Re: Water Heater Combustion Smell

Could it be a dead critter under there?

"***" <LeadWinger> wrote in message
news:vb6dr1h493md3kf60npna1h05nnmt4krnq@xxxxxxxxxx
: We had a new GE Profile Performance gas water heater installed
in
: April 2000. It works perfectly. However, for the last few
months
: every time it comes on there is a putrid smell coming out of
the
: burner. It's only bad because it is right next to the living
room.
:
: I had the gas company come out and check it for carbon
monoxide, etc.
: The technician could find no evidence of CO or a clogged vent
pipe.
: He did point out some debris that looks like chunks of ash on
the
: bottom under the burner. He said that might be the source of
the
: smell. Before I crawl on my belly like a reptile to try to
clean it
: out, does this sound like the problem? Or could it be
something else?


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