Improper sidewall vent locations for oil furnaces

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Gas Furnace – Sidewall Venting Condensing Gas Furnaces Furnace – Condensing Gas Furnace – Condensing

Text in the illustration

should be >6' from doors, windows or air supply intakes
should be >6' below soffit
should be 6' from regulator
other improper locations:
should be >3' from oil fill or vent pipes
shouldn't discharge below confined porches or decks
should be >3' from inside corner formed by two outside walls
should be >1' above grade
should be >7' above walkway

Generated explanation

The illustration shows a house elevation with prohibited oil-furnace sidewall vent locations marked by red prohibition symbols. Improper terminations are depicted near a soffit, beneath a window, near a regulator, close to grade, and beside a walkway. Callouts specify the illustrated separation distances from openings, soffits, the regulator, grade, and walkways. Additional notes address clearance from oil fill or vent pipes and inside corners, and prohibit discharge beneath confined porches or decks.

Components

sidewall vent terminations soffit windows exterior wall foundation wall regulator walkway roof

Defects shown

Sidewall vent too close to doors, windows, or air supply intakes Sidewall vent too close below soffit Sidewall vent too close to regulator Insufficient vent clearance above grade Insufficient vent clearance above walkway Inadequate separation from oil fill or vent pipes Vent discharge below confined porches or decks Vent too close to an inside corner formed by two outside walls

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