Water Heater vent through side of house

They make direct vent water heaters for sidewall venting. Run into quite a few of them up here. No power vent required.

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Yea James, that’s what I looked like when I saw it. The agent said he sees them like that all the time. Oh, and the “contractor” (neighbor) that installed it weighed in too. Says it’s good that way.

Dorks.

No induced draft?
Got a model number?

I know that Rheem and AO Smith both have horizontal direct vent units. Do a google search. I have multiple reports to finish. I would bet that all major manufacturers have similar models.

Bingo! That’s why I have yet to see a side wall termination that didn’t look like something out of the Beverly Hill Billy’s. So far I have always had to call them out.

That photo Chuck posted is downright pretty… rare.