okay, i'm really not good with electrical stuff, but my oil furnace is making a boom, boom, boom, sound then going off. it is blowing out a horrible smell of oil. ive had a headache all day. My carbon monoxide detector has not gone off. So i have the doors wide open, can't leave, because there is a blizzard and i'm far from town. does anyone know the symptoms, of carbon monoxide poisoning, or about oil furnaces?
2007-02-14 15:27:59 · 2 answers · asked by chara 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It is not a carbon monoxide risk but is more of a fire/explosion risk.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include your cheeks turning pink but if you are asleep you just never wake up since you are unconscious from lack of oxygen in your blood.
As far as oil burners that burner is having small explosions from filling its combustion chamber with oil/air mixture and then failing to light it promptly. That is among the worst it can do. Those explosions can also fill your house with soot and blow the doors off the furnace. Call your oil company or call the fire department.
2007-02-14 15:43:00 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are so many things that can cause the problem you described, start with the fuel ,sounds like it has water in it.the noise is the burner trying to ignite but it is not staying lit, the smell is from fuel that is not being burned. it is time to call a service tech. I don't think carbon monoxide is a problem now because the fuel is not being burned but be on the safe side and have it checked. the local fire dept. will probably check it for you. good luck.
2007-02-14 15:42:56 · answer #2 · answered by merkin69@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