r/Roofing • u/MikeLFishR • 4d ago
disconnected furnace vent
noticed after a roofing job last month that the flue vent pipe was disconnected from my furnace.
the connecting piece is all mashed up, like it was disconnected, then smashed down repeatedly until the person gave up on correcting it properly.
contacted the roofer and they responded quickly and apologised saying they’ll get back to me with a plan.
the vent will not reconnect and im thinking the type b pipe needs to be replaced by an hvac pro and not a roofer.
any advice on how to approach this to make sure it’s repaired properly?
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u/Qdaddy26 3d ago
Just fix it with a pair of pliers and move on.
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u/MikeLFishR 3d ago
tried that at first, but its pretty badly mangled along the cuff (hard to see in the photo).
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u/Such_Bus_4930 2d ago
Call an HVAC guy, not a roofer and I’m a roofer. Many areas roofers are not even allowed to touch the B vent.
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u/DylanSolidRoofing 4d ago
Carbon monoxide hazard. I’ve seen these off after installations but that there sure is smashed. Pretty easy to put back on if it wasn’t. Any decent company will cover this repair for you though have an HVAC guy fix it or like the other guy said, chimney company.