Thank god for good draft
- Jjones6840
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I was laying in bed and had an odd feeling something was wrong with my funace. Sure am glad I went down to check. The wind blew my clean out door open
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My feeling is that the wind didn't do that. It would take a huge amount of positive pressure in your chimney to push it open which would have also pushed coal exhaust into the house.. But at any rate, I would put a brick up against it to hold it shut.
Wind, puff back, critter nosing around or ???? either way it got opened good on you for getting the feeling & checking things out.
You obviously have a real good familiarity with your systems heat output & draft numbers and the way the house temperature feels to know what is "normal" and what needs investigating.
I like the brick idea to keep it closed.
You obviously have a real good familiarity with your systems heat output & draft numbers and the way the house temperature feels to know what is "normal" and what needs investigating.
I like the brick idea to keep it closed.
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Park the truck tire against it to hold it closed. Problem solved! LOL.
Glad you caught it
Glad you caught it
- Jjones6840
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Excellent advice, I have a brick or 2 laying around here somewhere. It was 4 degrees outside 25 mph winds 45 mph gust so I was already on high alert. Glad I caught it and was able to wake up to a 74 degree house!