II decided on 906 Heating & Cooling, a local company, to have a new furnace installed. HUGE expensive mistake! The owner sent his son alone to install the furnace at the end of November. In February, I asked about the permit that should have been in place before the installation. David said the paperwork must have gotten lost in the mail and refiled for the permit. Nothing about the installation was in code. The following is from the inspector's findings when he finally came in February.
1. Supply plenum is not properly made to transition between old duck work.
2. Return air elbow and air filter is too small for the BTU/airflow of new furnace.
3. Gas piping is on an angle causing stress on it.
4. Venting is done in 2" PVC pipe and needs to be 3" per manufactures installation manual.
The owner of 906 Heating & Cooling (David) didn't inspect the initial furnace installation.
The installer used an excessive amount of foil tape to hold pieces of sheet metal together and to cover large gaps for a makeshift supply plenum. After a couple weeks, the foil tape was coming loose, sheet metal pieces were separating allowing majority of heat to flow into the basement. I called 906 Heating & Cooling near the end of December to fix the problems. David sent his son alone again who then uses more sheet metal and more foil tape to patch up an already substandard job, and then again didn't inspect his son's work.
906 Heating & Cooling displayed a lack of knowledge installing a furnace and no quality control. Another contractor was called to correct the problems read more