Moving exhaust

Hi,

We are adding a screened in porch to our home. This is requiring us to move the exhaust outlet for our Heat n Glo SL-750TR-C. Currently it is vented directly behind the gas logs. The plan is to take the vent up 20 feet out of the roof of the porch. The cheapest quote that I can find for materials ( vent pipe ) is ~1K for the vent pipe, a couple of elbows and a trap. While I've only been looking into this for a few days, it just seems a little on the expensive side to me. Is this a reasonable cost for vent pipe?

Thanks,

Kevin

DAKSY said:

I'm thinkin that's the INSTALLED price. Before you do anything, take a look at your Owner's/Installation manual to see what the acceptable vent configurations are for your unit. How old is it, BTW? HnG made a venting change from Duravent to their OWN proprietary brand about 8 years ago...

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Thanks Bob. One quote was 1k for materials, and $425 for labor. The wall will already be open, so the $425 seemed kind of excessive. The heat n glo was installed in 2003, and the install guide shows that it uses DVP-Series Direct Vent components, which I assume is the proprietary brand, and why the price for the vent is so "jacked" up. I was hoping that I could find the DVP cheaper, but have been unsuccessful so far.

pyrotom said:

Depending on the vintage of the unit, you may be able to get the rear blanking plates for your SL-750 and change it to the top vent, which is either their SLP version of the 4" x 6 5/8" vent or Simpson (M & G) Duravent. The collar on the top is different from the one on the back.

If you can't vent straight up, that's a different story.

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Thank You DAKSY and pyrotom. The roof will be completed in the next few days on the porch, and we will be able start into the "chimney", and get a clearer look to see if we can go straight up or not.

DAKSY, I am located in Greensboro, NC.

Thanks,

Kevin