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Not long ago, I installed a somewhat special plastic pipe to vent my daughter’s new high-efficiency boiler. It is made from polypropylene and can withstand much higher temperatures than standard ...
As part of an unusual recall announced by the commission, 27 manufacturers have agreed to pay up to $100 million to replace plastic vent pipes used on furnaces in homes across the country.
Many communities have banned plastic vent hose on dryers. Instead, dryer hose should be made from rigid sectional vent pipe (aluminum or galvanized steel) or corrugated metal vent hose.
The issue did make U.S. headlines 20 years ago when the Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled some 250,000 high-temperature plastic vent pipe systems branded as Plexvent and Ultravent after ...
"This standard specification for PVC pipe does not include requirements for pipe and fittings intended to be used to vent combustion gases". D 1785 is the specification for Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) ...
The letter asked TSSA to acknowledge that any ULC S636 listed plastic vent pipe can be used on an appliance as long as it is the type of plastic material specified by the appliance manufacturer, ...
There are three common types of plastic pipe sold for electrical and plumbing ... It's commonly used for drain-waste-vent ...
Everyone thinks of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) pipe first. It is ideal for all types of DWV (drain-waste-vent) systems, but not ...
The Kozy Kollar is a heavy-duty rubber vent that allows a PVC pipe to go up through it. It will work on a 0 to 12-pitch roof, and it takes about an hour to install from start to finish.