Is this OK?

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by pbolliger

........ My training would tell me to call my gas company contact and have them SHUT off the gas to that appliance!

Note: This is an oil fired unit.

[Patrick Bolliger]

OOPS....My stupid!!

I didn't see the nose on my face....DUH

[brepanshek]

I am an HVAC installer also for additional income, and I had a similar issue with a oil forced air unit. The one I had was located in a basement that the furnace was on one side of the basement and the chimney was on the other side about 16' of single wall vent piping. The ceiling heigth was only 6'8". Before I started the change out I either had to go with stainless steel double wall vent piping do to the fact that someone could reach up and touch the 400-500 degree pipe ( but the pipe was to pricey) so i went with a sideshot venting system.. You may ask what this is... it's similar to what your have in this situation here, it's a power assisted venting system that projects thru any wall with zero clearances needed. I ran 4' of single wall smoke pipe to my side shot and I was done. Barometric damper is still required and pitch should still slope up to exiting.

[Larry D. Kage]

Something like this, Brian?

www.tjfans.com/8500000.pdf

[Patrick Bolliger]

Great info Larry, thanks

Brian,

On the Barometric Damper,
Does the location ( in that picture) of the damper , is that proper / acceptable?
I was under the impression that Barometric Dampers should be vertical
on top of the furnace not 10 feet and horizontal downstream of the unit???