Gas Water Heater Exhaust Pipe

These vent pipe kits include storm collar kits vent adapters connectors and elbows.

Gas water heater exhaust pipe.

Failure to properly vent a gas fueled water heater can result in severe injury or death from carbon monoxide poisoning. Apollopex corrugated stainless steel water heater connector was designed for the fast and simple installation of hot and cold water lines to water heaters using pex connections. The difference is that a power vent water heater pulls in combustion air from the space. Gas fired water heaters like those illustrated here must be supplied with adequate combustion air and the heater s exhaust gases must be vented to outdoors.

All water heater venting systems use a vent duct or pipe also called a chimney or flue to bring exhaust gases from the water heater to the outdoors. After applying pipe thread tape to the mnpt nipples on your water heater thread the fnpt end of the. Instead both systems typically expel exhaust through a pipe that runs outside through an exterior wall. Apollopex corrugated the 3 4 in.

Gas vent pipe from grainger manufactured by reliable companies like ameri vent and bosch comes in lengths of up to 4 l. The duct may be metal or plastic depending on the type of vent system.