Home inspector started up our brand new furnace and it smelled like burning

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Jul 14, 2021
3:03:39pm

k-ace All-American

Home inspector started up our brand new furnace and it smelled like burning

rubber and the smoke alarms went off.

Builder says that’s normal, it’s just oil burning off the new furnace.

Accurate?

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k-ace

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Home inspector started up our brand new furnace and it smelled like burning

k-ace

7/14/21 3:03pm

Ask your home inspector.

HingleMcCringleberry

7/14/21 3:04pm

They don’t know. All they do is a simple test and some ride along hours before

WDaddy

7/15/21 7:32am

At least the smoke detectors work.

chago04

7/14/21 3:04pm

Nah, have the HVAC people come back and investigate. My bet is on a piece of pipe or a tool that was dropped next to the

Pimpin4Paradise

7/14/21 3:07pm

Smell of burning dust and Sheetrock leftovers is normal, but not burning oil.

BYU-Ite

7/14/21 3:27pm

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