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.
How insulate attic hot water heater fklue.
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.
Not only is this a carbon monoxide hazard it is also a fire hazard.
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.
From masonry chimneys to any combustible material including insulation.
My wife is paranoid that it may get too hot and cause a fire our first home.
Because the pipe gets hot building codes require 1 in.
All water heaters that burn natural gas or liquid propane lp gas require a venting system.
Single wall vent pipe cannot be used for water heaters located in attics and may not pass through attic spaces.
Its about a 7 ft tall piece of the flue pipe from our water heater down in our garage.
The opening around a furnace or water heater flue or chimney can be a major source of warm air moving in the attic.
Of clearance from class b flues 2 in.
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.
I really have no other way of calming down her nerves other than finding out if i can wrap it with something.
The function of these fins on the gas water heater flue vent connector.
This is a picture of a disconnected.
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 is a major source of warm air into the attic photo 5.
The furnace btw is natural gas and drives a hot water baseboard heat system.
Atmospheric venting refers to a system in which exhaust from the water heater naturally rises out of the appliance s combustion chamber then travels up through a standard chimney style flue.
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.
It is also adding moisture to the attic space.
On 2020 05 24 by mod hot water tank is vented through my chimney and it is falling apart.
