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Posted by mrks on October 24, 2006, 2:48 pm
I have 2 CO detectors, one with a digital readout, and they have not
once gone off. I don't smell the odor, my wife does, so it's hard for
me to describe it. She tells me that it's more of a Kerosene odor than
it is an exhaust odor, could it be the furnace is burning too rich? I
have the numbers that were generated by the last smoke test, if that
would help anyone with a diagnosis.
Mark
shinesapp@hotmail.com wrote:
> YOU SHOULD BUY OR BARROW A CO2 ANALYSER FROM SOMEONE CO2 IS THE BEST
> WAY TO DETECT INTERMINTANT LEAKS IN A HX
> WHEN YOU NOTICE THE SMELL COMAIR THE LEVELS WITH A LOG OF LEVELS AT
> NORMAL CO2 SHOULD NEVER BE HIGH THEN 1000PPM ABOVE OUT DOOR AMBIENT IF
> YOU SEE A RISE THEN YOU HAVE A LEAK THE HX NEED REPLACED IF NO RISE
> THEN YOU MAY HAVE BECOME HYPERSENSITIVE TO THE CUBUSTION OR FUEL VAPORS
> SMALL AMOUNTS CAN CAUSE BIG PROBLEMS IF OTHERS IN THE HOME DO NOT
> NOTICE IT THEN THIS COULD BE THE ISSUE IF NOT YOU MAY BE GETING PUFF
> BACK THREW THE RETURN THIS ALSO COULD BE THE CASE YOU ALSO COULD BE
> DEPRESSURISING THE COMBUSTION AREA MAKE SURE RETURNS ARE SEALED I WOULD
> HAVE A CIE TECH COME IN AND DO AN IAQ AUDIT OR REPLACE THE SYSTEM DONT
> PLAY AROUND WITH THIS SMALL LEAKS ARE SOMETIMES A BIGGER DANGER THEN
> LARGER THEY CAUSE CRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT GO ON FOR LIFE NEVER
> DIAGNOSTED
>
> > > When was last time you have smoke stock clean
> > > have you in any way block air make up to the area
> > > where furnace is located
> > > DidoThe smoke stack was replaced just last year, and the air intake is
> > clear. One of the technicians said that it's possible that it isn't
> > getting enough air, but it is the same make and model of furnace that
> > was in the house when we bought it, and we never had problems with it
> > before.
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