The opening around a furnace or water heater flue is a major source of warm air into the attic photo 5.
How insulate attic hot water heater fklue.
We are unsure whether it s okay to put insulation around this duct to keep the heat from warming the attic.
The opening around a furnace or water heater flue or chimney can be a major source of warm air moving in the attic.
Flue pipe b vent in an attic space that was used to vent hot moist flue gasses that contain carbon monoxide produced from a forced air furnace and gas water heater.
The hot water tank is the only thing the chimney is using.
The process of burning of the gas is called combustion and it creates heat exhaust gases including highly poisonous carbon monoxide and moisture the water heater s ventilation system removes these byproducts from the home making it a critical safety feature.
The flue is the metal tubing that extends up from the top of your gas furnace or water heater that carries the carbon monoxide gas from the heating unit to your.
The issue is the flue itself gets nice and warm which means there is effectively a heater going in the attic when the furnace is active.
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Of clearance from class b flues 2 in.
I really have no other way of calming down her nerves other than finding out if i can wrap it with something.
My wife is paranoid that it may get too hot and cause a fire our first home.
The function of these fins on the gas water heater flue vent connector.
Our gas water heater flue is kind of close to a wood panel in our attic.
Single wall vent pipe cannot be used for water heaters located in attics and may not pass through attic spaces.
On 2020 05 24 by mod hot water tank is vented through my chimney and it is falling apart.
Because the pipe gets hot building codes require 1 in.
From masonry chimneys to any combustible material including insulation.
Because the pipe gets hot building codes usually require 1 inch of clearance from metal flues 2 inches from masonry chimneys to any combustible material including insulation.
Not only is this a carbon monoxide hazard it is also a fire hazard.
All water heaters that burn natural gas or liquid propane lp gas require a venting system.
How to insulate a metal flue pipe.
Its about a 7 ft tall piece of the flue pipe from our water heater down in our garage.
