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Quadra-Fire • QVI-30FB • 2020-900 Rev. H • 9/07

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Attach the flashing and termination cap

to the top of the flexible vent pipe and set

the cap in place. See Figures 4 and 5.

CAUTION: TO AVOID DOWNDRAFTS

AND/OR COLD AIR PROBLEMS, IT IS

RECOMMENDED TO SEAL OFF THE

AREA BETWEEN THE TERMINATION

CAP AND THE TOP OF THE SOLID-

FUEL CHIMNEY OPENING INTO

WHICH THE VENT CAP HAS BEEN IN-

STALLED.

WHEN USING THE LINK-DV4-30 VENT

SYSTEM, IT IS REQUIRED TO SEAL

AROUND THE FLEXIBLE VENT PIPES

IN THE DAMPER AREA. SEE FIGURE 4.

USE FIBERGLASS INSULATION OR

OTHER SUITABLE NON-COMBUSTI-

BLE MATERIAL.

WARNING: MAJOR U.S.

BUILDING CODES SPECIFY

MINIMUM CHIMNEY AND/OR

VENT HEIGHT ABOVE THE ROOF

TOP. THESE MINIMUM HEIGHTS

ARE NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST

OF SAFETY. SEE THE FOLLOWING

DIAGRAM FOR MINIMUM HEIGHTS,

PROVIDED THE TERMINATION CAP

IS AT LEAST 2-FEET FROM A VER-

TICAL WALL AND 2-FEET BELOW

A HORIZONTAL OVERHANG.

NOTE: This also pertains to vertical vent

systems installed on the outside of the

building.

Roof Pitch H (min.) ft.

flat to 6/12 1.0

6/12 to 7/12 1.25

over 7/12 to 8/12 1.5

over 8/12 to 9/12 2.0

over 9/12 to 10/12 2.5

over 10/12 to 11/12 3.25

over 11/12 to 12/12 4.0

over 12/12 to 14/12 5.0

over 14/12 to 16/12 6.0

over 16/12 to 18/12 7.0

over 18/12 to 20/12 7.5

over 20/12 to 21/12 8.0

Figure 3. Minimum Height from Roof to Lowest

Discharge Opening

HORIZONTAL OVERHANG

VERTICAL WALL

TERMINATION CAP

12

X

ROOF PITCH IS X/ 12

LOWEST

DISCHARGE

OPENING

H (MIN.) - MINIMUM HEIGHT FROM ROOF

TO LOWEST DISCHARGE OPENING

2 FT.

MIN.

2 FT. MIN.

1 2 ... 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 ... 24 25

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