I've had a Bosch LP tankless water heater for a decade now.
What's always bothered me is that the ventstack is open to the sky (If I look up under the burners I can see a bit of skylight through the works (its a straight shot from burner to outside)
Yesterday it got windy so i took a stick of incense and lit it. Sure enough the smoke gets drawn into the unit. (Of course it does right?) I thought maybe there was some invisible magictech I wasn't aware of that wouldn't allow that.
How does that jibe with being green? Did the installer screw me and not put a proper (ie airtight??) cap on the stack? I know when its in use it needs to open, but still this just seems really cross-purpose.
If that's the way its gotta be why do people think these are good appliances? Is there any solution to this?
What's always bothered me is that the ventstack is open to the sky (If I look up under the burners I can see a bit of skylight through the works (its a straight shot from burner to outside)
Yesterday it got windy so i took a stick of incense and lit it. Sure enough the smoke gets drawn into the unit. (Of course it does right?) I thought maybe there was some invisible magictech I wasn't aware of that wouldn't allow that.
How does that jibe with being green? Did the installer screw me and not put a proper (ie airtight??) cap on the stack? I know when its in use it needs to open, but still this just seems really cross-purpose.
If that's the way its gotta be why do people think these are good appliances? Is there any solution to this?