Foro funteni-falen-falen karilen ani flue backdrafting¶
Kɔrɔtɔko hakɛw tɛ kelen ye jamana kelen-kelen bɛɛ la. Nin ɲɛ in bɛ baara kɛ ni 911 ye, o ye Ameriki ni Kanada jamanaw ka nimɔrɔ ye. Jamana caman wɛrɛw bɛ baara kɛ ni 112, 999 walima nimɔrɔ wɛrɛ ye. I ka jamana ka nimɔrɔ ɲini.
Gazi nafama, propane jilama ani tulu cɛmancɛ tasumabɔlan bɛɛ bɛ u jigi da nɛgɛso dɔ kan min datugulen don, kogo finman bɛ min na, n’a bɛ wele ko funteni ɲɔgɔn falen-falen walasa ka jenifɛn toxic (banakisɛfagalan) bɔ farikolo la, ka bɔ fiɲɛ sumalen fiyɛlen na min bɛ fiyɛ i ka so kɔnɔna na. Funteni-falen-falen-minɛnw kɔnɔ, gazi jenifɛnw bɛ tasuma funteni Bɔ min bɛ Tɛmɛ degere 900 fo 1100 kan (degere 1650 fo 2000 Fahrenheit), o bɛ gazi ɲuman, jisuma, azote ɔkisizɛni, ani, ni jeni ma dafa tuma o tuma walima ni oksizɛni kɔngɔra, gazi monoksidi hakɛ bɛ mɔgɔ faga (\(CO\)) ani alidehidi sɔgɔlenw. O waati kelen na, fiɲɛbɔlan min bɛ lamini ni wuluwulu ye, o bɛ du kɔnɔ fiɲɛ sama ka tɛmɛ o nɛgɛdaga funtenimanw kɛnɛma fɛ, k’a tila-tila sugolan ni sigiyɔrɔ bɛɛ la.
San 10 fo 20 ni kɔ kɔnɔ, funteni bonya ni a dɔgɔyali sɛrɛkiliw la minnu tɛ ban (ka sumaya ka bɔ so funteni na ka se degere 260 ma / degere 500 Fahrenheit ani ka segin ka nɛnɛ siɲɛ ba caman nɛnɛ o nɛnɛ waati), funtenifagalan kogo minnu dilannen don ni aliminisi ye walima nɛgɛ min tɛ sɔgɔ, olu bɛ sɛgɛn, ka nɔgɔ, ka tila ka da. O waati kelen na, simini fɛnɲɛnamafagalan min datugulen don, fiɲɛbɔlan min ma ɲɛ, walima so kɔnɔ fiɲɛ tansiyɔn juguba min bɛ sɔrɔ dumunikɛyɔrɔw ka fɛnɲɛnamafagalan barikamaw fɛ, finiw jalenw, ani sanuyaso fiɲɛbɔlanw bɛ se ka fɛnɲɛnamafagalan fagalenw sama kɔfɛ ka jigin simini kɔnɔ ka don aw ka so duguma yɛrɛ la (funɛ kɔfɛ). Ni aw ye funteni sɛgɛsɛgɛlikɛlan karilen walima jisumalan / forobɔlan min bɛ kɔfɛ, o ka lasɔmini taamasiɲɛw faamuyali yelenw, u kasa ani masin na, o bɛ du kɔnɔ gazi monokisidi baga ni dugujukɔrɔ tasuma wulicogo tasuma bali.
Aw bɛ o kɛ sisan¶
Ni aw ka gazi monoksidi alarma mankan, ni aw ye nɛgɛ walima foromadehidi kasa gɛlɛn dɔ mɛn, min bɛ mɔgɔ ɲɛ minɛ, o bɛ bɔ aw ka tasumabɔlanw na, walima ni aw ye tasuma ye min bɛ ka wuli ka bɔ aw ka foro kɔnɔ, aw bɛ nin fɛɛrɛ wɔɔrɔ ninnu kɛ o yɔrɔnin bɛɛ:
- Aw bɛ mɔgɔw ni sokɔnɔbaganw bɛɛ labɔ kɛnɛma fiɲɛ jɛlen na joona ni CO alarma mankan walima ni taamasiɲɛw bɔra: Ni gazi monoksidi alarma bɛ ka pɛrɛn (a ka ca a la, a bɛ kɛ ni mankanba 4 ye, a bɛ jɔ, ani a bɛ kɛ 4 ye), walima ni du kɔnɔmɔgɔw bɛ ɲɛda dimi gɛlɛn, dimi, kɔnɔboli, walima ni sɛgɛn barikama bɛ i n’a fɔ mura, k’a sɔrɔ funteni bɛ ka wuli, aw bɛ bɛɛ bila kɛnɛma o yɔrɔnin bɛɛ.
- Aw bɛ foro thermostat wuli ka kɛ OFF ye ani ka foro kɔrɔtɔlen kuran sɛgɛsɛgɛlikɛlan datugu: Ni mɔgɔ si tɛ taamasiɲɛ ye ani ni CO alarma tɛ mankan bɔ IDLH kɔrɔtɔlen na, aw bɛ aw ka kogo thermostat cogo wuli ka OFF kɛ ani ka "Emergency Furnace Shutoff" toggle switch (min bɛ foro kɛrɛfɛ walima a sanfɛ so duguma eskala) ka taa OFF la.
