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Old 4/16/09, 6:36 PM
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On a boiler vent? Is this allowed?
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Old 4/16/09, 6:39 PM
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On a boiler vent? Is this allowed?
There is a special high temp product for that application.

What is the vent material?



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Old 4/16/09, 6:42 PM
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It is a thin wall PVC product, the whole unit was not working, recommending Boiler dude.
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Looks like the high temp stuff:



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It is a thin wall PVC product, the whole unit was not working, recommending Boiler dude.
The reason I ask is that if it was ultravent or plexivent there has been a recall on it.

The replacement program is over at the end of this month if I remember correctly.

Found it

Deadline approaching



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Wonderful, Thank you Larry and Michael. I will inform the client.
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