[BOUNCE shop-talk@Autox.Team.Net: Non-member submission from ["Phinney, Harry K." <Harry_Phinney@ex.cv.hp.com>]]

[Mark J Bradakis <mjb>]

     Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 10:03:56 -0800
     From: "Phinney, Harry K." <Harry_Phinney@ex.cv.hp.com>
     Subject: RE: Lighting a garage... Was: Re: Heating Garage

John Mikes wrote:
> This winter I'm experimenting with a duct running off the house 
> furnace. 
> ...
> The only problem has been a backdraft of odors into the house.

This is the reason that some (most, all?) building codes prohibit
garages and shops from sharing air ducting with living spaces.
Before you do this, consider the health and safety hazards, and also
consider problems in reselling a residence with significant code 
violations.

Harry Phinney