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ChrisJ
ChrisJ Member Posts: 17,069
in THE MAIN WALL
@Steamhead
Though of you when I saw this on the Facebook group mechanical-hub.com




Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

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  • SWEI
    SWEI Member Posts: 7,348
    Foamcore DWV pipe paired with poor combustion?
  • Solid_Fuel_Man
    Solid_Fuel_Man Member Posts: 2,644
    That ell looks toasted as well. NICE!

    SFM
    Serving Northern Maine HVAC & Controls. I burn wood, it smells good!
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,539
    But that pipe was on sale and the guy at HD said it was just as good.

    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
    Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
    3PSI gauge
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 17,069
    BobC said:

    But that pipe was on sale and the guy at HD said it was just as good.

    Bob

    Yeah.
    Because that looks like a homeowner installed it...............

    This is a botch job but it's not by any DIYer.

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 18,205
    You can't fix stupid!

    UL-approved venting materials only.
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    Towson, MD, USA
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    SWEI
  • ttekushan_3
    ttekushan_3 Member Posts: 964
    Hmmm. Salvador Dali's furnace.

    Terry T

    steam; proportioned minitube; trapless; jet pump return; vac vent. New Yorker CGS30C

    CLamb
  • rick in Alaska
    rick in Alaska Member Posts: 1,514
    I don't know the furnace and can't tell, but is it a condensing furnace or induced draft? Maybe should be b-vent.
    Rick
  • Paul S_3
    Paul S_3 Member Posts: 1,291
    Its a condensing furnace
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  • SlamDunk
    SlamDunk Member Posts: 1,791
    That's not stupid, it is ignorance; Totally repairable with the added bonus of being able to say they now have "experience".
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 17,069
    That's exactly the kind of experience I never want in my house.

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

  • SlamDunk
    SlamDunk Member Posts: 1,791
    edited March 2016
    just a fancy word for mistake.
  • Bob Bona_4
    Bob Bona_4 Member Posts: 2,080
    Wonder what the cause was.
  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 4,176
    Is it a condensing furnace? Look at the size of the opening the flue comes out of, & the handle on the door. I don't think it's a condensing furnace. I have no clue how the intake would have gotten in there though. I can't imagine anyone being that shady, but I can't imagine anyone being that stoopid either.

    It boggles the mind.

    Bob Bona_4
  • egansen
    egansen Member Posts: 31
    I'm just a home owner but if that is an Elite Series Lenox like mine the combustion air intake is in the center and the exhaust is on the left. Very interesting.
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,513
    edited March 2016
    There were 80% plus furnaces with combustion air inlets to be piped to the outside. The exhaust would have been 3" single wall galv going into B vent. Without the door removed we may never know.....metallic exhaust fan or non-metallic?

    Some electricians would bend PVC conduit by sticking the pipe over the exhaust of their truck or back hoe. Never tried it myself but now know it works.

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