check this out

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by bking

The main point of this thread was to get some opinions on the ashi sop since that was the one referenced in the article.

I'm a member of ASHI, but I take the access cover off to cover my azz, I could care less about the SOP's---

[Bruce M. Graham, III]

Dale,
Do you guys have in slab ducting over there?
I check every air handler I come across. You just never know

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by bgraham

Dale,
Do you guys have in slab ducting over there?
I check every air handler I come across. You just never know

One of the worst ideas for moving air!!!

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by bking

Here is what I found at your link above:
C. open readily openable access panels provided by the manufacturer or installer for routine homeowner maintenance.


Most inspectors assume that panels for routine homeowner maintenance are only the filter panels.

Hey Bruce, after reading this thread I went out on the web and read 4 or 5 furnace installation manuals to check this out. You are exactly correct, in that the furnace manufacturers do want the home owner opening up or fiddling around with anything inside the furnace enclosure besides the filter.
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