Hi,
Thanks in advance for any thoughts/help you can provide.
I had a 40 gallon Rheem Professional Classic Atmopsheric Gas Water Heater installed yesterday by a licensed/reputable plumber.
This is located in a laundry/utility room that houses the furnace, and washer and dryer. Installation went well.
I noticed a slight drop of condensation that forms at the lip of the area underneath the draft vent hood. It's not dripping from the attached flues, but rather, forms on the actual trim of the water heater. I'm sorry - this doesn't make much sense right now because I don't know the actual terms and I've tried looking.
I suspect that the piece of metal that hangs over this lip and is attached to the flue babble isn't large enough (factory issue?) to cover a small hole that is allowing a tiny bit of combustion gases to come through and form the condensation.
I have no idea if this hole is intentional to allow for additional venting.
I performed a draft test with a tealight candle and confirmed that the flue is venting perfectly.
Before I call the installer back I wanted to please get your thoughts. Please see attached for some photos.
Thank you!
Maria
Thanks in advance for any thoughts/help you can provide.
I had a 40 gallon Rheem Professional Classic Atmopsheric Gas Water Heater installed yesterday by a licensed/reputable plumber.
This is located in a laundry/utility room that houses the furnace, and washer and dryer. Installation went well.
I noticed a slight drop of condensation that forms at the lip of the area underneath the draft vent hood. It's not dripping from the attached flues, but rather, forms on the actual trim of the water heater. I'm sorry - this doesn't make much sense right now because I don't know the actual terms and I've tried looking.
I suspect that the piece of metal that hangs over this lip and is attached to the flue babble isn't large enough (factory issue?) to cover a small hole that is allowing a tiny bit of combustion gases to come through and form the condensation.
I have no idea if this hole is intentional to allow for additional venting.
I performed a draft test with a tealight candle and confirmed that the flue is venting perfectly.
Before I call the installer back I wanted to please get your thoughts. Please see attached for some photos.
Thank you!
Maria
