Gas Water Heater Exhaust Pipe

After applying pipe thread tape to the mnpt nipples on your water heater thread the fnpt end of the.

Gas water heater exhaust pipe. 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. 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. These vent pipe kits include storm collar kits vent adapters connectors and elbows. 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.

The duct may be metal or plastic depending on the type of vent system. The difference is that a power vent water heater pulls in combustion air from the space. Natural draft gas water heater vent pipe system is still dominating and as long as the property has favorable structural conditions and a chimney dedicated for use with gas burning appliances you can use this type of venting. Instead both systems typically expel exhaust through a pipe that runs outside through an exterior wall.

Apollopex corrugated the 3 4 in. The vent system must be installed by a qualified person.