[Shop-talk] unnerving burnt smell

[Gerald Brazil]

Mark, are you experiencing exceptionally humid weather? I have noticed that
if it is very humid, and the winds are calm to light, I will get a back
draft down my chimney. Sometime it is more pronounced when we have windows
open and there is cross ventilation pulling air in through you
chimney.....dampers are not a tight seal.....

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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of mark at noakes.com
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 7:53 AM
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Subject: [Shop-talk] unnerving burnt smell


I'm getting a very unnevering burnt wood smell in my family room that I 
cannot find the source of. (I haven't run the table saw or the 
fireplace in quite a while.) It's very faint and not continuous. While 
I do have a gas water heater in the basement/garage, I'm worried about 
something electrical. The house is 19 years old.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can find the source 
before it becomes disasterous? I guess I'll pull all the outlets in 
that part of the house this weekend to see if there are any issues.

Thanks,

Mark Noakes
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