VTXdude
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Well the HVAC guys came over and they fixed best they could the mess that the Sears plumber did on the venting...gave me much more vertical lift on the horizontal run and fixed where he had just thrown the 4 inch pipe over the 3 inch pipe(see my other thread jeeesh) It isn't pretty by any means but it seems to be drafting fine
They are coming back on Thursday to add a 12" X 12" inch cold air return that they say should cure the negative pressure that my cellar experiences when the furnace is on.
Now the drafting seems good on the water heater...I can cup my hands around the draft hood and not get burned or half to move them...but for some reason the heater is still giving off either and exhaust or combustion smell that seems to travel over to my stairs and up the stairwell where it gathers...it isn't CO afaik as neither CO monitors right near the WH register at all but it does seem to give me a headache if I'm down there for a bit.
Any ideas or solutions?? I am at my wit's end...my next step I think is to pull the gas water heater out, ship it back to Sears and throw an electric one in it's place...exhaust issue solved
Do I have any other options???
They are coming back on Thursday to add a 12" X 12" inch cold air return that they say should cure the negative pressure that my cellar experiences when the furnace is on.
Now the drafting seems good on the water heater...I can cup my hands around the draft hood and not get burned or half to move them...but for some reason the heater is still giving off either and exhaust or combustion smell that seems to travel over to my stairs and up the stairwell where it gathers...it isn't CO afaik as neither CO monitors right near the WH register at all but it does seem to give me a headache if I'm down there for a bit.
Any ideas or solutions?? I am at my wit's end...my next step I think is to pull the gas water heater out, ship it back to Sears and throw an electric one in it's place...exhaust issue solved
Do I have any other options???