Field Controls FIELD DIRECT VENT SYSTEM REDUCING TEE User manual

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FIELD DIRECT VENT SYSTEM
REDUCING TEE
Model: FDVS WITH REDUCING TEE

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Figure 1
Figure 2
REDUCING TEE INSTALLATION
1. Apply a bead of sealant to appliance collar
approximately 1" from end of collar.
(See Figure 1)
2. Remove all oil and grease from the inside of the
appliance reducing tee and apply a bead of
sealant to inside of reducing tee 1⁄2" from end.
(See Figure 1)
3. With a twisting motion, assemble the reducing
tee rmly onto the appliance collar.
4. Push the reducing tee onto the appliance collar,
using care to avoid damaging the appliance
collar or the reducing tee. (See Figure 2)
5. Assemble clamp halves using the supplied 5⁄16"
bolts and square nuts, and install the appliance
clamp onto the reducing tee and tighten
securely. (See Figure 1)
6. Install the supplied self-drilling, self-tapping
anchoring screws through the 4 holes in the
appliance clamp into the appliance collar.
(See Figure 2) No pilot hole is required.
7. Apply sealant to the end of the reducing tee
and anchoring screws. (See Figure 2)
8. After testing and burner adjustments have
been made, apply sealant to the supplied 3⁄8"
sampling port plug screw and install the screw
in the sampling port. (See Figure 2)

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JOINT ASSEMBLY: VENT PIPE TO TERMINATION AND
REDUCING TEE
If necessary, the vent pipe may be cut to length with a
hacksaw or cut o saw.
CAUTION: Use safety glasses and other appropriate
safety gear.
1. Pull outer vent pipe back 1-2" from inner vent
pipe end and remove insulation. (See Figure 3)
2. Slide cover sleeve onto end of vent pipe a few
inches back from end of outer vent pipe.
(See Figure 3)
3. Slide cover ring over stop bead on termination
inner pipe. (See Figure 3)
4. Assemble inner pipe clamp halves using the
supplied 1⁄4" bolts and square nuts, and position
inner pipe clamp 1⁄4" from end of inner pipe.
(See Figure 3)
5. Remove all oil and grease from end of termination
inner pipe and apply a bead of sealant between
the stop bead and retainer bead. (See Figure 4)
6. Apply a thick bead of sealant to inside of inner
vent pipe 1⁄2" from the end of pipe, working the
sealant into the corrugations. (See Figure 4)
7. Push the inner vent pipe onto the termination inner
pipe all the way up to the stop bead.
8. Tighten the inner pipe clamp bolts until both
clamp halves are within 1⁄8" of each other at each
end. (See Figure 5)
9. Slide the cover sleeve and cover ring together to
engage the ring in the groove of the sleeve and
tighten the cover sleeve clamp. (See Figure 6)
10. Repeat this procedure to install vent pipe on
reducing tee.
11. To maintain 1" clearance to combustibles, wrap
minimum 11⁄2" thick ceramic insulation (installer-
supplied) around the exposed portion of the
termination inner pipe (See Figure 6), and secure
with foil tape (installer supplied).
Figure 6
Figure 5
Figure 4
Figure 3

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