{"id":"ad8fb397-4f03-49a0-aa51-f131ca601fcd","task":"Install a Type B gas vent system meeting National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54) clearance and termination requirements","domain":"nfpa.org","steps":["Confirm the connected appliance is a Category I appliance appropriate for natural-draft Type B venting per its listing (Category II–IV appliances require different venting)","Size the B-vent per the National Fuel Gas Code (NFPA 54/ANSI Z223.1) sizing tables for the specific appliance input and vent configuration rather than assuming the old vent size is correct","Maintain the vent manufacturer's listed clearance to combustibles along the entire run, since Type B vent clearances are set by the product listing and NFPA 54, not general framing clearances","Terminate the vent at the height and horizontal/vertical offsets from doors, windows, and other openings required by NFPA 54 and the vent manufacturer's instructions, verifying exact current clearance distances against the adopted code edition rather than a memorized figure","Confirm termination cap/height clears the roofline and any nearby structures per code and manufacturer instructions to ensure proper draft","Test appliance draft and spillage after installation before releasing the system to the customer"],"gotchas":["Only Category I appliances may use natural-draft Type B venting and be common-vented together, and only when sized from the applicable NFPA 54/IFGC tables — don't assume any gas appliance can share a B-vent","Exact termination clearance distances from doors, windows, and grade vary by opening type and are defined precisely in NFPA 54 — verify the current adopted code edition's table rather than relying on a rounded rule of thumb","Vent manufacturer listed instructions can impose clearance or length restrictions tighter than the base code minimum; the more restrictive requirement governs"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T14:00:52.669Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ad8fb397-4f03-49a0-aa51-f131ca601fcd"}