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pipoman

(16,038 posts) Sat Dec 10, 2011, 08:03 AM Dec 2011

Venting a Water Heater [View all]

Has anyone here vented a standard tank type water heater through a wall rather than through the roof?

I posted a thread on DU2 some time ago about our new basement and moving our house. We have been venting through a window hole in the new basement temporarily. Now I am getting ready to permanently place the water heater in the utility room in the basement. We bought a 95% furnace which vents through PVC through the rim joist. I would like to vent the water heater through the rim joist as well. I am not subject to inspection or code, but certainly want my work to be safe. I have seen vent blowers but wonder if the fan runs all the time wasting energy, or if it only runs when the heater is firing. My plan was to vent using double wall stove pipe.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Venting a Water Heater [View all] pipoman Dec 2011 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #1

My thinking is that for the cost of a power vented pipoman Dec 2011 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #5

Thanks for the tip pipoman Dec 2011 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Dec 2011 #7

You are correct that some tankless work better with lower flow jeff47 Dec 2011 #8

Please don't do this. If done improperly this CAN KILL YOU! OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2011 #2

Thanks pipoman Dec 2011 #4

Holes in your walls aren't particularly better than holes in your roof jeff47 Dec 2011 #9