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More CO problems?
sarahm73
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I posted a few weeks ago about concerns of low level CO poisoning after a furnace issue revealed a blocked chimney in the house I rent with my two young kids.
I've been doing a lot of research on faulty heating systems/lack of maintenance etc so this never happens again. The issues with the furnace and chimney have been corrected and I am looking for a new place as I just don't trust my landlord.
However, I took a look at the two water heaters in the basement yesterday and discovered this!
I've been doing a lot of research on faulty heating systems/lack of maintenance etc so this never happens again. The issues with the furnace and chimney have been corrected and I am looking for a new place as I just don't trust my landlord.
However, I took a look at the two water heaters in the basement yesterday and discovered this!
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And all of those suggest backdrafting.
Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.
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That's exactly what I thought. It completely blows my mind how irresponsible some landlords are with children's lives.0
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The blocked chimney *may* have caused that. That looks like oil soot which would have gotten there via the water heater's exhaust pipe. But it needs to be checked out nonetheless.All Steamed Up, Inc.
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@sarahm73
The evidence of flame roll out in the pictures may have happened during the other incident with the boiler. It can also be a symptom of inadequate combustion air.
If you can post the pictures of the rating plates off all the appliances as well the vents allowing air into the mechanical room it can be evaluated.
Please tell us you have purchased and installed a CO detector that provides an actual ppm readout and max level. The first time this happened, you where justified to blame the landlord. Now that you are aware, it is your responsibility to protect your family."If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough"
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Do you know if those signs were there before the furnace and chimney repairs?
Since the repairs, is there documentation of sufficient draft, combustion analysis, combustion air?
If not, I would have everything rechecked and recorded, or ask the landlord to sleep in the boiler room for a week during the winter.
Like @Zman said, a good CO detector, preferably 115v with battery backup (on each level of the home).-1 -
The OP hasn't commented since May.........
Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.
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Hey guys!
Sorry I haven't been on here for a while. I actually got the hell out of that place during the summer. I couldn't risk my family's health any longer and would never be able to trust the landlord again.
To clarify, those photos of the melted water hearter were taken after the repairs were done on the furnace. Nobody bothered to replace them when the work was done. I assume that they contributed to the CO issues.
I did also install a new CO detector in addition to a low level table top version. Interestingly the lox level one shows the highest detected level and one day I got a reading of 12 ppm. Not horribly high but this is after the issue was addressed. I assume it was from the unventilated gas oven. Anyway, enough was enough. Found a beautiful, well maintained home with detectors in every room. First thing I did was inspect the furnace for signs of anything being amiss. Thank you all so much!2
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