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  1. 11-05-2013, 12:58 PM #1
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    Default gas shut off inside furnace cabinet

    This seems obviously wrong, but I don't think I've ever seen it before so never asked.

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  2. 11-05-2013, 01:25 PM #2
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    Default Re: gas shut off inside furnace cabinet

    Hi John. Good to see you're back at inspecting.

    I've seen this same setup a few times and also called it out as incorrect.

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    Default Re: gas shut off inside furnace cabinet

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    Hi John. Good to see you're back at inspecting...
    Thanks, Nick. Here's my description of what atrial fibrillation feels like: Two squirrels having a wrestling match inside my chest.

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    Default Re: gas shut off inside furnace cabinet

    It's wrong.

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    Default Re: gas shut off inside furnace cabinet

    Of course, that's not the only problem in there...

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  6. 11-06-2013, 06:34 PM #6
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    Default Re: gas shut off inside furnace cabinet

    I'd write it up as a hazardous defect. The majority of the time I test those older brass valves they leak.

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