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smythers1968 · 02-23-2009, 11:38 PM

I would inform the ho and try to get it replaced.

Had a real estate agent call me one day to go and find out what was wrong with the furnace. I got there found that the old drive belt had broke. I replaced it and got the ol' girl up and running. Something just told me that there was a CO leak so, I asked the agent if he wanted me to check it out and he said ya go ahead. pulled the CO meter out and 24" in front of the furnace I got over 85 ppm. I advised the agent that we needed to disable the furnace or RED TAG it. He said NO. I advised him of the concerns I had about him or any other agent showing the house even with babies and little kids and he said NO. He knew that the furnace was operational and that I had done nothing at the time to disable and he asked me to leave. I went out to the truck called the local utility CO and told them what was going on. They had a serviceman out pretty quick with the agent to check it out. Just so the agent wouldn't relite the pilot they locked it off at the meter.

That was a good day..A sale of a house over public health.

Oh yea, I still billed them for the service call and got paid

Green Country · 03-14-2009, 01:57 AM

The mythbusters thing is great. On the web they blow a 52 gal tank.

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/myth...er-heater.html

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02-23-2009, 11:38 PM	#31
smythers1968 Master Plumber/Mechanical Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 152 My Photos	I would inform the ho and try to get it replaced. Had a real estate agent call me one day to go and find out what was wrong with the furnace. I got there found that the old drive belt had broke. I replaced it and got the ol' girl up and running. Something just told me that there was a CO leak so, I asked the agent if he wanted me to check it out and he said ya go ahead. pulled the CO meter out and 24" in front of the furnace I got over 85 ppm. I advised the agent that we needed to disable the furnace or RED TAG it. He said NO. I advised him of the concerns I had about him or any other agent showing the house even with babies and little kids and he said NO. He knew that the furnace was operational and that I had done nothing at the time to disable and he asked me to leave. I went out to the truck called the local utility CO and told them what was going on. They had a serviceman out pretty quick with the agent to check it out. Just so the agent wouldn't relite the pilot they locked it off at the meter. That was a good day..A sale of a house over public health. Oh yea, I still billed them for the service call and got paid

03-14-2009, 01:57 AM	#32
Green Country Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 143 My Photos	The mythbusters thing is great. On the web they blow a 52 gal tank. http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/myth...er-heater.html