- Aw bɛ gazi nafama walima propane da tuguyɔrɔ da tugu foro kɔnɔ: Aw bɛ nɛgɛ gazi nɛrɛmuguma pipe gɛlɛn min bɛ don foro kabini kɛrɛ fɛ, o ɲini ka bolola nɛgɛbere bololanɛgɛ wuli degere 90 (yɔrɔ tilancɛ kelen) walasa bololanɛgɛ ka sigi ka tilennen (kɔrɔlen) pipe la.
- Aw bɛ kɔrɔtɔko cidenw wele ka bɔ kɛnɛma ni bana taamasiɲɛw bɛ mɔgɔ dɔ la walima ni tasuma bɔra: Aw bɛ aw ka sigida wele kɔrɔtɔko nimɔrɔw (911 Ameriki ani Kanada, 112 Erɔpu tɔnba bɛɛ kɔnɔ, 999 Angletɛri) ka bɔ boon kɔkan. Tasumafagalanw bɛ gazi jateminɛnanw ni funteni kameraw ta minnu bɛ kɛ miliyɔn kelen kɔnɔ, walasa ka fɛnɲɛnamafagalanw bɔyɔrɔw dɔn ani ka oksizɛni min bɛ woyo kosɛbɛ, o di u ma.
- I yɛrɛ kana bololabaarakɛla dɔ lasegin a cogo kɔrɔ la abada: Ni i ka foro bɛ sumaya dabila bawo bololabaarakɛla dɔ min bɛ Flame Rollout Safety Switch lasegin a cogo kɔrɔ la, o ye jenikɛlan kɛsu sanfɛ, aw kana butɔni fitinin digi switch kan walasa ka foro daminɛ kokura. Rollout switch bɛ wuli dɔrɔn ni tasuma 900-Celsius bɛ ka kɔfɛ ka bɔ funteni-falen-minɛnw na ka da a kan ka da kari kosɛbɛ walima ka a sababu kɛ simini fiyɛli ye min datugulen don.
- Aw kana foro boli tugun fo HVAC baarakɛla min ka lakɔliso sɛbɛn bɛ a bolo, o ka jeninida sɛgɛsɛgɛli kɛ: Aw kana foro baara kɛ abada min "taamaʃyɛn bilen bɛ" walima ka sigasiga "su kelen dɔrɔn walasa a ka sumaya. Aw bɛ baara kɛ ni kuran yɔrɔ sumalanw ye minnu sɛbɛnnen bɛ UL kɔnɔ, minnu bɛ don kogow la k’a sɔrɔ aw bɛ funteni ɲɔgɔn falen makɔnɔ.
Mun na gazi monoksidi kasa tɛ zeru, o bɛɛ n’a ta, a jeni dafalen kasa bɛ i n’a fɔ aldehydes (aldehydes) nɔgɔlenw
Gɔrɔsi monokisidi saniyalen (\(CO\)) kasa tɛ a la kɛmɛsarada la, a tɛ kulɛri sɔrɔ, wa a tɛ diya; aw tɛ se ka gazi monokisidi yɛrɛ kasa mɛn abada. Nka, ni gazi nafama walima propane foro ma jeni kosɛbɛ funtenifagalan kɔnɔ min karilen don, min nɔgɔlen don, walima min datugulen don ni nɔgɔ ye, tasuma min kɔngɔlen don, o bɛ aldehydes (i n’a fɔ foromadehidi ni asetaldehyde) bɔ waati kelen na. Aldehydes kasa bɛ fili, a bɛ sɔgɔsɔgɔ, a bɛ kɛ ni ɲɛ ye, a bɛ kɛ nɛgɛ ye walima "radiateur jenilen / exhaust sour" kasa min bɛ fiyɛ ka bɔ aw ka duguma walima sanfɛla sumaya sɛbɛnw kɔnɔ. Ni aw ye kemikoro walima fɛnɲɛnamafagalan kasa gɛlɛn dɔ mɛn min bɛ mɔgɔ sɔgɔ ka bɔ aw ka sofaw la, aw bɛ o jate i n’a fɔ lasɔmini teliya la ko gazi monokisidi kasa min tɛ mɔgɔ faga, o fana bɛ ka bɔn aw ka so kɔnɔ.
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Tactical decision tree for furnace heat exchanger cracks ani flue backdrafting¶
Aw bɛ baara kɛ ni nin baarakɛcogo latigɛ jiri in ye walasa ka foro tasumako gɛlɛyaw jateminɛ, fiɲɛbɔyɔrɔw kasaw, wulicogo taamaw, ani simini kɔkanna jibɔcogo.
flowchart TD
Start["Furakɛcogo anomaliya: CO Alarm, Strange Vent Odor, Yellow Flames, walima No Heat"] --> AlarmCheck{"1. Yala CO alarma bɛ pɛrɛn WAALIMA mɔgɔ dɔ kunkolodimi, kɔnɔboli, walima dimi bɛ a la wa?"}
AlarmCheck -->|"Ɔwɔ: CO sɔrɔli baara la"| EvacOut["Aw bɛ Mɔgɔw & Sokɔnɔbaganw bɛɛ Labɔ kɛnɛma joona; Aw bɛ daaw da wulilen to bɔ sira kan"]
EvacOut --> Call911["Aw bɛ telefɔni 911 / 112 / 999 wele ani Gazi baarakɛlaw ka kɔrɔtɔko sira kan ka bɔ kɛnɛma"]
AlarmCheck -->|"Ayi: Farikolo walima masin taamasiɲɛ min bɛ foro la"| SymptomType{"2. I ye lasɔmini taamasiyɛn jumɛn kɔlɔsi foro walima fiɲɛbɔyɔrɔw kan?"}
SymptomType -->|"Tasuma bɛ wuli/ka wuli ni fiɲɛbɔlanba fiɲɛbɔlan bɛ daminɛ"| CrackSign["Taamaʃyɛn klasiki min b’a jira ko funteni fɛnɲɛnamafagalan karilen don (Blower Air Pressurizing Burners) ."]
