Orphaned Water Heater Chimney Liner

Chim cap corp flex all single ply 8 in.

Orphaned water heater chimney liner.

Chim cap corp 6 in. Eliminates need for chimney liner when venting water heaters in oversized chimneys prevent roof fall liabilities as a result of upgrades to direct vent condensing furnaces water heaters are often orphaned and left to vent in chimneys that are oversized after the vent connector from the old furnace is capped. Smooth wall fireplace stainless steel chimney liner kit model sw620sskf 423 16 423 16. I have a new energy saving furnace.

Beware the orphaned water heater in the past older furnaces boilers and water heaters would frequently share the same chimney to exhaust flue gasses. Today s high efficiency boilers and furnaces bypass the old chimney and are vented through separate pvc piping. Department of energy allows for one minute of back drafting for orphaned water heaters maximum. Herein lies the problem.

Orphaned water heater chimney liner and summertime confused i m replacing our old furnace with a new 95 efficient unit that will vent out the side of the house leaving the water heater orphaned on the chimney. The draft being reduced will result in water vapor and ruin your flue and chimney. Your chimney s existing flue liner may be oversized for the orphaned water heater. Options to prevent an orphaned water heater.

When the plumber came to give me an estimate on a new water heater he said that it would be an orphan appliance and i would need to have a new liner in my chimney in order to have a water heater pass inspection. Install a power vent. Set your store to see local availability add to cart. Lawyers don t ignore this if you re ignoring orphaned water heaters lawyers and liability experts are not and you d be wise to broaden the scope of your work to include chimney liners.

The rules also state that orphaned water. I m told i need to get a chimney liner to protect myself from carbon monoxide protect my chimney from corrosion and be in. Not really an option unless your current water heater is condensing and or sealed combustion. Install a direct vent.

If the old atmospherically vented gas water heater is not replaced. Not usually a good option because of cost. Replace the water heater. Please tell me about this and about how much such a service should cost.