The Draft Hood Connector is an adapter for connecting double-wall Type B insulated pipe to a gas burning appliance combustion exhaust vent or draft hood. It is also a way of connecting single wall flue pipe to this double-wall Type B venting pipe. You are not supposed to connect this Type B vent to another pipe with screws that may damage it. The draft hood connector has a single wall female aluminum inner pipe on one end that can be screwed to the appliance vent or flue pipe with galvanized screws. This aluminum inner pipe can be trimmed shorter in tight spaces and can be crimped to become a male end. The other end is a very short double-wall section of pipe with aluminum inner pipe and galvanized steel outer pipe. This end has a male DuraLock adapter on it that will twist into the female end of the next DuraVent pipe.  

Type B double-wall air-insulated pipe is an inexpensive solution for an expensive chimney when venting gas appliances. Gas appliances produce a huge amount of water vapor during combustion that can condense inside chimneys and damaging them and leaking through walls. This insulated pipe maintains high flue temperatures and reduces condensation inside the vent. The higher flue temperatures also maintains a higher draft, which is important when carbon monoxide is involved. This Type B vent or chimney takes up a lot less space than most other chimneys, especially a brick and mortar chimney and can be closer to flammable materials, as close as 1 inch, than most other chimneys or single wall flue pipes can be to combustibles.

This double-wall pipe with aluminum inner wall for corrosion resistance and galvanized steel outer pipe for strength is a Type B gas component and consists of the DuraLock system for a tight seal. This pipe can be used as a vent or chimney for venting listed natural gas or liquid propane Category I, draft hood appliances, or appliances that have been specifically tested and listed to use Type B Gas Vent. Typically, Furnaces, Water Heaters, Boilers, Room Heaters, Decorative Gas Appliances, and Unit Heaters can vent to Type B vents. These appliances can also be vented to the vent or chimney using Type B vent pipe as an insulated flue pipe, To calculate installed length, subtract 1 1/2” from each pipe to compensate for overlap with the DuraLock connection of one pipe to the next. A 1” clearance (air space) to combustible materials must be maintained around the pipe. To calculate OD add 5/8”. UL Listed. Formerly brand was Simpson Dura-Vent. Not suitable for venting oil, coal, pellet or woodburning appliances, or fumes containing grease that could ignite.

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