SymptomType -->|"Jeni/orange lazy jeni tasuma + nɛrɛmuguma sɔgɔsɔgɔninjɛ"| IncompleteComb["Jeni dafabali: Funteni segin-ka-bɔlan min bɛ don a la walima a bɛ fiɲɛbɔlan bali"]
SymptomType -->|"Manual Flame Rollout Switch ye a sɔgɔsɔgɔ OR a ye ɲɛda da jeni"| Rollout["CRITICAL FIRE & CO HAZARD: Tasuma bɛ ka bɔ Burner Box ɲɛfɛ"]
SymptomType -->|"Exhaust funteni bɛ bɔn ka bɔ draft hood walima plastiki bololanɛgɛw wulilenw na jisumalan kan"| Backdraft["Chimney Flue Backdrafting ka don Basement / Utility Room kɔnɔ"]
CrackSign --> ShutDown["Aw bɛ Thermostat OFF + Flip Red Furnace Power Switch OFF + Aw bɛ Gazi Valve 90° OFF"]
IncompleteComb --> ShutDown
Rollout --> ShutDown
Backdraft --> ShutOffExhaust["Aw bɛ Exhaust Fans/Dryer faga; Fenɛtiri da wulilen santimɛtɛrɛ 5 (2 in); Aw bɛ minɛnw ka Gazi Valve (Gazi Valve) da"]
ShutDown --> CallHVAC["Aw kana Foro Daminɛ kokura; Aw ye HVAC Teknisiyɛri min ka lakɔliso lakɔliso sɛbɛn sɔrɔ, o wele ka ɲɛsin Jeni & Kamera sɛgɛsɛgɛli ma"]
ShutOffExhaust --> CallHVAC
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Funteni-falen-falen-minɛn karilen ka lasɔmini taamasiɲɛ minnu bɛ ye ani minnu bɛ ye¶
I bɛ se k’a dɔn cogo di ni nɛgɛdaga dogolen walima funteni-falen-minɛn dogolen min bɛ i ka foro kɔnɔ, o karilen don sani gazi monoksidi alarma ka ci? Aw ye nin farikolo taamasiɲɛ duuru ninnu ɲini ani k’u lamɛn:
1. Jeni tasuma bɛ barika dɔn, ka wuli, walima ka wuli ni fiɲɛbɔlanba fiɲɛbɔlan ye¶
Ni aw ka thermostat ye funteni wele, foro dɔ b’a ka gazi jenifɛnw tasuma don fɔlɔ, ka seginkanni 30 fo 60 makɔnɔ walasa nɛgɛ funteni sɛgɛsɛgɛlikɛlan ka sumaya sani a ka so kɔnɔ fiɲɛbɔlan belebeleba da min bɛ kabini duguma.
- Healthy intact heat exchanger: Ni jenifɛnw bɛ boli u kelen na, tasuma bɛ jɔ, bulu bulu sɔgɔlenw bɛ mankan bɔ ka ɲɛ ka don funteni fɛnɲɛnamafagalanw kɔnɔ. Ni so kɔnɔ fiɲɛbɔlan belebele bɛ daminɛ segin 45 kɔfɛ, jeni tasuma tɛ lamaga walima ka a cogoya Changé fewu, barisa fiɲɛbɔlan fiɲɛ bɛ datugu pewu nɛgɛdaga kɛnɛma.
- Fɛnfagalan min bɛ kari walima min tilalen don: So kɔnɔ fiɲɛbɔlan belebele min bɛ lamini, o bɛ daminɛ segin tigitigi min na (ni fiɲɛ whoosh mankanba ye), du kɔnɔ fiɲɛ min bɛ bɔ fiɲɛbɔlan na, o bɛ a ka sira wajibiya ka tɛmɛ fara la ka don jeninida kɔnɔ, walima ka jeninida gaziw sama ka bɔ. Ni i ye i ɲɛ lajɛ gilasi sɛgɛsɛgɛli yɔrɔ fitinin bulama fɛ min bɛ foro da la, i bɛna a ye ko jeninida bulu tasuma barika bɛ wuli, ka dɔn kɛ kɛrɛfɛ, ka kɛ jɛman-oranjɛ ye a kunw na, walima ka kɔsegin ka taa foro ɲɛfɛ ni fiɲɛbɔlan motɛri bɛ don a la yɔrɔnin kelen.
2. Tasuma jɛman walima oranjɛ lafiyalen sanni ka kɛ jeti bulu jɛlenw ye¶
Gazi nafama walima propane atmosphère walima induced-draft jenifɛn min ladilanna ka ɲɛ, o bɛ jeni ni tasuma bulu sirilen ye, min bɛ sɔgɔsɔgɔ, min bɛ mankan bɔ (tuma dɔw la, a kɔnɔna na, bulu jɛman misɛnninw bɛ a la).
