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Condensation drain line was attached to sewer drain pipe. Call it out because of gases seeping back into unit. The remodling contractor stated " a water trap is installed to prevent sewer gas from flowing back into unit" My question- Does this look like any type of water trap that would prevent gases from seeping back into unit? Also drain line was leaking from unit itself.
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You are just so pickey!
"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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Seriously
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Seriously I am asking if we are seeing the whole thing or does the water flow uphill?
Need air gap and trap. Picture is blurry but what is that grey snake going to. |
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Dont remember about grey snake but now i looked at it closer, looks like conduit; suppose to go back on re-inspection; the water flow is slightly downhill from unit to sewer line
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Please Note:
clambert2 is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
Not allowed to drill and tap into sewer lines like that. Improper
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What is shown in pic 1 is not a trap but just an uphill section.
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It would have been a lot easier to install a condensate pump and been done
1st Inspection Services Bruce M. Graham III Gainesville, FL 32608 352 871 8989 Florida Licensed Home Inspector #HI10 Radon Measurment Technician # R2279 NACHI05091592 ICC 5268478 www.1stinspectionsfl.com www.bungalowstomansions.com |
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Its not acceptable to connect a condensate drain to a main waste line ... even with a trap in the condensate line. What happens in the fall/winter when the cooling system is not running and the condensate trap water dries out ...
. Robert O'Connor, PE Consulting Engineer & Inspector LIU CW Post Adjunct Professor NACHI Education Committee www.reporthost.com/-rjo I am absolutely amazed sometimes by how much thought goes into doing things wrong ... |
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Exactly, thanks
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