gas pack smell - DIY Chatroom

wirewrapper · 11-02-2009, 12:48 PM

I have a hiel gaspack that is 18yrs old, when I turned the heat on this year I got a musty mildew smell from my vents, (no smell from the ac we used it all summer, and have used the ac after trying the heat no smell) we have had a tremendous amount of rain this year maybe standing water caused this? My question is what do I need to clean and what with?
THANKS!
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yuri · 11-02-2009, 08:29 PM

You should get it checked by a professional. That musty smell may be fumes from the burner/cracked heat exchanger. Heils are bad for that. The ones of that age had riveted heat exchangers and fail a lot.

Marty S. · 11-02-2009, 08:59 PM

Yep. The air is going over the same componets in heating or cooling. Damp musty smell in heating sure sounds like combustion byproducts getting in your living space.

wirewrapper · 11-02-2009, 11:39 PM

THANKS guys! Of course this was not what I'd hoped to hear, I guess I'll start looking for heat alternatives!

Marty S. · 11-03-2009, 08:20 AM

If you live in the US there's a tax credit,up to $1500, for furnaces with a 95% AFUE. There's also manufacture's rebates on many units on top of that. Every little bit helps.