I would not try that. The gauge of metal is much thinner and a water heater puts out a lot of heat. I replaced a sight glass in a floor furnance with a aluminum elexctric plug and they melted out. Use the heavier sheet metal. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Spiro To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 8:33 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] flue (not the swine one) problem
Wouldn't that metal drier venting stuff work this this? On Mon, 4 May 2009, Shane Hecker wrote: > 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]
