RE: [GBlist] Thru-the-wall vent plume

["Ralph Bicknese" <ralph.bicknese@christnerinc.com>]

Fred:

What fuel are you burning? Is it a high polluting type of fuel?   Some of
the reasons there would be a large amount of smoke would be that there is
either incomplete combustion, a great deal of pollution (due to the type of
fuel source and/or incomplete combustion), or alot of water vapor.  Is your
furnace working properly?  Have you had it checked to see if it is operating
at the correct temperature, cleaned the burners, have a faulty heat
exchanger, etc?

Cheers,
Ralph Bicknese

-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Hooper [mailto:fahooper@trapo.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 6:48 AM
To: greenbuilding@crest.org
Subject: [GBlist] Thru-the-wall vent plume


We have a furnace with a thru-the-wall vent which is located on the side
of our house. On cold days, the plume it makes is so large that cars
stop to see if the house is on fire.

It's already behind a fence with a large bush nearby, but the plume
overwhelms their effects.

Is there anything we can add to the exhaust to eliminate (or at least
reduce) the plume?

TIA, Fred Hooper


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