RicodJour wrote:
On Jan 23, 1:05 pm, dpb wrote:
RicodJour wrote:

How old is that old water heater? The reason I'm asking is that
there's no draft hood on it. They have been required for some time
and that heater doesn't look ancient.
"Required" by whom/where/what?

Me/your house/yep.

I just put in a replacement two months ago...

At first I thought you were joking, but on second reading I can see
you're not. The draft hood comes standard already attached to the WH
around here. Yours doesn't?
....

I read it as meaning req'd force draft, not natural.

The picture I looked at of the OP's surely looked to me as tho the draft
hood was there; only that it wasn't yet hooked up.

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