- Danfara: Ni aw bɛ so kɔnɔ ni ultrasonic cool-mist humidifier ye ni pɔnpeji gɛlɛn ye, kalisiyɔmu ni soja minɛnw wulilen minnu bɛ so kɔnɔ fiɲɛ na, olu bɛna gazi tasumabɔlan ni foro tasuma kɛ neon orange yeelenma ye, min bɛ sɔgɔsɔgɔ (sodium/calcium spectral emission min tɛ kojugu kɛ).
- Tasuma jɛman faratilen: Ni foro jeni tasuma bɛ i ko **a bɛ i ko a bɛ kɛ sɛgɛn ye, a bɛ i n’a fɔ kandili, ani a bɛ jɛman jɛman, tasuma bɛ kɔngɔ oksizɛni fɔlɔ la walima a bɛ gosi funtenifagalan kogo la min nɔgɔlen don, nɔgɔ bɛ min na. Gazi nafama tasuma jɛman bɛ ka se 1000 fo 4000 ma miliyɔn kelen kɔnɔ (ppm) gazi monokisidi ka fara karɔbɔli nɛrɛmuguma girinmanw kan.
3. Karɔbɔni nɛrɛmuguma sɔgɔsɔgɔninjɛ ("ɲɛkisɛw") minnu bɛ jeninida dakunw walima fɛnɲɛnamafagalanw sanfɛ¶
Aw bɛ nɛgɛdaga sɛgɛsɛgɛ ka ɲɛ jenifɛn manifɔli sanfɛ ani jibɔlan walima fɛnɲɛnamafagalan kɔla lamini na:
- Gazi nafama jeni saniyalen bɛ zeru to nɔgɔ nɛrɛma.
- Ni aw ye karɔbɔni nɛrɛmuguma sɔgɔsɔgɔninjɛw ye minnu bɛ kɛ ni wuluwulu ye (u bɛ wele ko "sot eyebrows") jenifɛnw sanfɛ, nɔgɔ sɔgɔlenw ɲagaminen ni mugu nɛrɛma ye jenifɛnw yɔrɔ duguma, walima ni kurukuru finman/bilen jɛmanw bɛ bɔ ka jigin ka bɔ funteni sɛnɛyɔrɔ filanan na, aw bɛ foro datugu o yɔrɔnin bɛɛ. Nɔgɔw falenni bɛ bi funteni-falen-falen filananw sira misɛnninw datugu joona, o bɛ kɛ sababu ye ka tasuma fagalen wuli tile damadɔ kɔnɔ.
4. Tripped bolo-la-segin "Flame Rollout Switch".¶
Bi gazi foro bɛɛ kɔnɔ, disiki funteni sɛgɛsɛgɛlikɛlan fitinin kelen walima fila bɛ yen, minnu bonya bɛ se butɔni ma, minnu bɛ sigi nɛgɛdaga kan gazi jenifɛnw sanfɛ yɛrɛ, minnu sirilen bɛ ɲɔgɔn na ni gazi 24 volti sɛrɛkili ye. Olu ye manual-reset Flame Rollout Switches (a ka c’a la, u bɛ jate ka da wuli ni degere 120 fo 175 ye / degere 250 fo 350 Fahrenheit).
- Mun na rollout switch bɛ wuli: Ni baara kɛcogo bɛnnen don, draft inducer fan (walima chimney updraft) ka sumaya jugu bɛ tasuma kɛmɛsarada la 100 sama ka taa ɲɛfɛ ka don funteni fɛnɲɛnamafagalanw kɔnɔ. Ni funteni-falen-minɛn dɔ datugulen don ni nɔgɔ/nɔgɔ ye, ni nɛgɛdaga tilalen don kosɛbɛ ani ni fiɲɛbɔlan fiɲɛ bɛ ka segin ka taa tasuma na, walima ni simini bɔgɔdaga datugulen don ni kɔnɔw ka denso ye walima ni bɔgɔdaga binna, tasuma tɛ taa yɔrɔ si. U u bɛ segin kɔfɛ ka bɔ jenifɛn kɛsu ɲɛfɛ, ka wiriyasira jeni ani ka wulilan sɛgɛsɛgɛlikɛlan sɔgɔ walasa ka gazi da tugu.
- Mun na a lasegincogo bɛ se k’i ka so jeni: Sotigi minnu bɛ DIY wideyow lajɛ, olu ka teli ka foro da bɔ, ka butɔni fitinin min bɛ bɔ kɛnɛ kan, o bɛ bɔ nɛgɛ fila ni ɲɔgɔn cɛ, minnu bɛ rollout switch kan, k’a gɛrɛntɛ ka segin ka don fo a ka digi, ka taa. Ikomi funteni-minɛn min bɛ duguma walima min karilen don, o bɛ yen hali bi, foro bɛna taa a fɛ ka tasuma wuli ka bɔ kabini kɔnɔ fo ka se ka tasuma minɛ a ka filiw la walima ka so fa ni gazi monokisidi ye.
