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The tape manufacturing business must be very good. People use tape for just about everything, especially duct and masking tape. Very often when I do home inspections, I find the do it yours-elvers use duct and masking tape in a variety of applications. While duct and masking tape are very good products, they do have their limits. Now I really encourage and applaud home owners that are willing to take on projects in their homes themselves. It's a great feeling when you make a repair, or improvement on something, and you can proudly say ' I did that.' The main thing is when doing any job in and around the house, even simple ones, make sure they are done correctly.
Take for example the vent connections for your Boiler or furnace. For any number of reasons they have to be re-secured so it can properly remove fumes from the heating appliance into the chimney and out the house. Often times I find sections of the exhaust flue held in place with masking tape. It may sound and look like a good idea, but its not. Flue sections are held in place with screws, or at the very least with metal tape which will stand up to the high temperature from exiting gases. Masking and duct tape, no matter how many layers, cannot stand up to the heat, and over a short period of time will fail which could cause toxic gases to escape back into your living space.

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