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Venting no no's

Jeff Elston
Jeff Elston Member Posts: 289
I will let the pictures do the talking ......

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,210
    The scariest thing is, somebody actually got paid to do that.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
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  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
    You can't teach stupid either.

    Nice insulation job though.
  • Jeff Elston
    Jeff Elston Member Posts: 289
    That 40/40 with the 3" smoke pipe jammed into the pvc was in a million dollar home. I asked if anyone had died recently, they asked me to leave............the 3" goes side wall to a cloths dryer termination.
    The other property had a small glacier forming and starting to migrate across the walkway. So when exiting that door, put your ice skates on first!
  • j a_2
    j a_2 Member Posts: 1,801
    Please tell me the home owner did that….Or handyman Andy who charged 3.25 an hour and the home owner loved him…..
  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
    j a said:

    Please tell me the home owner did that….Or handyman Andy who charged 3.25 an hour and the home owner loved him…..

    Handymen get $25.00 per hour and the homeowners love them.

    It's the plumbers/heaters that the homeowners hate when they charge them for fixing handy Billy's Mess-ups.

  • Henry
    Henry Member Posts: 998
    edited March 2015
    Here is one that was installed by the regions largest hot water tank replacement and rental company
  • Abracadabra
    Abracadabra Member Posts: 1,948
    Henry said:

    Here is one that was installed by the regions largest hot water tank replacement and rental company

    How in the world would that pass inspection? I like the 1-1/2" tappings on the hot water heater reduced down to 3/4". At least they painted the gas line yellow! ;) They must have run out of pipe to use on the relief valve.
  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265

    Henry said:

    Here is one that was installed by the regions largest hot water tank replacement and rental company

    How in the world would that pass inspection? I like the 1-1/2" tappings on the hot water heater reduced down to 3/4". At least they painted the gas line yellow! ;) They must have run out of pipe to use on the relief valve.
    I think that A.O. Smith owns John Wood Water heaters.

    I think that water heater is a "Commercial" type and can be ganged up for higher outputs. When ganged up, they want to keep pressure loss to a minimum.

  • Henry
    Henry Member Posts: 998
    Notice the black pipe fittings
  • wogpa67
    wogpa67 Member Posts: 238
    Notice the gas powered power equipment in the same room.
    And the flue pipe that has to drop close to a foot.
    Burners not 18" above the floor.