Laura L.
New Member
We have a 20 year old Lochinar water heater. We just discovered that we have to replace our furnace & the tech said we should go ahead & replace the water heater as well because of how it is vented (with an accordian plastic tube), because there have been problems with that type of venting & it should be changed for safety (in case the tube cracks or gets a leak). There is nothing wrong with the heater & if we have to spend an un-planned $4000+ on a furnace, don't really want to add another $1200 to that if we can get around it.
Is there different venting we could use for the water heater that is safer? Since we are in Michigan & a winter storm is coming tomorrow, we need to act on this quickly.
Thank you.
Is there different venting we could use for the water heater that is safer? Since we are in Michigan & a winter storm is coming tomorrow, we need to act on this quickly.
Thank you.