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SwanInWA
Explorer
Jan 06, 2017

Propane smell when furnace is running - Suburban SF-30F

We're getting a propane type smell whenever we turn on our furnace. No visible obstructions in the intake or exhaust. Did the soap check for leaking, switched to a fuller tank, but we're not having ...
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time2roll
Nomad
Jan 07, 2017
trailrider wrote:
SwanInWA wrote:
We found the gas line running to the igniter to be ridiculously loose, so we tightened it up. Could that be it I wonder? Still planning a bench test and a smoke test. Thanks a BUNCH for all of your suggestions. I'll let you know.
That most certainly is it! That connection at the gas valve only has propane pressure when the furnace is burning.
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Reinstall and test.

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