Water Heater Needs Venting

[@williamdyckman9704]

Claude, very informative video on how to install vent flue pipe. Thanks, for making !!

[@theartofplumbing]

tumps up my pleasure

[@timkellogg8477]

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[@davidshettlesworth1442]

Thank you for an excellent video. Well done on the fix of the wood roof touching the vent pipe. I love my "Saws-All" and the clearing of previous bad work. Carry On!

[@theartofplumbing]

I appreciate you. Nice 🙏

[@lawsonharrison6927]

You helped me prevent a potentially disastrous mistake. Thanks bud!!

[@karrenger1]

couldn’t find a video on this anywhere, thanks for the help

[@theartofplumbing]

Glad I could help

[@ShawnMtz_78]

Thank you in now looking forward to installing my vents...people let's not forget to "adhesive" these things as well...

[@theartofplumbing]

Nice. I appreciate your support. 👍

[@cwitham69]

Thanks Claude, now I'm an expert too! 🤓 Hey about those tank water connections, there are no galvanic breaks at the tank. That wouldn't pass in Ohio...

[@Clappincardboard]

Great video. Very helpful.

[@theartofplumbing]

Glad it was helpful! I appreciate your comment.

[@dman7425]

Nice fix

[@theartofplumbing]

Thank you. 🙏

[@cabrito1cabral]

Doe's it need to be high heat silicone calking?

[@CNHInspections-CentralNebraska]

Good job... I like your videos. If you have time could you do a video on bonding CSST gas line in a house?

[@theartofplumbing]

Good idea. I'll see what I can do. Thank you.

Nice job

[@theartofplumbing]

Thank you. I appreciate you🤜🤛

[@joseartiaga3048]

Great video

[@theartofplumbing]

Thank you

[@theartofplumbing]

thank you I appreciate your support

[@AlnT100]

Where so I get that torch would make my life much easier with solder with that small flame

[@theartofplumbing]

amzn.to/3lxU8fx hope this help .

[@mskytyn4290]

Hi, my water heater is in the attic and there is a leak where the pipe meets the roof or the vent. Notice a stain on my ceiling now and insulation foam wet in attic. I don’t know who to call... roofer or plumber?

[@theartofplumbing]

Roofer 😉

[@wayneschlotfeldt1631]

Great video. Thanks

[@1weirddoe571]

I have a piece of that flexible vent from Menards and it says clearance 1 in.

[@theartofplumbing]

Cool 😎 that's right.

[@1weirddoe571]

@@theartofplumbing, oh yeah so I just checked it again and you're right since it says you can't put it through walls and stuff ceilings...

[@1weirddoe571]

@@theartofplumbing, please explain in a video why I can't used my old 3" B-vent, going 30 feet up out the top of the roof, and vent my power vent water heater 2" snorkeled to that. I don't see what the problem is whatsoever--so what if there's condensation, there's condensation with the normal gravity vent water heater that I have side by side. So I'm testing them both out in case one of the other goes out but I won't use them both at the same time-- unless you think there's some thing I don't know and that I can use a gravity and a power vent together but I haven't figured that part out yet quite yet.

[@theartofplumbing]

Really? Interesting.

[@1weirddoe571]

Continuing my Q: Even though it's a code fail, have you a video on PowerVent water heater into type B, double wall Amerivent? Cat 1 venting rules not for PowerVent water heaters--not classified type 1, so they are type 4? I tried it yesterday and it worked fine. Won't there be just as much condensation as my gravity water heater--so what's the big deal? Why should I have to convert 3" Amerivent B to 2" PVC to run a PowerVent? The PowerVent water heater is just my backup to my gravity water heater and I don't think I will run them at the same time, because they are two different categories--or can I? PowerVent will blow out the pilot on the gravity heater? Have you seen anything like that before--where the power vent water heater actually snuffed out the pilot light on the gravity water heater if they are both vented together? Good video?

[@markkrenisky3203]

The flex vent was fine. It just can’t pass through the ceiling. The single wall was definitely wrong though. Needs to be B vent through ceiling and roof with at least 1 inch clearance to combustibles.

[@miguelalvarado2410]

wouldn't the silicon melt with the heat?

[@theartofplumbing]

Nope 👍

[@drumdrum36]

How hot should the backdraft pipe be getting?

[@theartofplumbing]

Somewhat hot, but if it's to hot check your vent.

[@a_life_painted_with_color]

There's gotta be a better option to the escutcheon plate you put around the vent going through the ceiling drywall, at the end of your video here. I've got a big AC leak from the little crack around my vent pipe going through the ceiling. Someone should make a collar with an air tight/heat isolating silicone escutcheon that stops air coming from the attic.

[@zealthsteel7542]

He there is a plumbing Co advertising on your comechaile site

[@edwardlepage3207]

Very professional job, I have one question, do you have to use high temp. silicone around the vent pipe because of the heat?

[@tomatexelon]

He used the wrong stuff for that application

[@MrDmadness]

Yes, b vent cl3arance is 1" to combustibles, thisninckudes the roof tar or silicone you use since its combustible. It also needs to extend 2 feet higher than any roof portion within 10 feet.. depending on where you live and local codes, the 2 over 10 rule is fairly standard.

[@SGDeGalvez]

I just put a water heater in and the vent ducting is very hot. Is that normal? It wont light a tissue on fire but I cant rest my hand on it.

[@theartofplumbing]

That's normal

[@SGDeGalvez]

@@theartofplumbing thanks! its just warm now. appreciate the video.