Vent connector support

Heating · Venting Gas Furnaces · printed page 125 (PDF page 126)

Book index entries

Gas Furnace – Support Support for Vent Connector on Gas Furnace Vent Connector – Support for Gas Furnace Venting – Gas Furnaces

Text in the illustration

B-vent
return
supply
look for 3 screws at each connection point
vent connector
watch for disconnected vent connector sections
lack of support can result in improper slope and low points where condensation can collect
gas furnace

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a gas furnace with supply and return ductwork and a vent connector leading to a vertical B-vent. The connector runs from an elbow above the furnace toward the B-vent, with a sagging low section and no intermediate supports shown. Dashed circles highlight connector joints, with instructions to check for three screws at each connection and watch for disconnected sections. An annotation warns that inadequate support can create improper slope and low points where condensation collects.

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