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Sɛgɛsɛgɛli sumalen : foro kɛnɛman ni funteni fɛnɲɛnamafagalan karilen ni fɛnɲɛnamafagalan kɔkanna¶
| Diagnostic Feature (Sɛgɛsɛgɛli kɛcogo). | Gazi kɛnɛ normal normal | Furakɛcogo fɔlɔ / filanan karilen | Simini walima Flue Backdrafting min bɛ datugu |
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| Burner Flame Kulɛri & cogoya | kɔnɔna buluw minnu bɛ sɔgɔsɔgɔ, minnu jɔlen don, olu bɛ sama ka taa funteni ɲɔgɔn falen-falen-tubabuw kɔnɔ | Aw bɛ bulu jɔ fo fiɲɛbɔlanba ka daminɛ, o kɔ tasuma bɛ wuli, ka wuli, ka wuli ka bɔ kurunbonkariyɔrɔw la, walima ka kɛ jɛman-orange ye | Tasuma bɛ i ko sɛgɛn ani a bɛ yɛrɛyɛrɛ kabini a daminɛ yɛrɛ la; bɛ se ka jeni kɛsu ɲɛfɛ wuli sani fiɲɛbɔlan ka daminɛ |
| Kasa min bɛ bɔ Supply Air Vents (Sugu / Salon) la | Fiɲɛ sumalen, min tɛ fɛn kɛ (buguri kasa dɔɔni bɛ kɛ dɔrɔn sɛnɛ waati fɔlɔ yɛrɛ la) | Aldehyde / metallic exhaust kasa min ka nɔgɔn, a bɛ sɔgɔsɔgɔ, a bɛ ɲɛda sɔgɔ a bɛ fiyɛ ka bɔ duguma/kogo fiɲɛbɔyɔrɔw la ka ɲɛ | Exhaust kasa ka bon kosɛbɛ so duguma walima utilité so kɔnɔ min bɛ foro ni jisumalan lamini na; bɛ jɛnsɛn sanfɛ kɔfɛ |
| Moisture & Fenêtre Condensation Bamako, Mali | Nɛnɛ hakɛ min ka dɔgɔn nɛnɛ waati so kɔnɔ (30% fo 40% RH) . | Ji gɛlɛn barikamaw barikama bɛ ka sokɔnɔna finɛtiriw sisi (ji jeni ji lafiɲɛ bɛ don jibɔyɔrɔw la) | Condensation ani plastiki bololanɛgɛw min wulilen don ka lamini jisumalan sanfɛla draft hood la |
| Flue Draft Hood / Vent Pipe Taamacogo | Sanfɛ sumaya barikama samali sɔgɔsɔgɔninjɛ ka taa sanfɛ simini na; plastiki bɔgɔlan bololanɛgɛw ma tiɲɛ | Inducer fan bɛ boli, nka CO min bɛ sɔrɔ jibɔyɔrɔw la, o bɛ tɛmɛ 5 fo 50+ ppm kan walima flue CO bɛ tɛmɛ 100 fo 400 ppm kan fiɲɛ tɛ min na | Gazi minnu bɛ bɔ kɛnɛ kan minnu ka suma ni nɛnɛ ye olu bɛ bɔn kɛnɛma ka don so duguma ka bɔ jibɔlan jukɔrɔ; sisi tasuma bɛ fiyɛ don so kɔnɔ |
| Lakanali Switch Tripping | Foyi tɛ yen | Flame Rollout Switch walima High-Limit Switch bɛ wuli siɲɛ caman | Spill Switch (min bɛ draft hood kan) walima Pressure Switch (induced-draft furnace kan) bɛ jenifɛn datugu |
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Simini kɔsegincogo ani "Depressurized House" syndrome¶
Hali ni aw ka foro funteni-falen-falen-minɛn ma tiɲɛ kɛmɛsarada la, k’a sɔrɔ a ma kari kelen, aw ka denbaya bɛ se ka baga sɔrɔ hali bi ni aw ka simini walima fiɲɛbɔlan ye kɔfɛla ye (a bɛ woyo ka segin ka jigin simini kɔnɔ ka don so kɔnɔ sanni a ka wuli ka taa sanfɛ).
1. Minɛn jumɛnw de ka teli ka kɛ kɔfɛla la?¶
So funteni ni jisuma minɛnw tilalen don fiɲɛbɔyɔrɔ fila ye:
- Atmospheric natural-draft appliances (Highest Backdraft Risk): Foro kɔrɔw minnu bɛ baara kɛ ni kɛmɛsarada la 80 ye, gazi bɔgɔdaga jɔnjɔnw, ani gazi nafama tanki jisumalan miliyɔn caman minnu bɛ kɛ tuma bɛɛ, olu tɛ ni fiɲɛbɔlan ye min bɛ baara kɛ ni motɛri ye. O nɔ na, u bɛ u jigi da gazi sumalen bɔli kan min bɛ wuli ka wuli nɛgɛ B-ventilateur pipe walima masonry chimney (natural stack effect), min bɛ faranfasi jidagayɔrɔ sanfɛ ni cone da wulilen ye min bɛ wele ko draft hood (draft diverter). Ikomi jikuru dabɔlen bɛ sanfɛla tansiyɔn fitinin dɔ kɛ min bɛ se Pascal 2 fo 5 dɔrɔn ma (ji jɔlan insi 0,01 fo 0,02), degun jugu o degun jugu bɛ so kɔnɔ, o bɛ simini degun nɔgɔya la, ka kɛnɛma fiɲɛ sama ka jigin fɛnɲɛnamafagalan kɔnɔ.
