jgold47
Member
Long story short, when we moved in 3 years ago we installed a 95% furnace in place of an old gnarly gas fired monster. Immediately we started having problems with the water heater flaming out. Since we never lived in the house with the old furnace, we can only assume the water heater worked adequately prior. We had the gas company come out and check and our supply was well within spec. The unit is a Kenmore 50 gal 12 year I think which has about 2-3 years left. We spent some time with the water heater making sure nothing was blocking the vents, giving it a good cleaning etc..Still no luck. What we were able to do was to back off the inspection plate (bad idea, I know) just slightly, assumedly admitting more air into the chamber and seeming to aleviate the problem.
The other day we shut the gas off to the furnace (independent branch off the main gas line), did some tweaks to the furnace (adjusted the fan speeds to fix temp rise), and now the heater is flaming out again.
Before I go calling for repair, is this potentially from:
the furnace creating a backdraft (both are installed in a fairly large, open space)
an improperly adjusted gas regulator on the water heater
a burner on its way out
or X?
I've got a baby on the way in a couple of weeks and starting to get that urge to stay up all night making everything perfect with the house...doing plumbing or HVAC reapairs as a DIY'er is tricky at best, and more so at 2am
Thanks for the advice
The other day we shut the gas off to the furnace (independent branch off the main gas line), did some tweaks to the furnace (adjusted the fan speeds to fix temp rise), and now the heater is flaming out again.
Before I go calling for repair, is this potentially from:
the furnace creating a backdraft (both are installed in a fairly large, open space)
an improperly adjusted gas regulator on the water heater
a burner on its way out
or X?
I've got a baby on the way in a couple of weeks and starting to get that urge to stay up all night making everything perfect with the house...doing plumbing or HVAC reapairs as a DIY'er is tricky at best, and more so at 2am
Thanks for the advice