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Hello,
After further inspection of a home my wife where looking to purchase in CA I noticed that one of the upstairs bedroom closets had a 2ft square wooden "box" running from the floor to the ceiling. This "box" was nailed in but not ait tight. Further investigation showed that the gas forced air heater flue pipe was behind the "box". It was one long piece of pipe and did vent to the roof. However if the flue pipe was leaking wouldn't it leak into the bedroom and possibly kill someone? This can't be safe. I think I know now why this house has fallen out of escrow twice. Comments Please.. Brad |
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Please Note:
rbrady is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
As long as the flue has proper clearance from combustible materials, it doesn't sound unsafe to me. There should be some kind of fire blocking between floors though - which it may have.
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Thank you very much-Brad
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dbucknavich is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
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Last edited by dbucknavich; 11/10/08 at 6:15 PM.. Reason: Nevermind. I need to read the whole post |
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I'm guessing, but if the house is old it's likely to be a Transite heat vent (single-walled) and should be a Type-B vent. Logically, and for reasons of safety you could recommend having it replaced. I'm in CA. Where are you?
InterNACHI Vice President, InterNACHI Editor-in-Chief, co-founder CalNACHI Author of Manual For a Happy Home & Inspect & Protect |
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Southern CA. La Mirada, Whittier area.
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Bradley:
Give me a buzz: (81 Cheers. PS. The smiley face jumps in by itself when I type in the number "eight." That should read area code eight-one-eight. InterNACHI Vice President, InterNACHI Editor-in-Chief, co-founder CalNACHI Author of Manual For a Happy Home & Inspect & Protect |
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