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Henry
Henry Member Posts: 998
in THE MAIN WALL
Here is a numbnut install of a power vented gas hot water tank in a apartment block. The guy vented it into a chimney that has an atmospheric boiler. When the tank was working the 800,000 BTU boiler back spilled through the draft-hood filling the room with combustion gases. As the door to the boiler room was not tight, the combustion gases spilled into the hallway all the way to the third floor.

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  • Jean-David Beyer
    Jean-David Beyer Member Posts: 2,666
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    Wait a little while...

    ... and you can post it in the Carbon Monoxide area of this site.
  • Brad Barbeau
    Brad Barbeau Member Posts: 52
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    Vent

    Is that dryer vent?  Not that that is surpising though...
  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
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    Nice "By Code" Install:

    And you don't need no stinkin' codes or licenses?

    That's why in Massachusetts, Plumbers, Gas Fitters, and LP Gas Installers all must have annual CEU or they can't keep their licenses and inspectors have monthly CE. Gas Fitters get 3 hours, Plumbers (who are gas fitters also) get 6 hours. If you don't do your CE, you will loose your license and to get it back, 5 years as an apprentice and 500 hours of related school.

    Obviously, that wasn't done by anyone remotely aware of what they had done.
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