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SSI heat exchanger warning |
914ltd |
Oct 6 2011, 06:34 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 18-April 03 From: Peoria, IL Member No.: 581 Region Association: None |
I posted this last year, heating season is here again. These are big cracks, a tiny one you would not be able to hear would still be dangerous. These are not accident damaged. If you have a set on your car, grab the carbon monoxide detector from home and take a ride with the heat on and windows rolled up. There is a detector used in small aircraft also available. The last photo is how we now test for leaks using air pressure. Brad
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jimkelly |
Mar 15 2012, 04:10 PM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
my first encounter with a sshe that had a crack in the pipe within the tin area. during my test, one pipe out of four clearly had some air bypass. i cut the tin off and basically the air was escaping thru basically a pin hole along a fissure. as you can see this crack is minor compared to brad's examples. thanks to brad for pointing out the potential for this occurance and his testing proceedure.
here is a link to some info on COHb levels as read by the kiddie night hawk detector shown in a post below. as you can see, I plug on end and tape around the head end as to have a clean surface to put my mouth on, so I can blow orally to check for leaks, works fine. http://www.safetyproductsunlimited.com/co_alarm.html Attached thumbnail(s) |
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