HVAC - Shhh... Don't Tell Anyone...

I couldn't believe it, either. I was speechless for 5 minutes after seeing this. Yes, Schedule 40 PVC from a 90% furnace run into the same b-vent as the water heater. The original call was for a condensate leak on the AC side of the system. Evap coil needs to be leveled but this vent was a HELLUVA lot more entertaining for video!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• HVAC
• 90%
• Furnace
• Vent
• Bad
• Venting
• Install

[PutSome5tankOnIt]

I've done my share of unlicensed work over the past 20 years. I don't have a contractor's license but I made damned sure my work was up to code and beyond. You can never be too careful. All four systems have been trouble-free because I took care of all the details as well as big things.

[TheDal789]

You can't but a condensing flu into a METAL flu..I wonder where the water goes? I see ignorant things like this all the time.. Not to mention everything else you had on here..You should post the company name to go with it, maybe some inspections/exposure could stop some of this!

[PutSome5tankOnIt]

@TheDal789 I refuse to post the company name. The company is all but out of business. It's a moot point. Doesn't matter anymore. I fixed the problem before an inspector saw it. Why should I waste time kicking a dead dog? Time to move on.

[DieselBenz]

LMAO! WTF?!

Installer says, "Who needs these installation instructions?!"

[PutSome5tankOnIt]

@DieselBenz Yup. Installers are paid to install. No one blames them for not thinking. I'm stuck fixing the screw-ups. Luckily for me... I installed equipment for 20 years. I have MAD installations skills, as you can see. Roofing, plumbing... I can do it all. My fellow techs hated it when I left the retrofit department. Their workload for add-on service quadrupled. Yeah... I'm a really good installer and service tech!

[MrTERRYD55]

what area are you from.I noticed in your videos the exhaust on the furnaces are PVC.

[PutSome5tankOnIt]

@MrTERRYD55 I'm in Southern California, but that's not the most important issue. B-vent is used for 80% efficiency furnaces. The 90%'ers are vented with Schedule40 PVC.

[DieselBenz]

@MrTERRYD55

PVC is the correct material for a flue pipe on a 90% efficient (or greater) gas furnace!

[mifan93]

iv got that same amana furnace. mines a 95% the pvc runs right through the wall like it should.. i wanna run a fireplace in my basement and since the only thing in the chimne is the hot water tank. why not!!!!LOL but my hot water heater is just a exaust.

the new fireplace would most likely be a direct vent because its hard to find natural vent gas.