CBHVAC wrote:
"Dick" LeadWinger wrote in message
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On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:23:40 GMT, Speedy Jim wrote:


Bob wrote:


I agree that it could be a dangerous situation, but I think he should
call
someone ASAP. It would be terrible if something happened, especially if
it
takes a few days for him to get around to doing it, and someone in his
family fails to wake up one morning.


SNIP


That's a fair point indeed.
I'll amend my advice to: "Shut off the gas line to the heater ... now.
Jim

I appreciate everyone's concern, but this has been going on for at
least six months. And we have CO detectors in the house which haven't
picked up anything. One thing the technician and another person told
us was that, if you feel the collar at the bottom of the flue pipe,
and it isn't hot, the flue is not restricted. Ours does not get hot.



The advice given about the flue is BS, and if you are using Lowes, or HD
boght CO detectors, they suck...I dont care what brand you got.
They do NOT go off until your levels of CO are, and HAVE BEEN at high levels
for a set period of time.



The collar getting hot depends on the heater.
Mine certainly gets hot when the burner is on, but
I don't have the highest efficiency water heater.