Water Heaters - Water Heater Combustion Gas Smell

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rdallen
03-09-06, 05:01 PM
I recently installed a Takagi Tankless Water heater to replace an old electric tank type water heater. The other day I was outside near the vent and noticed a faint natural gas smell coming from the vent for the water heater. Is this smell a normal by-product in the combustion gas exhaust from these units.

pgtek
03-10-06, 01:35 PM
hi
if it's a gas tankless you will have slite smell of gas because of the pilot
rdallen
03-28-06, 02:26 PM
The smell is in the exhaust when the unit is running. Also it does not have a pilot light.