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Right - The kitchen exhaust duct termination is integrated aesthetically and functionally with the exterior cladding; however, the opening should be screened to keep out pests.
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Right - This kitchen exhaust duct termination is integrated aesthetically and functionally with the exterior cladding.
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Right – The termination of this kitchen exhaust duct is sealed to the wall to keep out air and water and is screened to keep out pests.
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Right – This kitchen exhaust fan duct is made of smooth round steel duct that takes the shortest, most direct route to the outdoors and joints are sealed with mastic.
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Wrong - Code requires a kitchen exhaust fan duct to be a smooth metal duct (galvanized steel, stainless steel, or copper) and to terminate outside, not in an attic or crawlspace.
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Wrong - Flex ducts are prohibited by the IRC for kitchen exhaust and, at 28 feet, this duct is too long to be effective.
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Wrong - If this kitchen exhaust duct had been extended a few inches, at least one bend could have been eliminated.
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Wrong - Kitchen exhaust ducts are prohibited from terminating within 3 feet of an operable window or near gable vents.
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Wrong - Kitchen exhaust fans must be located directly over the stove top to be effective at capturing and removing cooking pollutants.
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Wrong - The IRC prohibits the use of flex duct for kitchen exhaust and only permits PVC duct for downdraft systems that meet specific exceptions; also, gaps at the ceiling have not been air sealed.
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Wrong - The IRC requires that kitchen exhaust ducts terminate outside, at least 3 feet from operable windows.
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Wrong - This kitchen exhaust duct uses flex duct, which is prohibited by code, and the duct’s 22-foot length and multiple bends will slow the movement of pollutants out of the home.
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Wrong – The duct for this kitchen exhaust fan is made of flex duct instead of smooth metal duct and the duct is not properly supported.
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Wrong – The kitchen exhaust fan duct is attached to flex duct, which is prohibited by code.
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Wrong – This exhaust fan duct is wrong on several counts: it uses flex duct rather than smooth round metal duct as required by the IRC, the duct terminates inside of the wall assembly instead of outside, the opening is not large enough...