definitely a burnt *wood* smell and not the other kind of smell...and
also picked when the babysitter/nanny wasn't there.
Mark Noakes
----Original Message----
From: gerrybraz@cablespeed.com
Date: Jul 6, 2007 7:35
To: <mark@noakes.com>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subj: RE: [Shop-talk] unnerving burnt smell
Oh, there was a baby sitter there? Is that smell something that gives
you a
"flashback" or gives you the "munchies"?
-----Original Message-----
From: shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of mark@noakes.com
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 9:54 AM
To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] unnerving burnt smell
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@cablespeed.com
Date: Jul 6, 2007 6:23
To: <mark@noakes.com>, <shop-talk@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@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of mark@noakes.com
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 7:53 AM
To: shop-talk@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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