Fireplaces, Heating Stoves, Flues and Chimneys - Carbon Monoxide in new (old) house

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Chas Spen
06-04-07, 10:56 AM
I recently bought a small older house with a forced air gas furnace and I noticed a gas smell, especially when the doors are open. The gas company tagged the furnace and said a part needed to be replaced. A furnace man replaced the part, and the gas company ok'd it. I still smell the gas odor when the doors are open. The house does not have a conventional chimney. It has a metal flue. Any suggestions about what to do next?
Thanks.

airman.1994
06-05-07, 01:36 PM
Gas smell does not mean their is a CO problem. Have gas company check for a leak.
mitch17
06-06-07, 06:49 AM
CO is odorless. Smelling gas means a leak prior to combustion. CO is produced during combustion. I deem it unlikely you have a CO problem, but you of course should have CO detectors in the house anyway.