Bain Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I typically come across two or three of these a year and tell my clients the pipes have to be replaced, but I've never actually seen one that's failed. I found this baby yesterday, and the visible portion looked fine--except for the condensate tubing that was detached from the nipple. Anyhow, I'm curious. Does anyone have photos of an ultravent that's cracked, or that has an obvious leaking joint? Click to Enlarge 35.66 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfSwamp Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I typically come across two or three of these a year and tell my clients the pipes have to be replaced, but I've never actually seen one that's failed. I found this baby yesterday, and the visible portion looked fine--except for the condensate tubing that was detached from the nipple. Anyhow, I'm curious. Does anyone have photos of an ultravent that's cracked, or that has an obvious leaking joint? Click to Enlarge 35.66 KB I've seen a few -- maybe less than a dozen. Some were cracked. I wrote up all of them, and attached whatever supporting documents I could dig up. WJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Click to Enlarge 40.67 KB Click to Enlarge 43.42 KB Click to Enlarge 28.25 KB This is what I put in the report: The exhaust vent, known as Ultravent, is made from a material that is subject to failure and is the subject of a recall. The pipe is leaking exhaust gas where it connects to the boiler. Combustion products are entering the building. The vent should be replaced as soon as possible. See Articles 6C.10,11 and go to http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/PRHTML98/98072.html for more information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hi John, Did you see the CPSC recall notice I posted yesterday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hi John, Did you see the CPSC recall notice I posted yesterday? Which one? The dishwasher one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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