I just replaced a 14 year water heater with a new one. The vent on the old is a 6" 90 degree pipe with an interior heavy metal pipe. This pipe was fastened directly to the old tank top and vented through the wall. The new tank has a 4 leg cone-shaped metal support which I cannot get the old vent to fit properly. The tank is very close to an exterior wall. The new tank is a GE Rheem and the guy at Home Depot said that in a month this model will be replaced with one with a motorized forced air vent, but that does not do me any good right now. The owners manual on the water tank does not describe the proper venting configuration. Taking the old pipe to a metal worker to have it resized is my only option? Is there a web site that shows/describes the safe and proper way to vent a gas water heater?
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19 years ago