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Dreamer
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Location: Ontario
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 Posted:Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:50 pm Post subject |
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| Hi guys and gals. The heating season is in high gear again. My new issue of this season is a smoke smell in the house. Is it possible if the heat exchanger is leaking that I could get smoke in the house. I thought that negative pressure would not allow it. I cleaned the exhaust fan blades and have it running at 2 on the minihelic guage. Any thoughts? |
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naturesheat
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Location: Necedah, Wisconsin
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| Posted:Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:19 pm Post subject |
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Have you checked your exhaust lately for leaks?
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Dreamer
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Location: Ontario
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| Posted:Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:28 am Post subject |
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Yes but I'm not sure where to look. My pipe goes straight through the wall with a 45 turndown on the end. I tried to take the 45 off of the end of the pipe but couldn"t budge it. Could the pipe be leaking where it hooks up to the stove? Do you think if I cranked on it hard enough it would break loose or just plain break?
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mddorogi
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Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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| Posted:Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:06 pm Post subject |
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Yes, it could be leaking there. It seems like it would be smart to take apart the exhaust and re-seal all the joints. The only time I ever smell smoke is if I open the door on level 3 or higher; on level 1 or 2 with air at 20, you can open the door for cleaning without getting smoke in the house. I suppose that if you had a really bad gasket somewhere, you might get a little smoke under the right conditions.
I would think a leak in the heat exchanger could do it, too, even with the negative pressure. The air flowing through the HX could drag a little combustion air out by a venturi type effect. Plus your fire would probably burn strange.
Could smoke be getting back in the house from outside? Through a gap in a window, or door?
A carbon monoxide detector would be a good idea. I have one right next to my stove!
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