If your current water heater requires venting and most do then it s usually cheapest to go with a replacement unit that vents the same way.
Roof vent for water heater height.
Draft hood and gas water heater vent pipe connections.
Whenever we are installing a gas water heater building codes require that there should be a ventilator out of the room through the attic and out through the roof.
Thanks so much for the info this is very helpful.
I will only be painting the vent above the roof boot and the vent cap.
On 2018 11 13 by brian.
Otherwise you ll probably end up paying more than.
Clearance to combustibles is the air space between vent and combustibles.
What is the correct distance between the bottom of the cone vent to the top of the hot water heater.
All other gas vents shall terminate not less than 2 feet 610 mm above the highest point where they pass through the roof and at least 2 feet 610 mm higher than any portion of a building within 10 feet 3048 mm.
10 4 1 2 vents installed with a listed cap.
Make the vent pipe section between the water heater and the chimney as short and as straight as possible.
To do this two critical measurements must take one on the ceiling above the water heater and one that is the distance from the attic floor to the roof.
When oval is used on wall furnaces minimum height required from bottom of furnace to cap is 12 minimum 16 stud space.
Maximum height varies with equipment over 50 for taller applications refer to sdv sizing handbook l202.
10 4 1 1 vents installed with mechanical exausters shall terminate not less than 12 in.
Above the highest point where they pass through the roof surface.