[Shop-talk] unnerving burnt smell

mark at noakes.com mark at noakes.com
Fri Jul 6 07:54:12 MDT 2007


TN almost always has very high humidity year round so this is a 
possibility, and the fireplace is in the family room. Talking to the 
babysitter this AM an additional data point seems to be that the burnt 
smell is *maybe* more prevalent when the AC is running.  I'm wondering 
about the return air plenum for the AC being close to the flue for the 
gas water heater.

Thanks for the input so far guys...several things to think about,

Mark Noakes

----Original Message----
From: gerrybraz at cablespeed.com
Date: Jul 6, 2007 6:23 
To: <mark at noakes.com>, <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
Subj: RE: [Shop-talk] unnerving burnt smell

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.....

-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of mark at noakes.com
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 7:53 AM
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
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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