Range hood venting - FHA 203k loan
By Mike Young, FHA 203k Consultant 828-469-7462
(203kOnLine.com, covering the USA)
Range hood venting - FHA 203k loan or any other installation as well. I keep seeing more and more flexible duct being used as range hood vent ducting. THAT IS A BIG NO NO.As a former manufacturer of flexible duct and knowing the installation instructions it is clear that the contractors using this material for venting range hoods clearly are ignoring those very instructions. DON'T, it puts you at high risk for a future law suit and it could be up for much more if anyone dies from that fire. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE! SECTION M1503 RANGE HOODS M1503.1 General. Range hoods shall discharge to the outdoors through a single-wall duct. The duct serving the hood shall have a smooth interior surface, shall be air tight, shall be equipped with a back-draft damper, and shall be independent of all o...
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