I have a direct vent water heater in an attached garage. The water heater sits adjacent to the exterior wall it vents to. I would like to replace it with an atmospheric vented water heater. I can get a more efficient, larger, and dual anode atmospheric heater for the price of a basic direct vent heater. The folks in the big box stores are telling me there is no way to install an atmospheric heater without running a duct through the roof of the house. Are they correct?
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Yes they are. You have to extend a vent to above the roof for a standard water heater.
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...this is how i do it..i figure out where i want heat to sit....mark the center on the ceiling.
with a 24'' auger bit. i drill straight up and out the roof.
then i go on the roof and cut a hole for the vent.....install cap.colar/flashing while up their.
come down and set heater, under the vent pipe...hook up
with a 24'' auger bit. i drill straight up and out the roof.
then i go on the roof and cut a hole for the vent.....install cap.colar/flashing while up their.
come down and set heater, under the vent pipe...hook up