- Fɔri minnu bɛ se ka jeni, minnu bɛ se ka jeni kosɛbɛ (90%+ AFUE) (Lowest Backdraft Risk): Bi foro minnu bɛ baara kɛ kosɛbɛ, olu bɛ baara kɛ ni PVC plastiki pipe finman fila ye minnu datugulen don (kelen bɛ jeni fiɲɛ sama ka bɔ kɛnɛma k’a ɲɛsin a yɛrɛ ma, ani kelen bɛ baara kɛ ni fiɲɛbɔlan ye min bɛ kɛ ni motɛri ye walasa ka nɛnɛ 45-degree-Celsius / 115-degɛrɛ-Fahrenheit sɔgɔsɔgɔninjɛ kɛnɛma ka tɛmɛ kɛrɛfɛkogo fɛ). Nka, u bɛ nɛnɛ kɔrɔtɔko wɛrɛ sɔrɔ: nɛnɛba, jikuruw, walima nɛnɛba min bɛ kɛnɛma PVC dondaw/bɔnkɔniw datugu aw ka so jusigilan kɔkan.
2. Cogo min na fiɲɛbɔlanw ni tasumabɔlanw bɛ kɛ sababu ye ka kɔkanna jibɔ mɔgɔ faga¶
So min kɔnɔ, bi walima so min labɛnna kokura, min kɔnɔna ka gɛlɛn kosɛbɛ, fiɲɛbɔlan minnu bɛ boli, olu bɛ so kɔnɔ fiɲɛ kɛmɛ caman bɔ kɛnɛma miniti kelen kɔnɔ (CFM):
- Fini jalenbɔlan bɛ 150 fo 200 CFM bɔ.
- Sanuyaso fiɲɛbɔlan fila bɛ bɔ 100 fo 200 CFM.
- Gourmet kitchen range hood bɛ 300 fo 1200 CFM bɔ.
- Tasuma-yɔrɔ walima jirisunba min bɛ mankan bɔ so kɔnɔ, o bɛ 200 fo 500 CFM sama ka wuli a ka simini kan.
Ni finɛtiriw ni da bɛɛ datugulen don kosɛbɛ nɛnɛ waati ani ni makiyaji fiɲɛbɔyɔrɔ si tɛ yen, o minɛnw bɛ so kɔnɔ fiɲɛ tansiyɔn jugu (vacuum) kɛ -5 fo -25 Pascals so kɔnɔ. Walasa ka o fiɲɛ bɔlen in bila a nɔ na, aw ka so bɛ kɛnɛma fiɲɛ sama ka jigin sira fɛ min tɛ se ka kɛlɛ kosɛbɛ: aw bɛ aw ka foro ni jisumalan simini fɛnɲɛnamafagalan jigin. Ni gazi jisumalan walima foro bɛ tasuma don o jikuru nɛnɛman na, a ka monokisidi gazi bɔlen kɛmɛsarada la, o bɛ bɔn ka bɔ jibɔlan jukɔrɔ ka don i ka so duguma walima i ka baarakɛminɛnw kɔnɔ.
MECHANICS OF CHIMNEY BACKDRAFTING IN A DEPRESSURIZED HOUSE:
[Roof Chimney Cap]
|| <-- Cold outdoor air sucked DOWN chimney (-15 Pascals vacuum)
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| /==========\ | <-- Open Draft Hood on Gas Water Heater / Atmospheric Furnace
| (CO Spills) | Hot combustion exhaust cannot rise against downdraft;
| +--------+ | spills out into basement / utility room
| | Tank / | |
| | Burner | |=========================> [Clothes Dryer + Range Hood + Fireplace]
+--------------+ Pumping 600 CFM of air OUT of tight house
3. Aw bɛ se ka kɔjibɔ ye cogo min na aw ka gazi jisumalan kan segin 5 kɔnɔ¶
Aw bɛ taama ka taa aw ka gazi jisumalan na sisan yɛrɛ ka ji nɛnɛ ni jisuma pibilikiw lajɛ minnu bɛ jidagayɔrɔ sanfɛ yɛrɛ, nɛgɛdaga kɛrɛfɛ (draft hood):
- Grommet bololanɛgɛw plastiki wulilenw: A bɛ se ka fɔ ko sigida jisumalanw bɛɛ bɛ ni plastiki sɔgɔlanw ye minnu ɲɛw ye ɲɛgɛn ye (bulu ye donna nɛnɛma lamini na, bilen bɛ bɔyɔrɔ funteni lamini na) minnu sigilen bɛ jidagayɔrɔ sanfɛla datugulan kan. Ni o plastiki bololanɛgɛw bɔgɔlen don, ka wuli, ka kurukuru, walima ka kɛ bulama ye, walima ni pibiliki dingɛ kɔnɔ insulasi fomu jɛman/nɛrɛma ye jeni, aw ka jisumalan tun bɛ ka gazi bɔlenw kɔsegin ka don aw ka so kɔnɔ ka ɲɛ.
- Nɔgɔ walima mugu finman sɔgɔli sanfɛla datugulan kan: Ni nɔgɔ nɛrɛma walima asidi finman/asidi jɛman sɔgɔlen flakɛlen dɔ datugulen don sanfɛ nɛgɛ jakite kan min bɛ jirisunba lamini, o bɛ sɔgɔsɔgɔninjɛ bɔli basigilen dafa.
- Fɛn min bɛ kɛ sababu ye ka farikolo siminiw datugu:
- Bɔgɔdaga bɔgɔdaga minnu binna: Ni bi foro dɔ fiɲɛbɔra ka don biriki simini kɔrɔ dɔ la min tɛ layini ye (walima kabakurunbɔlan min bonya ka bon kosɛbɛ tulubɔlan kɔrɔ bɔlen kɔfɛ), ji asidiji bɛ wuli biriki nɛnɛbɔlan kɔnɔ nɛnɛ waati, ka nɛnɛ ani ka nɛnɛ fo ka se bɔgɔdaga ni bɔgɔdaga ma ka wuli ka dalajɛ simini da la, ka a bali foro breech ɲɔgɔndan ("ji sumalan yatɔ" walima crumbling liner effect).
