Water heater exhaust venting

[Mark Thiltgen]

The house I was at today had taken the bathroom exhaust fan and connected it into the WH flue for venting to outside. I fired up the WH and when WH fan started it sent fumes into the bathroom next door through the exhaust fan. I told client this was not a good thing, plus it had flexible tubing connected to WH flue. Just wondering if any one else had ever seen something like this? Working on the report right now will check back in awhile. Mark

[ROBERT W. NEWLAND, JR.]

Yes, that's bad! Good catch Mark.

[Robert Ernst]

Wow people can really be stupid sometimes. Nothing like killing off the whole family.

[Buck Hartley, CMI]

That can KILL!!!!!!!!

[Larry D. Kage]

Way to keep your eyes peeled!

Often there are issues with the homeowner built basement bathrooms.

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by mthiltgen

The house I was at today had taken the bathroom exhaust fan and connected it into the WH flue for venting to outside. I fired up the WH and when WH fan started it sent fumes into the bathroom next door through the exhaust fan. I told client this was not a good thing, plus it had flexible tubing connected to WH flue. Just wondering if any one else had ever seen something like this? Working on the report right now will check back in awhile. Mark

OMG

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by bkelly2

OMG

I am quite sure that Darwin's Theory of Evolution was wrong. The smarter/stronger/faster are not the majority surviving.....more of the others are!......it's called devolution! In about another 200-300 years, another Neanderthal man may be seen.

[Clint a. McKie]

Unreal, did the homeowner do the new w/h? they probably thought that it would save time when it would end it instead.

[Mark Thiltgen]

It's hard to say, it's bank owned and looks like someone came in painted, new carpet and cleaned it up to flip it. They may have even finished the bathroom at that time, client backed out and is looking elsewhere.
thanks for all the feedback from everyone!