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U.S. CPSC
April 1, 2009 |
May 1, 2009 Deadline Approaching for Remedy Change in Recall Program; Consumers Urged to Replace Dangerous Home Heating Vent Pipes Home owners who have not yet responded to the previously announced 1998 recall, are being urged to do so immediately. After May 1, 2009, the remedy consumers receive will change.   |
U.S. CPSC
January 15, 2009 |
CPSC, Manufacturers Announce Changes to 1998 Recall Program to Replace Dangerous Home Heating Vent Pipes The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and various home heating furnace, boiler, and high-temperature plastic vent manufacturers are urging home owners who have not yet responded to the previously-announced 1998 recall, to do so immediately. |
U.S. CPSC
August 25, 2009 |
CPSC, Goodman Manufacturing Co. Announce Changes to 1998 Recall Program to Replace Dangerous Home Heating Vent Pipes The CPSC and Goodman Manufacturing Company, of Houston, TX, are urging consumers who have not yet responded to the previously-announced 1998 recall to do so immediately. |
U.S. CPSC
September 26, 2002 |
CPSC Urges Seasonal Heating Systems Inspections to Prevent CO Deaths As the weather turns colder throughout much of the country, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission urges consumers to have a professional inspection of all fuel-burning heating systems to detect potentially deadly carbon monoxide (CO) leaks. |
U.S. CPSC
October 19, 2004 |
CPSC Urges Annual Furnace Inspection to Prevent CO Deaths To help prevent carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urges consumers to have a professional inspection of all fuel-burning heating systems, including furnaces, boilers, fireplaces, water heaters, space heaters, chimneys, flues, and vents. |
U.S. CPSC
March 19, 2007 |
Laars Heating Systems Recalls Gas Boilers and Water Heaters Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazard Internal black plastic venting components in the gas boilers and water heaters can crack and leak flue gases, including carbon monoxide (CO), posing a risk of CO poisoning. |
U.S. CPSC
May 6, 2008 |
Williamson-Thermoflo Gas Boilers Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard If there is a leak in the vent piping, the recalled boilers can leak carbon monoxide (CO) into the buildings in which they are installed, posing a risk of CO poisoning. |
U.S. CPSC
May 6, 2008 |
Weil-McLain Gas Boilers Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard If there is a leak in the vent piping, the recalled boilers can leak carbon monoxide (CO) into the buildings in which they are installed, posing a risk of CO poisoning. |
U.S. CPSC
October 9, 2008 |
Gas Vent Dampers Recalled by Effikal Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard The automatic gas vent damper could fail, causing the vent to leak carbon monoxide. This poses a risk of CO poisoning to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
May 2, 2002 |
ECR International Recall of Gas Boilers The burners on these boilers could produce excess carbon monoxide (CO) in the flue, due to improper combustion, posing a risk of CO poisoning to consumers... |
U.S. CPSC
January 4, 2007 |
Pentair Water Pool and Spa Inc. Recalls Gas Pool Heaters for Carbon Monoxide Hazard These pool heaters can emit excessive carbon monoxide (CO), posing a risk of CO poisoning in the event of a vent leak in an indoor installation. |
U.S. CPSC
September 11, 2008 |
PB Heat Recalls Gas Boilers Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard The pressure switch could have an internal defect that could fail to shut down the boilers under vent or air inlet blockage. This switch defect could allow the boilers to produce excessive levels of carbon monoxide, posing a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
February 21, 2008 |
Rinnai Recalls Wall Furnaces Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard A gasket in the unit can fail, posing a risk of poisonous carbon monoxide gas leaking into the home. |
U.S. CPSC
November 15, 2004 |
York International Recall of Gas Furnaces These furnaces can overheat, causing heat-exchanger cracking, burn-through and, in extreme cases, furnace wrapper burn-through. This can lead to heating and possible burning of the drywall and other combustibles adjacent to the furnace, which poses a fire and smoke hazard to consumers. |
U.S. CPSC
May 29, 2003 |
Stihl Inc. Recall of Chain Saws In some units, the fuel tank vent could be installed incorrectly and become dislodged. If this occurs, fuel could leak and result in a fire. |
| This Old House |
Fixing Noisy Pipes How to remedy noisy pipes in the winter. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Norman Becker |
Seal Your Flue Pipes: Homeowners Clinic Ducts carry heated or cooled air, not combustion byproducts. However, sheetmetal flue pipes carry combustion gases and are not sealed to the same extent that ducts are. |
Popular Mechanics
December 26, 2008 |
How to Fix Noisy Water Pipes Lowering the water pressure, which should generally not be above 60 psi, often can reduce the hammer sound. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
From the Ground Up: Plumbing A plumbing primer from This Old House expert Richard Trethewey. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2011
Dan Dzombak |
A Huge Energy Opportunity for the Next 25 Years Natural gas is changing the face of energy in North America. |
Popular Mechanics
April 7, 2009 |
How to Banish Basement Pipe Problems The way water comes in and goes out of the home is one of those processes we take for granted -- until we can't take a shower or make the toilet flush properly. |
Entrepreneur
September 2004
C.J. Prince |
Relief Valve? Once seen as the scourge of capital raising, PIPEs are not just for troubled companies anymore. Done right, a private investment in public equity could bring your business much-needed cash. |
| This Old House |
Silencing Noisy Pipes Put an end to the banging underfoot with this simple fix. |