- Baganw ka denw, furabuluw, walima nɛnɛ/jikuruw: Nɛgɛw, wuluw, simini swiftw, ani wuluw bɛ denso belebelebaw jɔ simini jibɔyɔrɔw kɔnɔ minnu datugulen tɛ samiyɛ waati; ni aw ye foro da Ɔkutɔburukalo la, fɛnɲɛnamafagalan bɛ datugu kɛmɛsarada la 90.
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Fɔɔnɔ minnu bɛ baara kɛ kosɛbɛ (90%+) : funteni-falen-falen filanan minnu datugulen don ani PVC fiɲɛbɔyɔrɔw minnu sumana¶
Ni aw ka foro bɛ fiɲɛbɔ PVC finmanw fɛ walima ABS/polypropylène plastiki pipes nɛrɛmaw fɛ ka bɔ aw ka so kɛrɛ fɛ nɛgɛ simini nɔ na, a bɛ ni funteni fɛnɲɛnamafagalan fila ye: funteni fɛnɲɛnamafagalan fɔlɔ min bɛ kɛ ni tubabu ye, ani funteni fɛnɲɛnamafagalan filanan (o bɛ i n’a fɔ mobili radiyatɛri min dilannen don ni nɛgɛ inox walima poliporopilini ye min bɛ yɔrɔ jan kosɛbɛ aliminiyɔmu finw) min bɛ funteni dogolen bɔ ni asidiji ji labɔli ye ka bɔ fɛnɲɛnamafagalan na.
- Poliporopilini-lined secondaire heat exchangers delamination et plugging**: Condensing foro miliyɔn caman minnu dilannen don san 1990 ni 2000 waatiw la, olu ye sɔgɔli sɔrɔ ka kɔn a waati ɲɛ, yɔrɔ min na kɔnɔna plastiki dacogo dɔ bɔra ka fɛnɲɛnamafagalanw bɔyɔrɔ fitininw datugu, o kɛra sababu ye ka jenifɛnw kɔngɔ oksizɛni na, ka yɔrɔ ba caman bɔ karɔbɔli miliyɔn kelen na monokisidi kɛrɛfɛ aldehidi kasa gɛlɛn ni nɔgɔlen.
- Kondensatɛri jaan min datugulen don walima kɛnɛma PVC pipe minnu bɛ sumaya: Fɔɔnɔ min bɛ kɛ ka kondenasi kɛ, o bɛ ji jilama litiri 20 fo 40 (galɔn 5 fo 10) bɔ don o don, o bɛ bɔ ka bɔ vinyl tubabu jɛlen dɔ fɛ. Ni kondensatɛri jaan datugulen don ni sɔgɔsɔgɔninjɛ ye, walima ni nɛnɛba dɔ ye kɛnɛma PVC minɛyɔrɔ/bɔyɔrɔ pipew su nɛnɛba kɔnɔ (walima ka jikuru gɛlɛn dɔ falen pipe da kan), foro in fiɲɛbɔlan tansiyɔn sɛgɛsɛgɛlikɛlan bɛna jenifɛnw datugu. Nɛnɛba waatiw la, aw bɛ to ka nɛnɛ ni jikuruw jɛya a dɔgɔyalenba la santimɛtɛrɛ 30 (santimɛtɛrɛ 12) duguma aw ka kɛnɛma plastiki foro fiɲɛbɔyɔrɔw la ka aw bolow ni aw ɲɛda to u ka bɔ fiɲɛbɔlanw na.
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HVAC jeni sɛgɛsɛgɛli baarakɛlaw fɛ ani gazi monoksidi alarma bilali¶
Sotigi walima so sɛgɛsɛgɛlikɛla tɛ se ka a jira abada ko funteni-falen-falen-minɛn lakananen don ni a ye a lajɛ ni lanpan dɔrɔn ye, bawo funteni-falen-falen yɔrɔ kɛmɛsarada la 80 dogolen bɛ nɛgɛdaga-minɛnw ni fiɲɛbɔlanw kɔfɛ.
1. HVAC baarakɛla min ka lakɔliso sɛbɛn bɛ a bolo, o ka kan ka min suman¶
Ni aw ye so funteni baarakɛla dɔ wele min ka lakɔliso sɛbɛn bɛ a la (i n’a fɔ NATE ka lakɔliso sɛbɛn sɔrɔlen Ameriki, TSSA ka lakɔliso sɛbɛn sɔrɔlen Kanada, walima Gas Safe Registered Angletɛri) walasa ka foro dɔ sɛgɛsɛgɛ min bɛ siga la, aw ye aw jija ka sɛgɛsɛgɛli saba kɛ minnu bɛ kɛ ni kuntilenna ye:
- Digital Flue Gas Combustion Analysis: Ka elektrɔkimiki gazi gazi sɛgɛsɛgɛlikɛlan kalibrelen don sɔgɔsɔgɔninjɛ sɛgɛsɛgɛli yɔrɔ la sani fiɲɛbɔlan kunba ka da ani a daminɛ kɔfɛ. Gazi nafama foro kɛnɛman kɔnɔ, gazi monoksidi min ma dilan (fiɲɛ tɛ min na) min bɛ fɛnɲɛnamafagalan kɔnɔ, o ka kan ka kɛ 50 fo 100 ppm duguma** (a ka c’a la, 10 fo 35 ppm), ani CO lamini na min bɛ fiɲɛbɔyɔrɔw la, o ka kan ka kɛ 0 ppm ye kosɛbɛ. Ni oksizɛni (\(O_2\)) min bɛ fɛnɲɛnamafagalan kɔnɔ, o panna san fɛ walima ni \(CO\) wulila ni so kɔnɔ fiɲɛbɔlan bɛ da, o la, funteni fɛnɲɛnamafagalan bɛ tiɲɛ.
