At night we turn the furnace down to 55 and in the morning turn it back up
to 70. Every morning there is a distinct odor when the furnace first kicks
in. We've cleaned the burners to no avail. This doesn't happen when just
the fan is turned on, only when the burners ignite.
Any ideas?

In article , "John Szydelko" wrote:
At night we turn the furnace down to 55 and in the morning turn it back up
to 70. Every morning there is a distinct odor when the furnace first kicks
in. We've cleaned the burners to no avail. This doesn't happen when just
the fan is turned on, only when the burners ignite.
Any ideas?

What sort of odor?

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)

Do you have a good digital Co meter, its a good idea to have one. Is it
a musty smell, could be mold .

What fuel does your furnace burn? If it gas, it could be very dangerous.
Furnaces are best left to qualified people to maintain.

Is there also a pronounced "whoomf" sound when the burner ignites?
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There is in mine a lot of times. It is a natural gas furnace. What does this
mean?

I had a problem with a dead mouse which somehow met its maker in the vent
work. It took three years before the faint odour of dead mouse completely
disappeared.
ds

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On 27 Oct 2003 19:18:36 GMT, c (TOM KAN PA) wrote:

Is there also a pronounced "whoomf" sound when the burner ignites?
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There is in mine a lot of times. It is a natural gas furnace. What does
this
mean?


I believe it's fairly normal in a gas furnace. In an oil furnace,
however, it can indicate delayed ignition, which is usually
accompanied by an oil smell.

BB

"John Szydelko" wrote in message
At night we turn the furnace down to 55 and in the morning turn it
back up
to 70. Every morning there is a distinct odor when the furnace first
kicks
in. We've cleaned the burners to no avail. This doesn't happen when
just
the fan is turned on, only when the burners ignite.
Any ideas?

You have poop in your vents?

"John Szydelko" wrote in message
...
At night we turn the furnace down to 55 and in the morning turn it back up
to 70. Every morning there is a distinct odor when the furnace first
kicks
in. We've cleaned the burners to no avail. This doesn't happen when just
the fan is turned on, only when the burners ignite.
Any ideas?


What does is smell like? Does the cat use the litter box?

We have a gas furnace and get a "hot" smell, not terribly unpleasant - after
a few minutes we don't notice it anymore, only in the transition between
not-using-the-furnace and using-the-furnace. No hooting from the CO
Detector, either. It's been that way for years; we've come to associate the
smell with the onset of winter.

- Wm


--
William Morris, Tailor
Seamlyne Reproductions
http://www.seamlyne.com

"John Szydelko" wrote in message
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At night we turn the furnace down to 55 and in the morning turn it back up
to 70. Every morning there is a distinct odor when the furnace first
kicks
in. We've cleaned the burners to no avail. This doesn't happen when just
the fan is turned on, only when the burners ignite.
Any ideas?

It probably smells like his old laundry, cat litterbox , and the dead
mouse, which is next to his return

I was doing a furnace install one time in a house where they had a litter
box right next to the cold return. Near to killed me with the smell.

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"John Szydelko" wrote in message
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At night we turn the furnace down to 55 and in the morning turn it back up
to 70. Every morning there is a distinct odor when the furnace first
kicks
in. We've cleaned the burners to no avail. This doesn't happen when just
the fan is turned on, only when the burners ignite.
Any ideas?


What does is smell like? Does the cat use the litter box?

Since no one here can smell it, it would be a wise move to locate a local
tech that can look it over, and insure you have no problems with the unit.

The typical smell that you get from the first fire of the season is nothing
but a little dust burning off the heat exchanger, or heat elements in the
case of a heat pump or electric unit...
Now..
You MIGHT have a condition known as DSS...or dirty sock syndrome...it
actually involves the AC coil

"John Szydelko" wrote in message
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At night we turn the furnace down to 55 and in the morning turn it back up
to 70. Every morning there is a distinct odor when the furnace first
kicks
in. We've cleaned the burners to no avail. This doesn't happen when just
the fan is turned on, only when the burners ignite.
Any ideas?

how long ago did you get it serviced? your supply vents might be dirty
and musty, and its releasing oders as those vents gets hot, and
disaapears when it reaches centain temps.

and if not the supply vents check the exhaust vents or flue, make sure
its clear of any combustibles close to it, should be away 6" or more.
and no cracks, breakage or holes it in. if none time to check the
inside and service it. i suggest a professional.

is there a damper? what kind of damper do you have in it? motorized or
mechanical? that might be broken, if so youre smelling carbon
monoxide, very deadly!

seen some vents that are exhausting to the attic, or the flue has no
rain cap, improper flue slopes and a handfull more.

i think service is around $50...........

"D Smyth" wrote in message ...
I had a problem with a dead mouse which somehow met its maker in the vent
work. It took three years before the faint odour of dead mouse completely
disappeared.
ds



You know you can have your ducts cleaned. there are companies that
suck out all the dead mice.

You may have had a dead rat, squirrel, or bird. Studies have shown
that mouse corpses stop stinking after about a year Hehehe.