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Hello all, Dad's HotBlast 1557 likes to let smoke out the feed door whenever we open it. Even when we open the ash door first and let the draft kick up, there is still some smoke coming out. Dad assures me that "it didn't used to do that!" He tells me that the flues "should be" clean...

Dad and I installed the forced draft kit on his Hotblast 1557 -- he's only had the kit 2 years, mind you. It's 80 degrees in the house based upon multiple thermometers. The dinky little USStove thermostat is set for about 73 degrees and the draft fan is still running. I slide it down far...

Hello all, Dad's 1500 series HotBlast Furnace has a rattly side panel. The thing can get very annoying very quickly when the fans are on. I tightened the screws on the top and back and that helped a bit. The front and lower frame have no screws. I was thinking of just drilling some holes...