It is designed to keep insulation materials from coming into contact with the chimney and will protect up to a 10 250 mm thickness of insulation.
Attic insulation shield b vent.
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Water heater and furnace vents.
Attic insulation shield for class b gas appliance venting system.
Instead use firestop radiation shield and rafter radiation shield.
Pelletvent is a venting system for stoves and inserts that use multi fuels including wood pellets corn cherry pits switch grass coffee husks walnut shells soybeans wheat sunflower hulls rapeseed and sugar beets or oil fuel.
The attic insulation shield is required in unoccupied attic areas to prevent insulation material from infringing on the 2 inch airspace clearance.
An attic insulation shield must be installed where a chimney passes from a lower living space into an upper living space or into an attic space.
Generally the metal insulation shield should be 2 inches above the top of the insulation.
The duravent pelletvent attic insulation shield provides exceptional performance and has an air insulated design with factory sealed seams and stainless steel construction for long lasting.
Distance from combustibles such as insulation.
Available sizes inches part no.
Not to be used for enclosed chimneys passing through attic.
This provides an air space between the insulation or combustible materials.
Minimum clearance from combustible materials.
90 3 53 in 59 98 59 98.
An attic insulation shield is required for installations that pass through an attic to prevent insulation and debris from accumulating near the chimney.
It s designed to be used when the venting goes through a ceiling.
It prevents insulation from seeping between the venting outer walls keeping a 1 in.
Designed to keep insulation away from the chimney and to maintain the mandatory 2 inch clearance to combustibles.
The attic insulation shield fits over the firestop radiation shield or a support box.
Covering up the soffit vents with loose fill or batts which can happen if you stuff insulation along the eaves is a huge no no.
The airflow from the soffits to the ridge vent keeps the roof cool and prevents ice dams and the material will block that flow.
The attic insulation shield must be installed where the chimney enters the attic space.
For the same reason insulation shouldn t touch the roof s underside.
Consists of two parts a collar and a base.
