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scariest installs for halloween

Tony_23
Tony_23 Member Posts: 1,033
in THE MAIN WALL
The homeowner thought this was caused by rainwater, all winter. Then claimed it had never pumped flue gas out the water heater draft hood before.
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  • tim smith
    tim smith Member Posts: 2,841
    show the scariest installs for halloween.

    Show us the most rude, scariest installs you have ever seen, if you have the pics to do it. Tim
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
    I've seen

    I've seen worse than this but here's a start..
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,160
    BBBBOOoooooooo

    This one will make the hair on Dave Yates neck stand up. It's a combination system serving an old folks home....

    Makes me want to cry every time I see it.

    ME
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,160
    More ugly...

    crapsmanship at its finest!

    ME
  • soot_seeker_4
    soot_seeker_4 Member Posts: 22



    ya gotta love the color coding though........
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
    One more

    This was a service call..used to much oil..
  • RoosterBoy
    RoosterBoy Member Posts: 459


    hay mark you have to say alot of thought went into that one.

    hee hee ;-)
  • Dirk Wright
    Dirk Wright Member Posts: 142


    Is that fuel oil all over the floor? Oh my god!
  • heatboy
    heatboy Member Posts: 1,468
    So many pictures................

    so little time. High end heat for high end homes.

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Here's a fright

    Happy belated Halloween .
  • J.C.A._3
    J.C.A._3 Member Posts: 2,980
    HB,

    Got any more pics of that "mixing device" ?

    That's got to be about the scariest piping one so far....but LCHMB and the oil boiler on the pallet, with all that fire server at the base has got to be the winner ....so far. BOO!

    Ron, definately scarey, but tags will go out in short time compared to that pallet. BTW M.E....That birds nest STILL looks the same! (I got called out there a couple weeks back!) Chris
  • John Boyer
    John Boyer Member Posts: 60
    Scary

    Here's a few... -DF

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  • Dave Palmer_3
    Dave Palmer_3 Member Posts: 388


  • Kevin_31
    Kevin_31 Member Posts: 17
    Here's another

    I replaced this one last month
  • Kevin_31
    Kevin_31 Member Posts: 17
    Here's another

    I replaced this one last month!
  • Timco
    Timco Member Posts: 3,040


    I love the never ending loop...just try and isolate it....and the flexi vent!!!

    T
    Just a guy running some pipes.
  • Patchogue Phil_30
    Patchogue Phil_30 Member Posts: 11
    compactor

    This looks like the *after* photo when a 1968 Lincoln comes out the compactor at the wrecking yard.

    image
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
    This wasnt

    The install on this furnace wasn't bad, but when I got there for a no heat call I was a little curious. The woman was talking how everyone in the house had been sick...Wonder why??
  • Constantin
    Constantin Member Posts: 3,796
    Great picture...

    ... an alien spaceship landed in the flue pipe, then escaped from the combustion chamber! :-)
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928


    Have noticed this for about 5 years. Yes, that's the outer case of a central A/C condensing unit and yes, the chimney is in use. Note the slight angle to make it "safe".
  • Dirk Wright
    Dirk Wright Member Posts: 142
    Code Police!

    Where are the code police when you need them! There doesn't appear to be very much mortar on the top 3 or 4 courses of brick either! Holy Cow!
  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21
    she's a beauty

  • Collin_3
    Collin_3 Member Posts: 3
    From a couple years ago

  • johnnyd
    johnnyd Member Posts: 51
    cluster ****

    Is this a DIY job or done by a pro?
  • Constantin
    Constantin Member Posts: 3,796
    Is that...

    ... the heating professional taking a bow before this mess to appease any ghosts before he rips it out? :-P

    Lots of nice components that meet spec, etc. installed in a most haphazard way. What a waste of good materials.
  • Mitch_4
    Mitch_4 Member Posts: 955
    sweet baby jesus!!!

    Am I seeing this right? Did he encase and seal a box around the furnace, cutting off combustion and dilution air. vent it horizontally with C vent through the wall with no exhauster, co vented with the HWH, went DOWN into the common, has no natural draft, added a dryer vent hood to the end of the pipe, and faced it into the building wall? where flue gases of 300-450° will exit, NEXT TO a window!!

    If he aint dead...kill him and clean the gene pool, cuz he is tryin to commit suicide...

    no one ever NOTICED THIS BEFORE YOU!?!?!?!?!?!
  • Jason_15
    Jason_15 Member Posts: 124
    WOW

    I almost vomited up my breakfast after seeing those pictures. I wonder how that moron is still alive. A perfect example of someone that knows just enough to be dangerous- literally.
  • Timco
    Timco Member Posts: 3,040


    found em.

    T
    Just a guy running some pipes.
  • Mike T., Swampeast MO
    Mike T., Swampeast MO Member Posts: 6,928
    Or is he...

    ...praying for guidance to troubleshoot?
  • Dave Palmer_3
    Dave Palmer_3 Member Posts: 388


    this was running when we pulled it out,plenum was holding it up
  • Collin_3
    Collin_3 Member Posts: 3
    Boiler room mess

    I posted this originally over at Hvac-Talk.
    Anyone interested can read the whole story here.
    [url]http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?threadid=36379[/url]
  • Collin_3
    Collin_3 Member Posts: 3
    Boiler room mess

    I originally posted this over at Hvac-Talk anyone interested can read the whole story here.
    http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?threadid=36379
  • Tony_23
    Tony_23 Member Posts: 1,033
    well...

    No, no one noticed this before me because the installer (DIY) has been repairing it. The installer is a relative of theirs, which explains the dumb looks I got when I blew a gasket and wouldn't make it run but got my camera instead :)

    She said, "It's worked okay so far, why not just fix it ?" When I explained the danger she said they always keep a basement window open and only use it until it gets real cold when they switch to the coal heater :0

    The dryer hood was an attempt at keeping out the "rainwater" that kept dripping on the HSI and shorting it out. That window is the master bedroom...

    Trains and brains...
  • Weezbo
    Weezbo Member Posts: 6,231
    Gawd! Whata bad joke!

    i havent laughed so much since the Bent handeled job we were called to....That is Brutal! not even the Duct Tape made any improvement*~/:)) that is Extremely Sah Vere...
  • Weezbo
    Weezbo Member Posts: 6,231
    WHEWS!.....

    What can i say....?
  • Dave Bush
    Dave Bush Member Posts: 155
    What?

    No barbeque????????
  • Timco
    Timco Member Posts: 3,040


    bump...
    Just a guy running some pipes.
  • Brian
    Brian Member Posts: 285
    Before and After

  • GusHerb
    GusHerb Member Posts: 91


  • GusHerb
    GusHerb Member Posts: 91
    ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

    looks like an f5 twister sucked through there!!!!
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