Convert Natural Draft Water Heater To Power Vent

By marko oklahoma i am planning to upgrade my gas water heater atmospheric or natural draft flue with a dv or pv type.

Convert natural draft water heater to power vent. Do not share a power vented appliance flue. It seems to reverse back to a correct draft after a few minutes. A direct vent system typically results in lower water heating costs because the exhaust gases are vented vertically with no extra power required as is the case with the power vent water heater. Williams new williams gas furnace conversion kit 8921 natural to lp gas 4505622.

Water heater power vent conversion kit marketplace 41 only. Somehow i find it hard to believe that a big box installer would install a job like this. A recent blower door test audit has alerted me to the fact that my natural draft hot water heater can backdraft in worse case scenarios range hood clothes dryer bath fan on. Power vented water heaters work the same as ordinary water heaters but the exhaust gases are blown out with a small fan instead of rising upwards through metal pipes.

It s only about 6 yrs old so i hate to replace it but not as much as i hate the idea of the back draft. The sketches below adapted from the whirlpool installation guide we have cited are examples of vent pipe system installations and may or may not be suitable for your. Do not common vent a natural draft gas fueled water heater with any power vented appliance. Home owners will have a power vent go bad go to home depot get a water heater pay for the install pros come out and put in an natural draft.

Sold by markdownliquidators an ebay marketplace seller. Direct vent water heater when using a direct vent water heater water is heated by the heat of fuel combustion. Converting atmospheric vent to direct or power vent. Rheem 3 x 5 horizontal stainless steel concentric termination vent kit elbow.