Installing a water heater vent incorrectly can be extremely dangerous for your family. Learn the wrong way and right way to do it here.
A Water Heater Vent Installed Like This Can Have Lethal Consequences
Updated on Feb. 15, 2025
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Dangerous Water Heater Vent
Hot air rises. And so do hot exhaust gases from a water heater. But if an exhaust vent slopes downward, as this one does, exhaust fumes containing poisonous carbon monoxide could leak into the house with potentially lethal consequences.
The Right Way to Install a Water Heater Vent
This vent is sloping upward until it connects to a vent pipe running up through the roof. The hot flue gas rises until it safely exits the building.
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