Direct Vent Oil Furnace Installation
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Direct vent oil furnace installation. Direct venting uses a power ventilating blower or fan and in some models a heat exchanger plenum to cool outgoing gases passing through the building wall sidewall direct exhaust or roof or through an existing unused chimney through which a vent pipe is passed vertical direct exhaust. Direct venting systems eliminate the need for a chimney. Single wall metal flue vents another type of venting system for an oil furnace is single wall metal flue vent pipes. This is a complete install of an american standard furnace.
This costs around 2 000 in labor and additional costs for parts beyond the furnace itself. Instructions must be kept with furnace for future reference. The furnace is equipped for installation in natural gas applications only. Note in direct vent installations combustion air is tak en from outdoors and flue gases are discharged outdoors.
A changeover kit may be ordered for lp applications. If this is a new furnace installation the technician needs to install the furnace create a vent install an oil line and install the oil tank. The slp98dfv must be installed only as a direct vent gas central furnace. Direct vent oil fired warm air furnace all installations must meet all local provincial state and federal codes which may differ from this manual read and understand this manual before beginning installation.
An induced draft fan typically provides the draft required to exhaust the combustion products through a side wall. This system normally requires an air flow proving switch to confirm that the required draft is present before combustion begins. Many components go into installing an oil furnace which impacts the total cost. Wall furnace direct vent systems mount on an outside wall and have a vent within a vent system to draw in outdoor air to support combustion and exhaust flue products to the outdoors.
The vent cap installs on the outside wall of the home.