B-Vent for furnace


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Old 01-14-04, 05:08 PM
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B-Vent for furnace

Hello All,
The duct work is in now on the gibson kg6ra045 furnace

I was installing 2 lengths of b-vent one 5' and one 2' peice of vent pipe.

a friend came over he said I needed a draft hood connector at the top of the furnace vent then put on the vent pipe through roof.

Is that correct or can I just put the lengths of b-vent on top of furnace and thru roof with flashing and storm collar and wind cap?

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Old 01-15-04, 07:21 AM
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Is this just a forced air furnace? If so this day and age it will have a draft inducer. Eliminating the need for a draft hood.
 
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Old 01-15-04, 08:00 AM
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Hello Mattison,
It is a fan forced gas furnace with induced draft fan blower.

I thought I did not need the draft hood connector but wanted to check with the experts.

Thanks
 
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Old 01-15-04, 11:10 AM
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Lightbulb vent hood

Your getting there. Like Matt said dont think so but look at the paper work that came with the furnace ED
 
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Old 01-16-04, 07:16 PM
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Hello,
After looking at paperwork it says vent to be min. 5' and does not mention a draft hood connector.

Thanks Ed and Matt




Craig
 
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Old 01-16-04, 07:48 PM
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On the 80% furnace, you don't need draft hoods. Just on the old ones that didn't have a inducer blower on it.
 
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Old 01-16-04, 08:01 PM
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Thanks Jay,
Another ?

Do you just slide the b-vent on top of the furnace vent and secure with sheetmetal screws or just slide and thats it.? No Screws?

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Old 01-16-04, 08:48 PM
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Not where you system is set up.. But you can use the regluar pipe, and use the B-vent when your near combustable products.


Don't need to use scew on b-vent tey should twist and lock in place.


But yeah. put the pipe right on the furnace, and off to the roof you go.
 
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Old 01-16-04, 08:59 PM
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Thanks Jay11J
 
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Old 01-17-04, 07:11 AM
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Lightbulb B vent

Code here calls for one screw put into the Bvent after it is locked two screws on just plain vent pipe ED
 
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Old 01-17-04, 04:27 PM
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code here allows 14 in single wall as long as 6 in min clearance to combustinles is met, NO screws in double wall, if so the must be stainless if they penetrate the inside liner.
 
 

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