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Is this some sort of new fangled S-trap?
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[#1] Posted: 01/25/2012 - 8:59:28 PM		Reply with Quote


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Is this some sort of new fangled S-trap?
 [#2] Posted: 01/26/2012 - 04:12:46 AM		Reply with Quote
Sure. The combustion condensate that gets trapped keeps combustion gasses, that manage to get past the trap, from coming back into the house.
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 [#3] Posted: 01/26/2012 - 05:40:39 AM		Reply with Quote
That was installed by the same guy that did this gas drier. Hell, if you've got flex duct. . . might as well make it flex.



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 [#4] Posted: 01/26/2012 - 4:51:12 PM		Reply with Quote
Yep



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Truly Unbelievable
   
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