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. Not sure what that means, exactly.
The flue exits out the back of the furnace with one 90 degree elbow then heads straight up through the roof. There's no flue damper.
The furnace is in a little shack/lean-to on the back of the trailer. The flue is well above the roof-line, and being in the shack, is off-set from the ridge anyway. The only nearby trees are shorter than the house, much less over-hanging.
So, next time the fire is down I think we should grab the sweep and hit the flue. But, what else should we check/do?
This is a pretty big problem for us. Mom has some breathing issues and dad is just refusing to do anything about a return-air setup, so the thing will pull smoke into the house when it does this.
Any and all ideas would be appreciated!
Thank you,
Jim
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. Not sure what that means, exactly.
The flue exits out the back of the furnace with one 90 degree elbow then heads straight up through the roof. There's no flue damper.
The furnace is in a little shack/lean-to on the back of the trailer. The flue is well above the roof-line, and being in the shack, is off-set from the ridge anyway. The only nearby trees are shorter than the house, much less over-hanging.
So, next time the fire is down I think we should grab the sweep and hit the flue. But, what else should we check/do?
This is a pretty big problem for us. Mom has some breathing issues and dad is just refusing to do anything about a return-air setup, so the thing will pull smoke into the house when it does this.
Any and all ideas would be appreciated!
Thank you,
Jim