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Client told me my damper was installed backwards after 8 years
Had a homeowner call me out last month because their smoke shelf was charred black. Turns out I installed the damper plate facing the wrong direction on their prefab fireplace back in 2016. Now I double check every install with a smoke test before I leave the job. Anyone else had to eat crow on a install mistake that was sitting there for years?
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davis.mia4d ago
Installed the damper plate facing the wrong direction" - oof, been there. I once roughed a return vent into a stud bay that was blocked by a fire block for five years before someone found it. Guess that's why they call it "humble pie" not "confident pie.
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wade7803d ago
Yeah but at least the fire block wasn't the problem for five years. Lucky it wasn't worse.
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