Venting termination picture

[martik]

Any ideas how to improve the looks of this termination? Notice how the exhaust pipe is at an angle (due to the slope of the pipe inside). Also, there is a screen on the intake but none on the exhaust. Is this correct?

http://www3.telus.net/shared/furnace%20001.jpg

[psychometric]

the pitch has to be there, for condensate to travel back to the furnace, not on the walkway. I'd ace that plumbers strap, maybe paint the pipe the color of the house. use a threaded rod and split clamp, also paint it.

[dandyme]

???????????Did they use short radius 90`s for the entire flue run??????????

[beenthere]

A little late now, but a concentric would have been a good choice for that install.

[voleye]

Im not too sure about your application. But the furnaces we install and the location we are in ( IE. Snow Level). We only have to have 12" from the termination of the exhaust to the intake. A concentric would have made it look better.

Paint the pipes to match the house and improve the quality of the hanger would be the simple fix.

[billva]

Originally posted by beenthere
A little late now, but a concentric would have been a good choice for that install.

it's never too late.

[martik]

dandyme: There is only one other 90degree and a 45 in each pipe, both short radius.

Where could I purchase a better hanger? Link?

[desol]

Depending on where your located...that exhaust pipe is supposed to be insulated to prevent freeze up...also...i know the exhaust terminations we installed needed to be 12" OUT from the outside of the house...as well as 12" above expected snow level....which yours is. Also...i don't believe the exhaust termination needs to be so much HIGHER than the intake...yours is about two feet or so..which is just within the pressure zone...i believe ours were terminated around twelve inches above the intake. Have a look at your installation manual for manufacturer requirements.

[Gunnery Sergeant Hartman]

I never use primer on the outside of the house.

Looks ugly.

[ralphtheplumber]

You can use a concentric vent,
http://www.carrierresidential.com/CarrierAlliance/carrierimages/58mca_5.jpg

a side-by-side "bayvent",
http://www.roboteq.info/side-wall-vent.jpg

or you can run that piping up through the roof and not see it at all.

[tom obrien]

Ralph, where do you get the oval Bayvent? is that cocentric, or for single pipe? I am sure that looks much better on vinyl siding the the standard ones.

[ralphtheplumber]

Originally posted by tom obrien
Ralph, where do you get the oval Bayvent?

"Bayvent" is the Trane name for it. Goodman, Rheem, and probably a few other companies sell the same thing, too. The picture is actually the Goodman version (courtesy of Roboteq).


Originally posted by tom obrien
is that cocentric, or for single pipe? I am sure that looks much better on vinyl siding the the standard ones.

It's side-by-side. The intake pipe would be on the left side in the picture. It draws air in all around the back, and the exhaust blows straight out on the right side. You can bolt it to the wall in any orientation.

[tom obrien]

Thank you sir

[ralphtheplumber]

Originally posted by martik
Where could I purchase a better hanger? Link?

B-line (http://www.b-line.com/pdf/catalogs/PH03/PH031.pdf). Scroll down about 5-6 pages for the pictures. They've got a bazillion different styles.

[Ron]

That looks plenty high above possible snow. If that's the case I'd add a foot to the intake and cut exhaust down to 90 up, 90 out, no need for clamp. Paint.

[martik]

Install manual states that the exhaust must be 18" above intake in extremely cold climates and only 6" in milder climates. I am in the Seattle area. Is that considered mild?

Is a screen required on the exhaust?

[cn]

1. happened to me, birds when in, air intake decreases, CO built up in combustion chamber. Furnace shut down.
So consider screen to block animals from going in either port.

You can use PVC screen similar to the one in the Right lower corner of this picture:
http://www.muellerindustries.com/images/pvc_abs.jpg
Make sure the screen does not impeded the flow.

2. check spec but the spacing between in and out pipes do not have to be that far apart. If exhaust made shorter, then no need for hanger.

3. Cosmetic: if the look bothers you, consider painting it to match the siding.

HTH

cn
Omaha NE

[Edited by cn on 07-14-2006 at 04:50 PM]