Add Power Vent To Hot Water Heater

This is in our first home and it has a 3 week old water heater that we d prefer to keep if possible.

Add power vent to hot water heater.

Sold by shopshonatx an ebay marketplace seller. Item 672881 model 223176pp. Rheem tankless gas water heater vent termination kit high efficiency 2 inch part. It must be terminated to the outdoors.

This type of venting system is different from what you see on most gas water heaters. Rheem sp20286 3 vent termination kit. Water heater power vent conversion kit marketplace 42 only. Keep in mind that these heaters cannot be connected to the chimney and share venting with other appliances due to the negative pressure that can affect the performance.

It s easier to run the vent if you install a power vented type of natural gas or propane water heater. Rinnai tankless gas 5 in plastic water heater vent kit. The difference is that a power vent water heater pulls in combustion air from the space around the appliance then uses a fan to propel the exhaust through the vent. Natural gas or propane hot water heaters are generally less expensive to operate than electric heaters but installing a standard vent in a house without an existing chimney is expensive.

Failure to properly in stall the venting system can result in asphyxiation a fire or explo sion and can cause death serious bodily injury or property damage. The power vent water heater requires its own separate venting system. Would like to delete the chimney only a venting chimney non structural and vent the water heater via pvc out the wall. The power vent water heaters utilize the electric fan to remove the products of combustion out and these models draw the air from the inside the house.