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[quote]I agree that HVAC equipment should never be in unconditioned space. But I have to play the skeptic on the first one. How did being in the attic cause the gas leak? It sounds like it could have happened anywhere in the house. [/quote]

A good friend fell through the attic ceiling two stories below.   He went up to attaic to investigate a leak (AC condensate) and then carelessly stepped onto the attic floor (drywall)....you can guess what happend next.   He survived but took years to recover.   This is why I call it a "crime".....[/quote]

Gas leaks can certainly happen anywhere between the meter and appliance.   The attic compounded the situation by not allowing the leak to be easily discovered; having large poorly ventilated areas for gas to settle, and not allowing for the fire to be detected by the alarm system.  The entire top floor of that house went from normal to inferno in a second without warning.

Always hate the hear those stories.  Over the winter the loss control advisor from our insurance company shared me a story about a homeowner and contractor that both where killed after falling through a ceiling while they where trying to look at a roof leak in the attic.  And people wonder why I don't sleep at night.

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