I don't know why, but it made me furious . . .

[Bain]

. . . and for the first time ever, I called the local building insp. office, and gave them the license number of the Master HVAC installer, hoping he's get sanctioned or penalized, or tarred and feathered. The permit sticker is for the rough-in. The final never happened.

Photo #1 A shiny one-year-old Trane furnace the homeowner likely paid four grand to have installed. Forget about the lack of combustion air. Forget about the return-air duct two feet away from furnace, 'cause even worse is . . .

Photo #2 The flue pipe terminating into the underside of a roof vent.

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[kurt]

It made you furious because you have respect for life, and the installer apparently did not.

I think you were right in making the call; that's life & death stuff that moron was messing with. He should be run out of town.

[Bain]

I'll certainly spread the word. And sadly, this work was performed by a company that's been around for decades. The same kind of company that'll come behind me or you and say, "Them home inspectors don't really have the training that's necessary to evaluate this furnace. There's nothing wrong with it. It's working perfectly fine."

[Erby]

Bain,

PLEASE, let me know who it was?

erby@b4uclose.com

[Bain]

Check your mailbox, Erby.

[DonTx]

Hey Bain, was that a roof vent or roof jack? I see many older installations run up into a roof jack, but have never seen one ran up to a roof vent.

[Bain]

Roof vent, Donald. Arrrgggh.