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  1. 04-07-2009, 02:20 PM #1
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    Can you say fire hazard? I'm just speechless about this

    These pictures are from the utility room of one of the dormatories at a camp I spent a weekend at. I can't even begin to imagine what they hoped to gain by doing this... well, at least I can't imagine anything that doesn't involve an insurance policy
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  3. 04-07-2009, 04:46 PM #2
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    I don't see anything.



    It's camoflauged.
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  4. 04-07-2009, 05:17 PM #3
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    maybe they used that to warm blankets before they went to bed?
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    gET Er DoNE !@#%$
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  6. 04-07-2009, 05:43 PM #5
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    u can save money if u wrap your water heater in a blanket...hmm they must mean the really hot part up here


    Don't they have inspections at the camp? Kids safety and all i would think if not the county the state would have an inspection at least yearly
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  7. 04-07-2009, 07:34 PM #6
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    WHAT THE !!!!!!!!!! BLANKET AROUND FLUE GENIUS!
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  8. 04-08-2009, 05:43 AM #7
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    Who`s the genius that did that?
    I love overtime I just hate working for it.
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  9. 04-08-2009, 09:04 AM #8
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    Is that one of them there hi-eeeficiency models? I think I saw one at my buddy
    Jim-Bob's house.
    The fact that the blanket is camo just puts the icing on the cake.
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    ?? Que ???

    Hope they have a fire extinguisher handy.
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    thats baaaaaaaaaaaaad
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    Judging from the soot on the front of the unit in the third picture, I bet they have negative pressure in the building and that there blanket is insulating the vent/make up air duct to keep it from sweating in the winter.
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    Maybe they are heating the room upstairs with the warm air and one of them had read one of the posts here that said insulated ductwork is more efficient.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Busadad View Post
    Judging from the soot on the front of the unit in the third picture, I bet they have negative pressure in the building and that there blanket is insulating the vent/make up air duct to keep it from sweating in the winter.
    I was thinking the same thing

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    Quote Originally Posted by yellowirenut View Post

    Don't they have inspections at the camp? Kids safety and all i would think if not the county the state would have an inspection at least yearly

    Worse... maybe social services inspected that room and noticed the hot flue pipe and told them they needed to be insulated so kids that found there way in there, couldn't burn their hands.
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    I just looked at first pic.. Thats all I needed to see. No post required. Sh!t I wouldn't stay there.
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    i was just thinking maybe they were concerned about co poisioning so they decided to insulate the flues!
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    Did you pull it off?
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  19. 04-11-2009, 01:37 PM #18
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    what the **** is that!
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    It is terrible, Who in there right mind would buy such a hideous looking blanket. It doesn't match the water heaters at all.
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  21. 04-11-2009, 04:25 PM #20
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    just hide the flue and make it ventless, 100%eff
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