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Informative Articles Hazards of the Consolidated
Horizontal Furnace
There are various makes and models of recalled horizontal furnaces. So that our clients have a better understanding of this problem, we have provided a list of some of the recalled furnaces, as well as a full article written by a Private Fire Investigator. Feel free to view this article online or download it using Adobe® Acrobat reader.
Hazards of the Consolidated Industries H-Series Horizontal Furnace By Michael Whedon, Licensed, Certified, Private Fire Investigator
"During the mid and late 1980's there was a tremendous building boom throughout the State of California. Thousands of new housing developments appeared seemingly overnight and every new home required one or more furnace units depending on the amount of square footage and whether the home was one or two stories. In an effort to keep their construction costs as low as possible, builders installed horizontal furnaces within the attic space of many of these homes. The horizontal furnace is one that is relatively low in cost and is easy to install because the majority of the duct system is exposed within the attic space. One of the horizontal furnaces used in many of the new homes was a furnace manufactured by Consolidated Industries. This furnace was designated as the H-Series atmospheric furnace and was sold under the "Premier" label by Consolidated Industries. Many other companies purchased these furnaces from Consolidated and sold them under their own labels. The term " atmospheric" refers to furnaces that are naturally draft vented.
In 1979 Consolidated Industries had been faced with a business decision. The tooling for their current line of furnaces was wearing out and they needed to decide whether to retool for the existing furnace line or create a new model. The decision was made to design and build a new model."
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