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Bathroom vents to furnace closet?

Postby milkshake » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:27 pm

Is there any chance this meets code?

The bathroom vents in the condo we are renting (built in 2008) weren't doing much, and after a little experimentation (no exhaust pull unless the furnace fan is on, no exhaust pull if the furnace closet door is open) I have concluded that the vents in the bathrooms are ducted to vents in the ceiling of the furnace closet, rather than ducted outdoors.

Any way that this meets code? If not, who is liable for correcting -- the condo owner or the sponsor they bought it from in late 2008?
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Postby TenantNet » Wed Mar 13, 2013 4:27 pm

From a friend who is an architect:

It sounds to me like the occupant is correct. Tying a bathroom exhaust into a boiler flue is completely illegal. As to who is responsible? It seems to me whoever did the work is the responsible party. In a co-op the "Owner" (co-op board) must sign the PW-1. Technically they are prime. The "Owner" is always the bottom line. The Owner needs to sue the responsible professional, who signed off on the work and the Contractor who actually did the installation. The Code is very clear on the chain of responsibility.
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