foundation2rooftop: Direct vent fireplaces leaking carbon monoxide
- 01/15/17 07:52 AM
Direct vent fireplace are the ones that have the glass front that doesn't open. They are supposed to be a sealed chamber that shouldn't allow flue gases to enter the home. The direct vent flue pipe has an inner pipe that exhausts the flue gases to the exterior and an outer pipe that draws combustion air into the firebox for the flames to have oxygen. I had the pleasure of inspecting this large house built in '96 in Wahoo, Nebraska. With it came 2 fireplaces. When I was testing the propane direct vent fireplaces, they both appeared to operate normally, but I … (2 comments)
foundation2rooftop: Where the H-E-Doublehockeysticks is the electric panel???
- 01/01/17 06:56 PM
Some home inspections push our buttons. If you're a homeowner trying to sell your house or a Listing Agent giving your Seller advice on how to get ready for a home inspection, then here's a quick To-Do list for ya: 1. Put your dog in a kennel or have it stay at someone else's house during the inspection. We just "love" dogs that are constantly barking, getting under our feet, or better yet...actually bite us! 2. Pick up the dog mines in the back yard. You don't want us tracking the nice brown stuff into your house do you? ;-) 3. If your cat is … (0 comments)
foundation2rooftop: Happy Carbon Monoxide Everyone! Sleep well...
- 01/01/17 10:20 AM
This house in Omaha, NE had a 6 month old furnace and water heater. The only 2 sources of carbon monoxide in the home. During my home inspection, my CO detector hit 20 ppm when I was running the furnace. I recalibrated my detector and went back into the house. It then registered 29 ppm. At this point, I shut off the furnace and aired the house out. I contacted the homeowner who was a professional flipper and informed him of the carbon monoxide. 2 months go by and my client suspects something isn't right and wants me to perform a re-inspect … (4 comments)
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Direct vent fireplace are the ones that have the glass front that doesn't open. They are supposed to be a sealed chamber that shouldn't allow flue gases to enter the home. The direct vent flue pipe has an inner pipe that exhausts the flue gases to the exterior and an outer pipe that draws combustion air into the firebox for the flames to have oxygen.
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