Vent terminal

[Jim Baird]

A new one for me.

This is a vent terminal for a gas water heater.

Uphill you can see the roofer's effort to divert a wide steep valley's focused runoff which cascades onto the roof a few feet up.

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[John Dirks Jr]

Shouldn't the water heater vent terminate at least 1' above the point where it penetrates the roof? That termination hood is the type used for bathroom fans and clothes dryers.

[Jim Baird]

Exactly, John. It was so glued up with inches of silicone glob to that sheet metal I could not see the whole thing. I think it might be just a turtle-back stationary vent for attic venting. Below, in the utility room, the particle board walls looked like they had been fire-hosed.

This assembly is part of a larger whole that I recommended demolition for and a fresh start.