I have an almost new atmospheric vented water heater I want to use in my shop but dont have a chimney on the building.
It's a 40 gal gas fired unit that I would like to stick upstairs. The concern is what type of vent material can I use, and how long does an atmospheric vent have to be for a water heater to get the proper draft? I would have about 2' of vent to the underside of the roof, just off-center of the peak.
I read bad things about using a power vent out the side wall... Would this still be the best option?
Is there an inexpensive wall mount unit I should buy instead that could vent out the wall?
Any input is appreciated... Except from Leo... He's just a smartass. :whistling
I have a heater vent that elbows out through the wall about a foot up, then elbows up about another 2-3'--with 8' of gable wall above the top of that. Been meaning to do something about that for the last 30 years or so.
I'm assuming you mean a new install gets a water heater with the fan built in to the top of the unit.
I was thinking about the power vents that are basically a remote unit. They get mounted to the house wall and single wall vent gets run from the heater to the fan unit. I hear those dont last.
Hot exhaust air from the water heater is sent outside by attic fans. These are the nearest thing to a chimney-based water heater vent that you can find. These devices "suck" heated air upward in a vertical motion similar to that of the air itself.
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