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Tankless water heater venting cbut100 09-20-2006
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Posted by Jonny on September 22, 2006, 8:03 pm
>I vent my Bosch out the wall, yes it gets hot and will kill plants
> nearby , I used a stainless closing hood and removed the wood siding
> nearby. The length of the vent must be long enough to not allow very
> cold air to freeze the coil in winter, I use 6ft and go to -15f and have
> been ok. Depending on what you have your chimney might be an option, but
> going through a wall is common.
>

J.C., that's alot of heat. Seems a fire hazard. I'll stick with the
inconvenience of a hot water heater, and one minute till hot water when I
hit the spigot. Probably not bad in a cold environment, but the drying and
heat are probably excessive in a warm/hot climate.
--
Jonny



Posted by on September 21, 2006, 12:48 am

cbut100@yahoo.com wrote:
> crhras wrote:
> > > Has anyone experienced problems or issues with side venting? Will it
> > > burn plants or childern, spark fall leaves, make it miserably hot to be
> > > around? How much clearance should I plan to make around the vent?
> > >
> >
> > Have you chosen the water heater yet ? Is it active vented ? Check your
> > local building code also - it might specify how and where venting is
> > allowed. I did the same thing and the inspector said that I had to go
> > through the roof.
>
> Yes, one of two, the Noritz N-069m or the T-K1S manufactured by Takagi.
> You make a good point, I will call the building office in the morning.
>
> Did you have the chance to fire yours up before the inspector pulled
> rank? I have never felt the exhaust from one of these units and that
> really is my only concern. Admittedly, I have no base for that concern
> other than having installed various heating units and appliances over
> the years.
>
> BTW, are you pleased with the conversion to a tankless unit?


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