Vents and Stacks
Vents and Stacks
Vents and Stacks
PART 1 - GENERAL
A. Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including Conditions of Contract and
Division 1 Specification Sections, apply to this Section.
0.2 SUMMARY
0.3 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: For each type of product indicated. Include rated capacities; shipping,
installed, and operating weights; furnished specialties; and accessories.
B. Shop Drawings: Show fabrication and installation details for vents and stacks. Include
plans, elevations, sections, details, and attachments to other Work. Detail assemblies and
indicate dimensions, weights, loads, required clearances, method of field assembly,
components, hangers and seismic restraints, and location and size of each field connection.
1. Wiring Diagrams: Detail power, signal, and control systems and differentiate
between manufacturer-installed and field-installed wiring.
D. Qualification Data: For firms and persons specified in "Quality Assurance" Article to
demonstrate their capabilities and experience. Include lists of completed projects with
project names and addresses, names and addresses of architects/engineers and owners, and
any other information required by the Engineer.
E. Engineering Report: Certifying that stacks meet the design wind and seismic loads.
F. Maintenance Data: For vent fans to include in maintenance manuals specified in Division 1.
B. Source Limitations: Obtain Type B vent system components through one source from a
single manufacturer.
E. Comply with AWS D1.1 for welder qualifications, welding details, and workmanship
standards.
F. Comply with SMACNA's "Guide for Steel Stack Design and Construction."
G. Comply with SMACNA's "HVAC Duct Construction Standards, Metal and Flexible" for
fabricated breechings.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
F. Refractory Lining: Tested according to UL 959 for temperature and acid resistance, and
bearing the testing laboratory label.
1. Temperature Rating: 982 deg. C continuous firing and 1093 deg. C intermittent firing
without fusion.
2. Acid Extraction: Maximum of 0.2 percent.
3. Cold Crushing Strength: Minimum of 22 MPa.
4. Thickness: Minimum of 50 mm.
H. Base Section: Acid-resistant-coated, cast-iron anchor lugs for securing stack to foundation.
I. Cleanout Section: Smoke tight with gasketed and bolt-tightened inspection plate; weld neck
to stack section.
J. ‘Tee’ or ‘Y’ Section: Smoke-tight connection, with welded joints and refractory lining;
finished with smooth transition and with no exposed metal on inside.
K. Spark Screen: ASTM A 666, Type 304 stainless steel, 1.6 mm thick, 13-by-13 mm mesh,
with Type 304 stainless-steel rolled angle and drawband.
L. Guy Bands: 200 mm wide bands of same material as jacket, with bolted fasteners.
O. Fabricate components with centrifugally cast refractory lining in lengths suitable for
connection with drawband.
Q. Fabricate stacks with anchor lugs; cleanout; T-sections; flashing and counterflashing; and
provisions for support, expansion, and contraction.
C. Fabricate stack in shop to minimize field welding. Match-mark sections for field assembly.
D. Reinforce round stacks with either flanged girth joints or angle frames as follows for
corresponding diameter:
E. Barometric Dampers: Adjustable, self-actuating draft dampers, where indicated, full size of
breeching.
G. Thermally Actuated Vent Dampers: Tested according to AGA standards, design certified to
comply with ANSI Z21.66, and sized to match draft hood collar; constructed of stainless-
steel housing and brackets with four quadrants secured to brackets constructed of corrosion-
resistant bimetal. Brass weights secured to quadrants to prevent vibrations and noise during
high-draft conditions.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
D. Support vents at intervals recommended by the manufacturer to support weight of vent and
all accessories, without exceeding loading of appliances.
a. Guy wires.
b. Rigid pipe braces.
c. Rigid angle-iron braces.
A. Assemble and erect stack sections and accessories according to manufacturer's written
installation instructions. Locate to comply with minimum clearances from combustibles.
C. Connect base section to foundation using anchor lugs of size and number recommended by
the manufacturer.
D. Join sections with acid-resistant joint cement to provide continuous joint and smooth
interior finish.
E. Erect stacks level and plumb to finished tolerance of no more than 25 mm out of plumb
from top to bottom.
F. Slope vents down to appliance, with condensate drain connection at lowest point piped to
nearest drain.
0.3 CLEANING
B. Clean vents internally, during and on completion of installation, to remove dust and debris.
Clean external surfaces to remove welding slag and mill film. Grind welds smooth.
C. Provide temporary closures at ends of vents that are not completed or connected to
equipment.
0.4 COMMISSIONING
B. Verify that fans are installed and connected according to the Contract Documents.
0.5 DEMONSTRATION