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    Is the flexible flue material (back of water heater) allowed to be used ?

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    Note title of the thread: Flue material.

    Quote Originally Posted by RobertSmith View Post
    Is the flexible flue material (back of water heater) allowed to be used ?
    Question: Does any of this "material" go overtop of the WH jacket? Looks like it. SO NO, not there. I gots me some proximity and temperature "issues" to the WH installation.

    Question: See problems or concerns with the vent connection to the WH? I DO (a few). Lets start with the size of the connector to the draft hood, lack of screws, the bent, off-set draft hood, and combustibles on top of the WH jacket (saw dust) to start, before we explore the first question above relative the encroachment on the no-no zone above the WH.


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    If listed and labeled as a vent connector AND installed to the listing, which precludes downhill runs to the exhaust. Also must be properly sized, which I doubt this is.

    No screws to WH draft hood, probably because no draft hood connector used. Draft hood has been knocked cattywhampus (technical term).

    Keep the fire in the fireplace.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RobertSmith View Post
    Is the flexible flue material (back of water heater) allowed to be used ?
    To be used for what?

    Looks like it is being used as a Type B gas vent, it must be listed for that use (as Aaron said), it also MUST NOT go downhill, which it looks like it is doing.

    I am also not sure that even if listed for that use that it is listed for horizontal installation ... Bob Harper?

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    Looks like chimney sleeve to me and I don't think you are supposed to put a 90 degree bend in it. As for the water heater, looks like a 4" pipe on a 3" draft hood.


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