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Yeah, especially during the winter months. Our old furnace had rust holes in the heat exchanger. So the flames were exhausting right into the ducting throughout the house.
 
GregW said:
Yeah, especially during the winter months. Our old furnace had rust holes in the heat exchanger. So the flames were exhausting right into the ducting throughout the house.
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We had a problem with our furnace a couple of weeks ago. One of the eight burners wasn't lighting correctly. The first seven would light, and then the last one would build up gas for several seconds and BOOOM! Had to have a new burner installed! Had the guy check the CO levels with his high-tech CO detector - no CO detected!
 
Around here it is from people trying to keep warm with bar b ques when the power is out
 
Around here it's from people running generators in their house when the power goes off... occasionally from running kerosene heaters in the winter.
 
The furnace that was in this house when I bought it must have been installed by an amateur. The ducting he installed was not large enough diameter, nor were the registers large enough, to provide the proper air flow. This year the lack of flow caused the heat exchangers to overheat, which in turn caused them to buckle, allowing the exhaust gasses to get into the ducting. I don't know what the CO level was, but it sure did stink! And there I was with COPD breathing noxious gasses. Yuk.

I got a new furnace and ducting. The new ducting is way bigger than the old. Expensive, but what could I do?

And they put in a CO detector. Rather like closing the barn door after... Oh,well.
 
My question is how did so much CO get in the house?
 
I have a sister who bought CO detectors for her house and Moms house. After plugging them in, she called me and gave me the good news. Thing is, her and Mom have a total electric house. Oh well, I guess she can sleep better now. :rolleyes:
 
Reminds me of a joke about a poorly conceived suicide attempt: Spent a day with his head in an electric oven... :jester:
 
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