Andy OnCall Chicagoland

We were recently down in a client’s basement reviewing some heating and electrical issues for an Attic project.  We were stunned to find that the boiler’s flue pipe (the pipe that runs between the boiler and the chimney) had disintegrated and was on the floor.  There was six feet of missing pipe.  The flue gas (carbon monoxide) was going into the house.  Fortunately for the home owner, most of the flue gas was still making its way up the chimney.   It is a miracle that no one in the house died of carbon monoxide poisoning. 

The customer also didn’t have a carbon monoxide detector in his basement.

This is a good reason to have your furnace or boiler serviced every year.  Proper maintenance will prolong the life of your furnace or boiler and hopefully issues like we encountered  will get taken care of before they become serious.

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