Desa (V)KC42N Series Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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99www.desatech.com116239-01BWARNING: Do not recess vent termination intoany wall. This will cause a fire hazard.6. Noncombustible Exterior Wall: Position the horizontal ventcap in the center of the 8 1 /2 " round hole and attach to theexterior wall with four wood screws provided. Before attach-ing the vent cap to exterior wall, run a bead of non-hardeningmastic (pliable sealant) around the outside edges to make a sealbetween it and the outside wall. Note: The four wood screwsprovided should be replaced with appropriate fasteners forstucco, brick, concrete or other types of sidings.Combustible Exterior Wall: For vinyl siding, stucco or woodexteriors, a siding standoff may be installed between the ventcap and exterior wall. The siding standoff prevents excessiveheat from damaging the siding materials. Siding materialmust be cut to accommodate standoff. Bolt the vent cap to thestandoff. Apply non-hardening mastic around outside edge ofstandoff. Position the standoff/cap assembly in the center ofthe 10 3/4" square hole and attach to exterior wall with woodscrews provided (see Figure 11). The siding standoff must sitflush against the exterior fascia material.7. Combustible Exterior Wall Only: Slide the wall firestop overthe vent pipe before connecting horizontal run to vent cap (seeFigure 12).8. Carefully move fireplace, with vent assembly attached, towardwall and insert vent pipe into horizontal termination. The pipeoverlap should be a minimum of 11/4" (see Figure 13, page 10)..VENTING INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONSContinuedVENTING INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONSInstallation Planning (Cont.)Figure 10 - Installing Horizontal Vent Cap(Noncombustible Exterior)Wood ScrewVent CapFigure 11 - Installing Siding Standoff (CombustibleExterior Wall)Vent Cap(HorizontalTermination)Interior WallSurfaceWallFirestopHorizontalVent PipeFigure 12 - Connecting Vent Cap with Horizontal Vent PipeScrewCut Siding Awayto Fit StandoffWood ScrewScrewsStandoffVent CapApply Masticto All Four Sides