Grinbau
New Member
In my current house both furnace and water heater are new and high efficiency thru-wall models. However there is a considerable problem with these - fumes coming back into the building. this is especially true for the water heater, which is on all the year including when windows are open. But in any case the fumes seem to find their way into the basement thru cracks somehow.
I want to find out how far I could really run the vent pipe away from its exit point at the top of the basement wall. Since it's power vented it's quite possible it would work fine with more pipe and more bends than the manufacturer says (I believe that is 25 or 30 feet).
In my new house I am going to have the boiler vent out thru a chimney flue that's for sure. In the meantime any ideas, observations?
I want to find out how far I could really run the vent pipe away from its exit point at the top of the basement wall. Since it's power vented it's quite possible it would work fine with more pipe and more bends than the manufacturer says (I believe that is 25 or 30 feet).
In my new house I am going to have the boiler vent out thru a chimney flue that's for sure. In the meantime any ideas, observations?