WHAT DOES DIRECT VENT MEAN?
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The exhaust and air intake have to be vented to the the outside other than through the chimney. In this model, the vent pipe is double walled using a 3"/5" B-vent. The inner 3" vents exhaust and the outer vent is the air intake. It is important to use Rheem approved B-vents. The B-vents are a particular grade of metal and have gaskets to seal the inner connection. The B-vents are expensive. The B-vents must also terminate outside following specific code requirements as to distances from windows, doors, etc. the B-vent can terminate through the roof or horizontally through a wall as long as requirements are satisfied. The exhaust and air intake have to be vented to the the outside other than through the chimney. In this model, the vent pipe is double walled using a 3"/5" B-vent. The inner 3" vents exhaust and the outer vent is the air intake. It is important to use Rheem approved B-vents. The B-vents are a particular grade of metal and have gaskets to seal the inner connection. The B-vents are expensive. The B-vents must also terminate outside following specific code requirements as to distances from windows, doors, etc. the B-vent can terminate through the roof or horizontally through a... » Read More The exhaust and air intake have to be vented to the the outside other than through the chimney. In this model, the vent pipe is double walled using a 3"/5" B-vent. The inner 3" vents exhaust and the outer vent is the air intake. It is important to use Rheem approved B-vents. The B-vents are a particular grade of metal and have gaskets to seal the inner connection. The B-vents are expensive. The B-vents must also terminate outside following specific code requirements as to distances from windows, doors, etc. the B-vent can terminate through the roof or horizontally through a wall as long as requirements are satisfied. « Show Less
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It means there has to be a way for the vent to go straight up into the roof from the water heater. We had to send ours back because our house was not able to accommodate this particular requirement. We would have to twist the vent back a foot, so we had to send it back. Our house was too old or it was too much to move everything else. I hope this helps
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The vent pipe is double wall and draws air from the outside. Works the same way a direct vent fireplace works. Keep the pipe as short as possible, and has to vent out the roof. The vent pipe can cost more than the water heater itself.
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Firstly here's the product manual from the Takagi website. http://www.takagi.com/download/product_manuals/T-KJr2-T-K4-T-D2.pdfIt is possible to pull air from outside. There's a diagram on the botom of page 14 that shows converting the unit with a Direct-Vent Conversion kit.Page 6 states it's Part No. 9007667005 (TK-TV10), which I believe can be found here.AO Smith 9007667005 Direct Vent Conversion Kit
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For anyone else that is interested, I got a response from MetroVac already. They said, "It is normal for venting thru housing to avoid overheating."
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It's referring to the inhalation of germs/dust and other things you want to keep out, though it does restrict overall air intake a little bit, as breathing through a mask or thin cloth might.
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its a vent. stake it open and it provides ventilation, the "flap" acts as a rain hood
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The vent pipe. Depends on where you are venting and how long the exhaust needs to be.
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For the same reason as any other air conditioner; to expel the heat the unit has collected from the air that has been conditioned. To the best of my knowledge, there is no air conditioner of any sort that does not need a vent.
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Its up to you. They provide the option to vent externally, out the back, or internally through a filter.
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Not a vent in the sense of functioning as an exhaust for a cooktop below. It is in a vacation home and I have not seen it for months -- so I am not sure if it exhausts smells from inside the oven, but I do not think so.Additional note is that I do not love the data entry pad -- not as good as the much older GE it replaced. But aside from that, the units has functioned reliably.
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That is a vent. And mine came with two different options, mine is lower.. I will see if I can get a picture to attach.
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Yes, the unit is vented to the back. I get a lot of compliments on it. Best money I spent all year. No one beats Amazon's prices. I got the bang for my buck with this one.
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It mounts to the Vent. Hardware provided makes it very simple, and leak free !!!
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This is not a ducted central high static air handler. This is a Ductless Mini Split Fan Coil Unit. It does not have the external static pressure to blow the air all the way across a very long hallway. Your installer is wrong. Place it centrally. Or install one of the Pioneer Ducted Inverter type systems, so you can bring air to 4 separate locations via ductwork all along the hallway.
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It is designed to go into an outside wall, and vents directly outside...and they work great! Very powerful fan.
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it has 2 vent holes. one on bottom and one on top. then it has a few ports for plugs and wires. these ports tie up onto stuff so you could use them for extra air filtration if you wanted.
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It's a front vented unit so no, no special venting required. It's a built in that can also be used as a stand alone.
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Whether it runs continuously is up to you. There's basically an "idle" speed (can be zero/off) and an "occupied" speed. Setting the idle speed to something more than zero means there is always a small amount of air being pulled out of the room. This is the way most hotel bathroom vents work. Two great things here: 1. This fan is very quiet. 2. This fan uses a tiny amount of electricity.