Jim, that's a very good point. The homeowner in my post, also 'thought' it was OK, because they ran the flue over to the roof vent. I think it was about a foot below the vent.
Other than that, let's not blame it all on the tradesmen, how about just the roofers or the HGTV do it yourselfers?
Have fun.

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