missylrn

Thanks for the clarification. Our home inspector's report calls it a "furnace". So we assumed it was a furnace. I believe the previous homeowner (handyman) installed it. The garage is heated - maybe that's why it's there? Thanks for the help. We've contacted a licensed plumber who will fix the problem. I just wish the inspector brought this unsafe situation to our attention before we bought the house and we would have had the previous owner fix it. That's what I paid him for.

It is a "New Yorker" Classic CG - A Series Gas Boiler. The unit sits 1-2 inches off of the ground. The gas line going into the unit is about 6 inches off of the ground. My garage is too dark to take a picture tonight.

Some background on the situation: We bought the house 1.5 years ago. A few months ago we received a notice for an open permit. The permit was opened in 2002 by the previous owner for some plumbing and furnace work. In order to close this old permit (which was NOT disclosed by the previous owner) we had to have the town out to inspect. They did and all of the work had been done but the only issue was that the furnace (ignition) was not the proper height (only 6 inches off the ground and not the 18 inches it's supposed to be). I have not had any out yet to give estimate so no one gave me the tag line "the inspector should have caught it" I realize the majority of the issue lies with the owner not disclosing but what did I pay for with the inspection. While this is not my background I don't need someone to tell me "it seems to be working". I think I paid for the inspector to tell me if there were any MAJOR UNSAFE issues with the house. IE - the chance of blowing up my home every time we start our cars.

It has been brought to our attention that our furnace was not installed to code (by the previous owner). It apparently needs to be 18" off the ground in our garage. Should this have been brought to our attention during our home inspection by our inspection engineer? I realize they can't know every code but from what I hear this is pretty basic common sence and is an "unsafe" situation. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.