Mr Matt
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Re: waterheater/gas - advice My parents owned a home with an adjacent cottage which was only occupied in the summer. They hired a competent plumber to turn on the water and LP gas water heater in cottage in the spring. After the plumber lit the burner he waited about 5 minutes then lighted a punk which produces smoke. He held the punk next to open area of the draft regulator just above the top of the tank as shown in the red box. If the smoke from the punk was drawn into the draft regulator the flue was open and he took no further action. If the smoke was not drawn into the flue he went up on the roof and removed whatever was blocking the airflow. When you have the gas burner turned on check to see if smoke will be drawn into the flue. If not buy a gas mask rated for carbon monoxide and wear it whenever you are home or have the landlord have the flue unblocked. |
