also is this a job you do outside or inside they said the chimney is not sealed who can help me and is it expesive help please asap ..
2007-09-24 07:30:14 · 6 answers · asked by jessica a 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
On my house the water heater and the furnace connect to one chimney that goes up through the roof, they connect in a can like device called a gas vent -mine is labeled "Air Jet." It sounds like you just have to fix the point from the water heater to the chimney itself and not have to mess with someone to go on a roof or anything.
It may be that there is a gap where the water heater vent pipe meets the chimney, you would have to have someone seal that somehow (solder, weld, duct tape?) and it would be an inside the house job.
Good Luck.
2007-09-24 07:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by poisonous_tree_frog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A gas heater would desire to be vented to the outdoors, be it via a chimney or a hollow interior the wall. the warmth produced via a gas heater is amazingly extreme, lots bigger than different varieties of heating. whilst the chimney suitable grew to become into lined, it prevented the warmth from venting. With a significant vast difference of the warmth interior the chimney and out of doorways chimney temperature, condensation (sweat) will look and reason mould/fungus. suggestion: disconnect the heater vent from the chimney, plug up the chimney hollow and reroute the heater vent pipe to the outdoors. this would desire to have been finished whilst the 2d tale grew to become into being extra. that's finished now, in basic terms slightly extra time ingesting and rate.
2017-01-02 15:14:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Improper venting can be deadly. Contact either a ceretified plumbing company or a HVAC company. Both use certified technicians and understand venting codes.
Forget the handyman guy /gal that works cheap. Carbon Monoxide is a silent and deadly gas
2007-09-24 09:21:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could contact a handy man for this type of job.I think inside your water heater closet. On the top center of the water heater this pipe must vent straight up to roof .To avoid carbon dioxide poison .This prevent breathing problems in side the entire house.It is vary hazardes that is why you got a red tag this probley saved your life.
2007-09-24 08:29:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the venting would typically be a plumber, though you may be able to get a sheet metal worker to do it.
and then a roofer for the roof jack portion if that needs to be installed.
2007-09-24 07:40:05 · answer #5 · answered by bilko_ca 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
replace it with an electric, no venting required, no gas co needed,
will last longer also,
2007-09-24 07:38:11 · answer #6 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