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Broan-NuTone 885NS steel wall cap

Name: Broan-NuTone 885NS steel wall cap
Brand: Broan-NuTone

This is a listed vents assembly. Match the model and orientation. A listing is not a permit.

A four-inch steel wall cap documented for clothes-dryer venting with a spring-loaded backdraft damper and integrated duct connector.

Kind: prescriptive-product. Brand: Broan-NuTone. Page reviewed 2026-08-24. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

Documented attributes

Each value below points to its field-level manufacturer, official-listing, test-report, or standard-body evidence.

Attribute	Value	Evidence source
Material	steel	Broan-NuTone 885NS steel wall cap (manufacturer)
Assembly role	dryer vent	Broan-NuTone 885NS steel wall cap (manufacturer)
Functional closure	Yes	Broan-NuTone 885NS steel wall cap (manufacturer)

Published requirement matches

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IBHS Base forced-air vent closure · California and Oregon program applicants
IBHS Plus metal forced-air vent closure · California and Oregon program applicants

Models named on the listing

Model	Application
885NS steel wall cap (885NS)

The manufacturer describes a backdraft damper and dryer application, not a wildfire test or listing.
Confirm dryer-manufacturer instructions, duct size, clearance, airflow, cleaning access, and local mechanical-code requirements.

Can I use this here

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Requirement constraints (1)

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Requirement constraints (1)

Each table compares this product's documented attributes with one published requirement. That comparison does not change from place to place, so it is printed once here and linked from every jurisdiction below.

California ASTM E2886 vent undocumented
Field	Required	Documented value	State
Test standard	Test standard = astm e2886	Not documented	undocumented

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Sources

Broan-NuTone 885NS steel wall cap — Broan-NuTone (manufacturer). Accessed 2026-08-24.

Broan-NuTone 885NS steel wall cap. FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/materials/broan-nutone-885ns-steel-wall-cap/. Last verified 2026-08-24.