Huebsch stack dryer exhaust pipe dimensions

[Kari]

We had several stack dryers installed. Our old single pockets had 6 inch exhaust. The new stacks are 8 inches. They installed the new dryers but they did not take it 8 inches all the way. They only took the 8 inches to the wall and the outlet is at the 6 inches. It is just a straight pipe with a 90% elbow at the end. The installer said they could get away with it because it was less then five feet. I called the Huebsch Company and they said it needed to be 8 inches all the way no matter what or it would void the warranty. The supplier we bought it from said they were wrong, and the Huebsch does not warranty the dryers he, the supplier, does.


I know we need to check the back pressure. Our town is too small and the gas company does not have the equipment to do it. The installer is supposed to come back next week and check it for us. Hope I can trust him.


Any feedback would be much appreciated

[MichaelCa]

Kari: Huebsch is correct, and he is WRONG. You would never, *ever* reduce it to 6", when it starts out as 8".

From the sound of it, you have each stack exhausting out individually.
That is a good thing.
But they've obliterated that by reducing down to 6".

I know WHY he is saying that he is the one providing the warranty - because Huebsch requires that all warranties be administered and serviced by the selling Dist., BUT, it is Huebsch who actually is both providing it & who is *paying* for it.
Remember, you probably don't have a *labor* warranty longer than 1 year, in fact its prob. less than that.

Most of your probs. will begin occurring after that date.

And since Huebsch just takes a validated return card for Parts from the dist. AFTER that date (for the parts-only warranty portion) the dist. doesn't care, he just signs his authorization, Huebsch sends the free part, and you use your *Not Free* labor to install it.

But this is all avoidable NOW. If he insists he is right, you can simply call (or tell him you'll call) the Huebsch Regional Sales Manager for your area, and tell them that their installation is not to their requirements.

Anyways, since you obviously have room (in your bldg.situation) for multiple stacks, it will only be a small cost to have them replaced from 6 to 8". He was just cutting corners & time.

BTW, checking the backpressure is just re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic. He will 'find' the figure he needs.

Also,see my post responding to your question about fog

[pete f]

It is not to hard to knock some block and make the hole bigger for a 8" pipe. Hammer time. Also, I had some older HB dryers, I vented the top and bottom seperate, so had 2 6" holes thru the wall. I agree with Michael, I do not like the idea of downsizing the exhaust.

[MSKLAUNDRY.]

Hopefiully you still owe them some money so you have leverage and insist that they do the job as you originally contacted them to do. 8 to 6 is just not correct regardless of weather it works or not.

[CharlieS]

Absolutely. If you have not paid the full amount, and if the installation was included in the price, then hold whatever you can until the job is completed correctly. Do not accept the distributors word on this. Get Huebsch involved immediately.

Charlie

[Kari]

We had a guy come in with a peice of equiptment and was able to knock out the hole to 8 inches and them Huebsch was suppose to come in two days later and redo the exhaust using the 8 inches. The next day after we knocked out the holes was a disaster. From the weight of the exhaust system and the fact that they did not put any screws holding it together or tape it properly, when people started the dryers the next day they all fell apart. Lint blowing everywhere and then getting sucked back into the motors. We got as many up and running as we could. Heubsch came in the next day and did them all the correct way. You can really feel the difference.

When we did the calculations, going from 8 inches to 6 inches was a 43% reduction in air flow. Boy I am finding that distributors are just as bad as lawyers.

Thank you everyone for your comments.