Add Power Vent To Hot Water Heater

It must be terminated to the outdoors.

Add power vent to hot water heater.

Can you add a power vent to an existing gas water heater. 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. Would like to delete the chimney only a venting chimney non structural and vent the water heater via pvc out the wall. This type of venting system is different from what you see on most gas water heaters.

Item 672881 model 223176pp. Water heater power vent conversion kit marketplace 42 only. It s easier to run the vent if you install a power vented type of natural gas or propane water heater. Sold by shopshonatx an ebay marketplace seller.

Rinnai tankless gas 5 in plastic water heater vent kit. 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. 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. Only thing venting into it is the nat gas water heater.

It cannot be connected to an existing vent pipe or chim ney. 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. This is in our first home and it has a 3 week old water heater that we d prefer to keep if possible. Rheem sp20286 3 vent termination kit.