIZE REDUCTION
SLP99UHV Model Termination Pipe Size
*070 1-1/2”
*090 2”
110 2”
135 2”
*SLP99UH-070 and  -090  units with  the  ush-mount  termination must  use  the 
1-1/2”accelerator supplied with the kit.