Exhaust Rain Cap Installation

Slide the new cap into the flue.

Exhaust rain cap installation. Semi circular flaps butterfly damper cover the exhaust stack when fan is off. Available in most sizes. Stack caps that deflect the exhaust jet have a detrimental effect on exhaust plume rise. Vertical stacks require rain caps which impose little back pressure and can be forced open by exhaust.

Small conical stack caps often do not completely exclude rain because rain does not always fall straight down. 1949 farmall super a rain cap modification and installation and test jan kotze. Ensure that the exhaust piping is not in contact with the inner wall of the thimble. Ensure that the exhaust pipe does not interfere with the rain cap closure.

Level and secure the cap. The flapper damper on this type of cap may corrode allowing the flapper damper to stick open or closed. Periods of heavy rainfall may be accompanied by high winds that deflect raindrops under the cap and into the stack changnon 1966. The built in gutter system is designed to prevent rain and snow from entering the stack.

If the stub section on the cap is too large crimp it with a crimping tool. Ensure that the exhaust piping is not in contact with the inner wall of the thimble. Ensure that enough exhaust piping is installed to be able to install the rain cap and clamp. If this happens you will not be able to recognize it.

Use hi temperature rated sealant mil a 46106b 100 series rtv to install a bead of. This will increase the potential for the exhausted gas to re enter the home. If you put a rain cap on or install some type of rain diverter on the dicharge you will. Cause the exhaust gas to be blown down towards the home.

Older rain caps for metal chimneys and flue liners can deteriorate or fall apart but installing a replacement cap is as easy as climbing onto the roof. Horizontal pipe outlets should be oriented away from prevailing winds and cut at 30 to 45 angles to reduce gas turbulence and resulting noise. Made from galvanized spiral pipe for strength and durability. Ensure that enough exhaust piping is installed to be able to install the rain cap and clamp.

Skip navigation sign in. This video is about modify a too small rain cap to fit my farmall super a exhaust. A hinged flapper damper is opened by the exhaust flow from the stack and closes when the exhaust flow stops care must be taken to ensure continued proper operation. Place the rain cap over the exhaust pipe so that the top edge of the exhaust piping is a maximum of 25 from the top edge of the rain cap clamp.

Orient the rain cap such that the counter balance is facing against the.