Professional Plumbers in Fort Saskatchewan, AB

The importance of proper vent termination to ensure proper operation of your furnace during cider temperatures. During the extreme cold temperature during the winters of Fort Saskatchewan, one of the most common furnace repairs we get called out to is plugged air intakes on both your furnace and hot water heater. Since most high efficient gas fired appliances are high efficient, this means water formation also known as condensate becomes a problem. High efficient gas fired appliances such as your furnace, water heater and boiler are all now condensing gas appliances. This means that you have a drain line that expels water which is a product of combustion down a drain. The exhaust which is vented outside, also contains moisture and condenses immediately when hitting a cold surface. Plugged air intakes is a common example of this. The products of combustion can be sucked into air intake vents and condense once hitting a cold surface. This is why it’s very important to ensure a 12” separation between the exhaust and the intake.