TL;DR
A vent connector is the section of single-wall or double-wall pipe that carries flue gases from a gas appliance's draft hood or flue collar over to the chimney or vertical vent it discharges into. Codes set its material, minimum upward slope of a quarter inch per foot, maximum length, and clearances to combustibles, six inches for single-wall pipe against one inch for B-vent.
What it means
A vent connector is the section of single-wall or double-wall pipe that carries flue gases from a gas appliance's draft hood or flue collar over to the chimney or vertical vent it discharges into. Codes set its material, minimum upward slope of a quarter inch per foot, maximum length, and clearances to combustibles, six inches for single-wall pipe against one inch for B-vent. Rusted, sagging, or disconnected runs are among the most common defects flagged in furnace and water heater inspections because they spill carbon monoxide where people live.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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