chiefjay Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 So I guess my old hot water heater is a "power vent" hw heater that vents directly to the outside through 3 inch round duct work. My question is this. Can I buy a cheapo HW heater and vent it directly outside in a similar fashion? I don't have a chimney to vent it to. I can get a 50 gal for $300 from my bro who manages a wholesale Heating Cooling supplier. Reason I ask is that my dad said I may need to buy a similar type of HW Heater but I find that hard to believe. He's an HVAC guy but knows a bit about everything home related. CD or anyone else have advice? Be back later. Thx all. CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballjoe Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Power Vent Heaters Power vent heaters use a fan to assist venting of combustion gases. Therefore they can use a long horizontal or vertical vent pipe, which allows them to be located almost anywhere, and they cannot backdraft while the burner is firing. The disadvantages are that the fan robs conditioned air from the house, and the water heater needs electricity to operate (so a power outage means no hot water). You can put in another type of heater as long as it can be vented properly. I would not recommend you doing it unless you are absolutely sure you can do it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopazz Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 No help but, why would you want to heat hot water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 No help but, why would you want to heat hot water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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