Bain Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 There have been some recent threads about sizing furnaces and ductwork, and other installation nuances. I was reminded of those threads when I saw the draft hood in this photo. There's one way to do it correctly, and one way to do it wrong and, almost predictably, the schmuck got it wrong. Do I want THIS installer telling me how large my furnace should be, and how the ductwork should be configured? hahahahahahahaha . . . . . . Click to Enlarge 60.21 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Lewis Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 That's a remarkably common defect. I'm wondering if there aren't people out there who think it's the right way to connect those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 "...I saw the draft hood in this photo." Horizontal vent termination. A draft hood is something completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 I never thought to check for the reversed connection there. John, was it just luck that the thing was running and spreading the condensate on the wall at the time you were on the exterior? I might make it a new practice to ramp up the furnace and check the termination on the exterior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figaro Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 A very good way to eat away that brick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted February 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Bill: Roger that. John: Like Jim said, it's fairly common. You can typically eyeball the intake- and flue-pipes and know whether they're correct. If a finished basement is involved, you can put a hand on the draft hood horizontal-vent-termination ports when the furnace is fired to see what's up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plummen Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 There have been some recent threads about sizing furnaces and ductwork, and other installation nuances. I was reminded of those threads when I saw the draft hood in this photo. There's one way to do it correctly, and one way to do it wrong and, almost predictably, the schmuck got it wrong. Do I want THIS installer telling me how large my furnace should be, and how the ductwork should be configured? hahahahahahahaha . . . . . . Click to Enlarge 60.21?KB I never have liked the looks of those things,the fact that most of the ones Ive seen lean to one side or the other doesnt help any! [:-censore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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