Water heater exhaust adapter

Abstract

To improve the challenges encountered when rotating the exhaust adapter 180 degrees around a virtual line extending in the front-to-back direction to reverse the direction of exhaust from left to right. [Solution] An exhaust adapter 30 for a water heater 1, which has an exhaust port 11F on its front surface, is attached to the front surface of the water heater 1 and restricts the direction of exhaust from the exhaust port 11F to either the left or right direction, comprising a cylindrical adapter body 31 attached in a position extending in the left-right direction, a lid member 32, a ventilation member 33, and an upper mounting bracket 34 for attaching the adapter body 31 to the water heater 1, wherein the adapter body 31 is attached to the water heater 1 in a first position where the first surface 43 is located above the second surface 44, or in a second position where the second surface 44 is located above the first surface 43, and a hole 47 formed in the surface located above either the first surface 43 or the second surface 44 is covered from above by the flat plate portion 34E of the upper mounting bracket 34.

Claims

1. An exhaust adapter that is attached to the front of a water heater having an exhaust port on the front and restricts the direction of exhaust from the exhaust port to either the left or right direction, A cylindrical adapter body is attached to the front in a position that extends in the left-right direction, A cover member that closes the opening on either the left or right side of the adapter body, A ventilation member is attached to the opening on either the left or right side of the adapter body, Mounting bracket for attaching the adapter body to the water heater, Equipped with, The adapter body is, Front section and A rear portion located behind the aforementioned front portion, having an opening formed therein to allow exhaust from the exhaust port to flow into the adapter body, A first surface portion, which has a hole formed therein, connects the ends of either the front portion and the rear portion in the vertical direction, A second surface portion is formed in which a hole is formed, connecting the ends of the front and rear surfaces on either the other side in the vertical direction, It has, The water heater is installed in a first position where the first surface is positioned above the second surface, or in a second position where the second surface is positioned above the first surface. The mounting bracket has a fixing portion that is positioned on the upper side of either the first surface portion or the second surface portion and is secured to that surface portion with screws. An exhaust adapter for a water heater, wherein the hole formed on the upper surface of either the first surface or the second surface is covered from above by the fixing part.

2. An exhaust adapter for a water heater according to claim 1, An exhaust adapter for a water heater, wherein multiple holes are formed in a left-right direction.

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