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rackaroo

Maple Falls, WA

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Posted: 08/18/08 02:42pm

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We have a travel trailer that will spend the rest of it's life sitting on our vacation property. We are planning to build an addition along the side of the trailer but there are both the furnace and hot water tank vents in the way. Is there any way to vent the propane exhaust up above the roof using type b piping between the addition and trailer? The furnace is a Suburban with the intake/exhaust plate with 2 holes.

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javaseuf

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Posted: 08/18/08 03:32pm

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No there is not. The venting on a RV furnace needs to stay with it's original design due to safety issues. If you try and extend the vents, the integrity of the seals and the ability to take in fresh air and expel carbon monoxide will be comprimised.

My suggestion would be to have an electric water heater installed and some electric base-board heaters.

I did mobile service in the Palm Springs area and worked on many permanent trailers. Many people installed gas or electric residential water heaters outside in a water-heater compartment on the ground.
You would be surprised of how many people spent money on adding a room on the side only to discover they didn't consider fumes from the water heaters and furnaces. There wasn't anything that could be done.

A suggestion............
Now would be a good time to consider a tankless water heater in gas or electric. They also make 5-10 gallon electric models that can fit inside an interior cabinet.

* This post was last edited 08/18/08 09:53pm by javaseuf * View edit history

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Kirk

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Posted: 08/18/08 08:30pm

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Very good advice.

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Flyfisherman128

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Posted: 08/19/08 06:49am

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I would assume that your addition is going to have electric service to it. Electric is way easier to mantain than the gas and less expensive I would guess. Plus the other comments made.