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Old 07-24-2007, 07:02 PM
Trent Tarter Trent Tarter is offline
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Scary looking vent pipe.
This is in original 1930 oil furnace converted to gas. The flue pipe has a box or some type of damper installed. It is open on the bottom, I would think that something is missing here. Has anybody seen anything like this before?
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Old 07-24-2007, 07:20 PM
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Re: Scary looking vent pipe.
I believe what you have there is a draft diverter that is on vent instead of part of furnace unit itself.
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Old 07-24-2007, 07:55 PM
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Re: Scary looking vent pipe.
That is an old draft diverter & should of been capped off so the new gas furnace will draft properly.

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Re: Scary looking vent pipe.
If that is a homemade drafthood it is as illegal as the day is long.

It has to have an AGA stamp on it to be approved, besides a double acting barometric would be much more effective.
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