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Pool heater question. First World Struggles
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:04 am
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:04 am
My heater smells gassy. It's a heyward. They ALL smell like gas on startup. Mine smells after. It never smells when off. So I do not think I have an outright leak.
Just wonder if I have a leak within the unit or if it just is not burning off all gas or "mercaptan" and I am still smelling it. It is outdoors and well ventilated. Nobody is smoking back there.
I have already called my pool guy. Just wanted to beseech the knowledge of the OT while I wait.
Just wonder if I have a leak within the unit or if it just is not burning off all gas or "mercaptan" and I am still smelling it. It is outdoors and well ventilated. Nobody is smoking back there.
I have already called my pool guy. Just wanted to beseech the knowledge of the OT while I wait.
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Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:17 am to LSU alum wannabe
Mercaptan has a really low odor threshold, it wouldn't take much to smell. Spray soapy water on the lines to see if it bubbles anywhere to determine if it's an external leak.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:20 am to LSU alum wannabe
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have already called my pool guy. Just wanted to beseech the knowledge of the OT while I wait.
Translates to
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Just wanted to let the OT know i have a heated pool
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:23 am to Titus Pullo
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Just wanted to let the OT know i have a heated pool
I'm an old man with old man aches. If you don't have a hot tub with your pool, you've done it wrong.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:26 am to ithad2bme
If I had an exterior leak, it would always smell. No?
I'm not taking the cover off of anything. The lines i can get to would always smell if they leaked?
Am I wrong? It happens often.
I'm not taking the cover off of anything. The lines i can get to would always smell if they leaked?
Am I wrong? It happens often.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:27 am to LSU alum wannabe
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If I had an exterior leak, it would always smell. No?
natural gas or lp?
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:27 am to 777Tiger
NG.
Posted on 4/29/16 at 11:31 am to ithad2bme
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Mercaptan has a really low odor threshold, it wouldn't take much to smell. Spray soapy water on the lines to see if it bubbles anywhere to determine if it's an external leak.
When I was in a class on ovens we were learning how to use leak detectors which can smell gas at 5ppm. But oddly the human nose can smell mercaptan at 1-2ppm. So our noses are better gas leak detectors than the $300 detectors.
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