Keep old exhaust pipe?
#1
12-12-06, 09:26 AM
Keep old exhaust pipe?
I just got a new Lennox G61V furnace installed. The installer said it isn't necessary to replace the old exhaust pipe going out of the side of the house. It is this ugly green metal box about two feet high with what looks like pvc pipe sticking out of it and is around 25 years old. The box is very rusted. He said it would leave holes in the siding. The salesman told me that the holes would be replaced with metal.
Should I insist the installer replace it and fill in the holes?
Thanks in advance.
Linda
Should I insist the installer replace it and fill in the holes?
Thanks in advance.
Linda
#2
12-12-06, 10:23 AM
I take it you paid for a all new furnace an you should get it. Yes I call them back right now. The guy that put it in is just trying to get out of doing some work.
#4
12-13-06, 09:32 AM
There is no intake pipe. According to the instructions for the furnace you just have to make sure that the air does not come from a room in which there is a gas appliance. The air is coming from the first floor.
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12-13-06, 09:40 AM
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Ok, now that the air is taken from the 1st floor, that air has to be made up from some where..... Windows, door, vents.. or cracks in the room, and making it feel cooler. Also when you bring in the cold winter air, it makes your home dryer.
All the 90% I've put in done two pipes. and people noticed the home is warmer.
Your furnace not in a basement? I take it the PVC pipe is going up in the attic and out to the side of the home?
All the 90% I've put in done two pipes. and people noticed the home is warmer.
Your furnace not in a basement? I take it the PVC pipe is going up in the attic and out to the side of the home?
