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Thanks for the input Douglas. I took your advice and sent him a photo of the ductwork showing Class 1 printed on the side. I had also sent him a link to the Chapter 16 section on ducts. I have yet to speak with anyone who can support any notion that our ducts need to be replaced or enclosed. Hoping to wrap up today.

Thanks for posting Marc. I found something similar and sent to the inspector. He's not replied to any of my emails and just returned two phone calls. I suspect he doesn't want to put anything in writing. I have the owners of two separate HVAC companies trying to contact him to get to the bottom of this as well.

Bill is there any code which states he should only be looking for those items? I'd like to state in my response.

Our town requires a new C/O when there is an ownership change.

This is all coming from our town inspector. I have spoken to the town administrator but he cannot try to influence the inspector with regard to enforcement but has helped me expedite the matter. It really comes down to the material used which the inspector says must be replaced entirely through out the entire system. He is basically saying if we have flexible duct it must be enclosed and the other option is to change out with metal. In his opinion flex duct is not sufficient on its own. Here's a photo of the ductwork. Click to Enlarge .JPG].JPG] 44.32 KB The one code I found regarding duct materials is M1601.1.1. Our material would be class 1.

He's now referenced two codes which have no relevance to duct material. One referenced fire blocking requirements and the second referenced requirements for duct connectors. I've had three professional sources tell me my duct material is sufficient and I want to offer up a few more so that we can move on and close on our house in a timely manner.

I have a house with flex duct that was placed in 2001. Our town inspector is telling me that ICC code stipulates that this duct work be replaced with metal duct or encased/boxed in. I can't find any ICC code to support this. Can anyone confirm material requirements for duct work?