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Is there a minimum length a dripleg should be on a furnace?
Thanks, Scott Falvey Clear View Home Inspections, LLC Newbury, NH NACHI#05051292 www.clearviewhomeinspectionsllc.com |
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Check Mfg. instructions and this AHJ may have a say also hth ADAIR INSPECTION 972-487-5634 Commercial-Residential-Construction-EIFS-Infrared Thermography TREC # 4563 EDI: EIFS-MA TX # 39 2008 US Member of the Year life is the random lottery of events followed by numerous narrow escapes accept the good |
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It is most common to use a 3 inch nipple for the drip leg but your Title indicates propane which does not require a drip leg .
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Skip it. The gas companies around here don't care about drip legs on residential construction.
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Just make a note if one is there are not.
If the system shuts itself down and they start complaining to you about it because the HVAC guy can't figure it out, you may have something a little extra that they haven't considered. "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different results." Albert Einstein Clarksville - Nashville Home Inspector Lic#40 http://www.midtninspections.com ITC Level III Thermographer Cert#1958 Building Science Thermographer Cert#33784 http://www.thermalimagingscan.com HVAC Certification EPA Cert#2046620 Link to my Website at: http://www.midtninspections.com/link-submission |
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I've seen them as short as 1" to as long as 6".
As long as it's there, it's good in my book. |
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Thanks everybody.
Scott Falvey Clear View Home Inspections, LLC Newbury, NH NACHI#05051292 www.clearviewhomeinspectionsllc.com |
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