Kwan Cheung
Paquette plumbing installed two heating/hot water wall units, and both units had problems with the venting of the exhaust pipes. Met with Nick the owner of the company, and he acknowledged the faulty installations, and said they could be corrected. However, after three additional phone calls to the office and an email, no one ever call back or reply to my email. According to the installation manual, the exhaust pipe needs 24 inches of clearance below the soffit for hot air to escape, or through the roof. Paquette vented the exhaust pipe right at the soffit, and it caused hot air to drift back into the attic, and hot air condensing into water/ice during cold days. Also, this exhaust pipe supposed to pitch slightly upward for the air to escape and drain the condensed water into the pump located inside the house, however, the pipe was installed pitching slightly downward and caused condensed water to drain outside of the house, alongside of the exterior wall. This faulty installation is causing ice accumulation outside of doorstep, icicles hanging under the gutter, and icicles under the deck and above the first-floor deck ceilings. The first-floor exhaust vent was noticed by Nick, and said it needs to penetrate through the facial board away from the deck. After nearly two months chasing, I lost hope that Paquette plumbing will do the right thing to correct this issue. Now that we're in cold winter time, I have to deal with a pile of ice outside of my doorstep.
