Furnace And Water Heater Venting Diagram

Also known as the type b this vent is operating on the natural air convection.

Furnace and water heater venting diagram.

Smith power vent gas water heaters are equipped with an electric blower fan that is installed on top of the water heater which requires an electrical outlet to be close to the water heater. The photo below shows typical combined furnace water heater venting. The old vent pipe is too large because it served both the furnace and water heater. The result is a back draft of combustion products out of the water heater s draft hood and into the building.

This structure generally uses the furnace vent pipe through roofbecause the b venting pipe is designed in vertical manner. High e furnaces have separate venting. The venting can run either vertically or horizontally with a longer line to help with space and sizing issues within your. With a replacement high efficiency furnace the existing vent pipe does not work for water heater only because the vent is too large.

Bradford white water heaters may at any time and at its sole discretion change or replace the information available on the bradford white water heaters youtube channel and in the videos contained therein. When the vent is withdrawing air from the house it expels the gas outside through the vent. The blower pushes the exhaust and excess heat through the exhaust venting. The lower btuh of a gas water heater compared with a heating furnace or boiler will very often be unable to heat the chimney interior sufficiently to develop a draft.

The conditions explained in this post also apply to the wood burning appliances. Any action you take on the information on the bradford white water heaters youtube or vimeo channels are strictly at your own risk. Atmospheric venting refers to a system in which exhaust from the water heater naturally rises out of the appliance s combustion chamber then travels up through a standard chimney style flue. Consequences of improperly assembled vent pipes problematic chimney flue deteriorating chimney walls can be sometimes fatal fire and carbon.