Yes, I think so. This flue is from the original water heater which is 25 years old. It's got a piece with 4 legs on it that fit into slots on the heater. At the top of the 4 leged piece is a smaller opening with what look like cross bars going through it. It goes into a pipe which makes a jog over to the pipe going up through the roof.
Shane ----- Original Message ----- From: Dale Leavens To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] flue (not the swine one) problem Hi, Is this the metallic aluminum sort which forms a sort of bell over the open center heat exchanger of the tank? If so, I have seen corrugated pipe which can be bent into gentle curves. You can buy most any standard style of fittings for that sort of flu pipe. I didn't think though that you could still purchase that sort of water heater anymore so it may well not be that type of pipe. . ----- Original Message ----- From: Shane Hecker To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 10:54 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] flue (not the swine one) problem Just recently installed a new gas water heater. I've got a flue going up through the roof. Problem is it doesn't line up with the water heater. The old water heater had no problems lining up because of an angled piece, but this new heater is about 5 inches bigger around. And it can't be moved or it would cause a problem with the gas valve. Also, the heater is on a stand which brings it 18 inches off the floor. Right now, we have a piece of the flue bracing the other pieces so they line up. Is there any flexible materials you can use for a flue? If not, any suggestions would be helpful as I really don't want to have that brace there forever. Thanks. Shane [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
