You would think that the installer would at least put the nipple where it enters the furnace cabinet to make it look a little better with the doors on (as well as be somewhat safer). And I guess a drip leg was too much to ask for also.
Picture is a little dark. Saw this today. I love the black nipple for a flex coupling.
You would think that the installer would at least put the nipple where it enters the furnace cabinet to make it look a little better with the doors on (as well as be somewhat safer). And I guess a drip leg was too much to ask for also.
the nipple is the only good thing...lol
it was working.... played with it.... now its broke.... whats the going hourly rate for HVAC repair
Good call
You are allowed to use ONE flexible appliance connector but it must not penetrate the cabinet. It can be inside the cabinet or outside but not through it. You can NOT splice two connectors as done here.
A typical proper application with a flex connector would be piping to an approved shutoff, sediment trap, branch turns 90 degrees, ground union, steel through the cabinet, flex connector to the appliance valve.
Keep the fire inside the fireplace.
The flex connector must be rated for the application. Some are for indoor use only.
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There was a refrigerator 16" in front of this furnace otherwise I would have gotten a better picture. I find it funny that a few days after this post I run into one like it. Except rather than use a nipple, they used a coupler. As you can see, they did put the coupler where it penetrated the cabinet. Reason for me being here? Bad gas valve. Replaced the valve, used a whole two street 90s and one 12" nipple and this issue has been corrected. Yes, I did add a sediment tee outside the cabinet.
Were are the AFTER pictures ?