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Posted by Red Green on May 19, 2008, 11:07 pm
> Phisherman wrote:
>> I'm putting in a basement bathroom containing laundry hookups (gas
>> dryer). I need to install both dryer exhaust and bathroom vent
>> exhaust to the outside and will probably be using metal piping, at
>> least for the dryer vent. Can both of these exhaust terminations be
>> side-by-side? How far should/must these exhausts be located from the
>> end of a natural gas water heater exhaust? How far should/must these
>> exhausts be from a gas furnace exhaust? Can all these be placed at
>> the same height? (In Tennessee) TIA
>
> You may want to ask about local building codes.
> Also on the gas vent questions: Google is your friend. Have you tried
> it?
>
> Lou
Yep, local building codes drive it.
But also consider there is a maximum distance of total run by code as
well. And each bend reduces the number of actual feet. For example, each
45 deg bend counts as X ft regardless of how long the bend actually is. A
90 bend may count twice that of a 45.
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