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Resident 2B · 12-22-2016, 02:16 AM

Hi all!

If you can smell semi burnt oil fumes, there is a good chance you also have a dangerous carbon monoxide (CO) problem. You will not smell the CO, but a leak in the firebox will allow an unburnt fuel smell into your house and if you have that, you very likely have CO.

There is a huge difference between carbon dioxide (CO2) which is harmless and carbon monoxide (CO) which is deadly. The absence of one oxygen molecule in the compound really can kill you.

I wish the OP well in getting the problem addressed.

R2B

12-22-2016, 02:16 AM	#15
Resident 2B Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 1,358 Thanks: 996 Thanked 314 Times in 164 Posts	Hi all! If you can smell semi burnt oil fumes, there is a good chance you also have a dangerous carbon monoxide (CO) problem. You will not smell the CO, but a leak in the firebox will allow an unburnt fuel smell into your house and if you have that, you very likely have CO. There is a huge difference between carbon dioxide (CO2) which is harmless and carbon monoxide (CO) which is deadly. The absence of one oxygen molecule in the compound really can kill you. I wish the OP well in getting the problem addressed. R2B