foul smell from gas furnace vents
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Foul odor from vent
Comments (1)That has happened to us one or two times, and it was always an animal. HTH...See MoreVenting gas furnace from crawl space
Comments (3)Hey Doug, I live in the same area and just got a dual fuel system last year. I recommend you get the 90%+ furnace, not the 80%. I see no good reason to take a 10%+ efficiency hit, especially when you need to vent out the side of the house anyway. Progress & Duke are going to merge and they want to build new nukes, so our electric rates are going to go up and that means the heat pump costs will too. Also, you get $100 credit on your bill from PSNC if you get a 90% furnace (and $300 from Progress for your heat pump)....See MoreGas-like smell from furnace
Comments (4)at the location my exwife and her new husband live now there was a similar problem several years ago. the older couple that lived in the OLD house called the gas company and the HVAC co to complain they smelled gas shortly after a new furnace was installed. neither company found anything and chalked it up to something dead. the older couple put up with it for a month, it got worse each day, spreading from room to room. finally it got so that they could smell it in the kitchen. well, the older lady went to fix supper one night, turned on her gas stove and BOOM! the whole house was literally blown to pieces. turns out that the gas co had a leak inthe underground line right before the gas meter. in no wind conditions the gas would work it's way into the house and slowly build. most of the time it dispersed before reaching harmful levels, but finally it built up enough that it exploded. she was killed, he suffered major burns over a large portion of his body, and even the neighbor's house was destroyed since it was only 20 feet away. if you even THINK this is gas, don't settle for "i can't find anything" MAKE THEM FIND IT! car exhaust does nto smell like rotten eggs. sewer gas does nto smell like rotten eggs. NG, LP, and rotten eggs smell like rotten eggs. a dead and decaying animal will stink, but again it is a different smell. if you want ot know what it smells like, go to the gas company, they can give you a whiff of a sample so you can tell if that is what you smell....See MoreFoul smell from washing machine upon emptying
Comments (3)Get you some Tide Washing Machine Cleaner or either Affresh Washing Machine Cleaner and clean out your washer. When you finish using the machine be sure you leave the door open so the inside can dry out between uses. Put your head in the tub(washer) and see if you smell anything. You know that front load washers are notorious for mold/mildew/stink. Are you using liquid detergent? Powder HE detergent is best for front loaders..Also pull the gasket back around the door so you can look under it and see if you have mold and scum there....See Moremike_home
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