| Early in 1995 the Ministry of Consumer
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| | for replacements in government-funded
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| and Commercial Relations (MCCR) announced
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| | non-profit and co-op housing.And
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| a program to replace up to 20,000
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| | apparently, the program offered nothing
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| mid-efficiency gas furnaces in Ontario,
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| | to people who had already replaced their
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| because their plastic vent pipes were
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| | mid-efficiency furnaces before this
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| prone to failure, and might leak carbon
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| | program was announced.On September 12,
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| monoxide into the house. Other sources
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| | 1995, the Ministry of Consumer and
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| indicated the number might have been as
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| | Commercial Relations issued a Safety
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| high as 40,000 - but no one knows for
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| | Order requiring all owners of heating
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| sure.The crux of the problem was that no
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| | appliances with high-temperature plastic
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| other type of vent pipe had been approved
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| | vents to have these systems corrected by
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| for use with mid-efficiency
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| | August 31, 1996. Gas utilities and
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| furnaces.Hundreds of home owners planned
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| | propane suppliers were required by
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| to sue the government, the manufacturers
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| | Ontario law to discontinue the supply of
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| and others for refusing to pay for the
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| | fuel to appliances which had not been
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| entire replacement. At that point, home
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| | corrected by the deadline. Correction
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| owners were expected to pay about $1000
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| | consisted of replacing the defective vent
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| of the estimated $1500 cost to exchange
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| | with an approved alternate vent, if
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| the furnaces for high-efficiency models,
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| | available, or replacing the whole heating
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| which would function safely with plastic
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| | system.Two vent pipe manufacturers in
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| vent pipes currently available. The home
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| | Toronto claimed they had safe, effective
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| builder was to pay $200, the ONHWP $200,
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| | replacement vent pipes (a special grade
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| and the gas companies $100.By the end of
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| | of corrosion-resistant stainless steel)
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| 1995 neither the Government of Ontario,
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| | which would solve the problem with
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| which approved the faulty vent pipes, nor
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| | mid-efficiency installations. These
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| the manufacturers had made any
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| | replacement pipes had not yet received
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| contribution toward the cost of
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| | approval, and for some furnaces,
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| replacements in private homes and
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| | replacements were never approved.
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| businesses. But the government did pay
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