KanoasDestiny
Well-Known Member
Last Monday we had our propane tank filled. It was at 20% and is now at 80%. Starting early Tuesday morning our furnace started blowing in cold air instead of warm air. We have vented heating throughout the house and our thermostat is set at a constant 65 degrees. (Our furnace is 21 months old and has never given us a problem.) The problem seems to mostly be in the early morning hours when it is coldest outside. Then when the sun comes up, the heat will kick on and warm air will come through the vents. I also noticed that our stove burners are burning with orange in the flame.
Our Propane guy came out on Wednesday and checked our tank/appliances. He could not find a problem, and came back out on Thursday to change the tank Regulator. He mentioned that another customer who just had their tank filled was also complaining about the same issue, but that they couldn't consider it a bad batch of gas unless more customers started having problems. He also said that the stove burners were normal, even though it has just started. Yesterday we paid $140 for Hvac to come out and tell us that nothing was wrong with the furnace/thermostat, except that it was dirty and the pilot flame was almost all orange. In fact, the tech had to call and talk to two of his co-workers because he had never seen so much orange in a flame before.
So now I have Hvac blaming the propane, and the Propane people blaming the furnace. It has been almost a week and I'm getting tired of waking up in a cold house. Have you ever encountered or heard of a problem like this before? I don't know where to turn, or what to have looked at, or if this could possibly be a dangerous situation.
This is what the furnace pilot looks like...
The stove burners...
The dryer furnace...
Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Our Propane guy came out on Wednesday and checked our tank/appliances. He could not find a problem, and came back out on Thursday to change the tank Regulator. He mentioned that another customer who just had their tank filled was also complaining about the same issue, but that they couldn't consider it a bad batch of gas unless more customers started having problems. He also said that the stove burners were normal, even though it has just started. Yesterday we paid $140 for Hvac to come out and tell us that nothing was wrong with the furnace/thermostat, except that it was dirty and the pilot flame was almost all orange. In fact, the tech had to call and talk to two of his co-workers because he had never seen so much orange in a flame before.
So now I have Hvac blaming the propane, and the Propane people blaming the furnace. It has been almost a week and I'm getting tired of waking up in a cold house. Have you ever encountered or heard of a problem like this before? I don't know where to turn, or what to have looked at, or if this could possibly be a dangerous situation.
This is what the furnace pilot looks like...
The stove burners...
The dryer furnace...
Any advice is greatly appreciated!