- Borescope / Endoscope Camera Inspection: Ka videyo kamera fibre-optique ɲɛfɔcogo ɲuman siri ka tɛmɛ switch hole walima burner ports dantɛmɛnenw fɛ walasa ka stress-riserdimples, eyelet welds, ani heat exchanger cell kelen-kelen bɛɛ kuru fɔlɔw sɛgɛsɛgɛ ni ɲɛ ye.
- Worst-Case Depressurization Draft Test (CAZ Testing): Ka du kɔnɔ fɛnɲɛnamafagalanw bɛɛ da, finiw jalen, ani range hood ni kɔnɔna da datugulen don, o kɔfɛ, ka simini jibɔ tansiyɔn suman Pascals kɔnɔ ni manomètre numérique ye walasa ka a sɛgɛsɛgɛ ko jisumalan ni foro bɛ wuli hali bi ka wulicogo ɲuman sigi sekɔndi 60 kɔnɔ.
2. Ka nizɛri gazi monokisidi kɔlɔsilikɛlan dɔ sigi sen kan min ka dɔgɔn¶
Standard UL 2034 / EN 50291 sigida la, gazi monokisidi alarmaw dilannen don ni laɲini ye walasa ka taamaw bali minnu bɛ mɔgɔ tɔɔrɔ: u tɛna alarma fɔ ka tɛmɛ 30 ppm kan tile 30 kɔnɔ, ani 70 ppm la, u bɛ miniti 60 fo 240 makɔnɔ sani u ka bip kɛ. Walasa ka funteni sɛgɛsɛgɛlikɛlan bɔli dɔɔni dɔɔni minɛ joona, ani ka musokɔnɔmaw, denmisɛnninw, baliku kɔrɔbaw ani dusukunnabanabagatɔw lakana, aw bɛ monokisidi carbone jiralan digitɛrilen dɔ sigi a dɔgɔyalenba la (min bɛ nizɛri kalanni kɛ waati yɛrɛ la k’a daminɛ 5 fo 10 ppm ani ka lasɔmini mankan bɔ 15 fo 25 ppm la) aw ka so sunɔgɔ hakɛ bɛɛ la, min bilalen bɛ ninakili janya la mɛtɛrɛ 1,5 (sen 5) ka bɔ duguma.
3. Mun na segin-ka-bɔ-fiɲɛ-filɛri minnu datugulen don, olu bɛ kɛ sababu ye ka funteni-falen-falen-minɛnw kari fɔlɔ¶
Sigida foro funteni-falen-falen karilen masin sababu kelen min ka teli ka sɔrɔ, o ye fiɲɛ bɔli balili basigilen ye ka bɔ fiɲɛbɔlan nɔgɔlen na walima segin-ka-bɔnyew datugulenw na:
- Fura min bɛ kɛ ni funteni ye, o bɛ tɛmɛ degere 260 kan (degere 500): Aw ka foro funteni fɛnɲɛnamafagalan bɛ bɔ so kɔnɔ segin fiɲɛ nɛnɛman na min bɛ to senna, min hakɛ ka ca (a ka c’a la, a bɛ se mɛtɛrɛ kubik 1000 fo 1600 ma miniti kelen kɔnɔ) min bɛ woyo nɛgɛberew kan walasa ka gazi jenifɛnw ka funteni jugumanba ta.
- Short-cycling on the High-Limit Switch: Ni sotigi ɲinɛna ka foro filɛri min bɛ kɛ siɲɛ kelen, o Changer kalo 6 kɔnɔ, walima ni a ye filter ultra-high-MERV pleated dɔ sigi min bɛ dankari kojugu ani ka sugolan fɛnw datugulanw datugu, fiɲɛbɔ bɛ jigin ni kɛmɛsarada la 40 ye. Nɛgɛ funteni-falen-falen-minɛn bɛ sumaya kojugu ka tɛmɛ 95 degere Celsius (200 degere Fahrenheit) fiɲɛ funteni kan, o bɛ kɛ sababu ye ka High-Limit Safety Switch otomatiki ka gazi jenifɛnw datugu ka sɔrɔ fiɲɛbɔlan bɛ to ka boli walasa ka nɛgɛ nɛnɛ. Miniti saba o kɔfɛ, jenifɛnw bɛ tasuma bɔ ka segin san fɛ, ka nɛgɛ sumaya kojugu tuguni, ka da tugun ("short-cycling on limit"). O funteni-kɛnɛya-sɔgɔli fariman ba caman minnu bɛ nɛgɛso sɔgɔlenw sɛgɛn, olu laban bɛ farakurun dɔ tigɛ ka tɛmɛ funteni-falen-falen kogo fɛ. Aw bɛ foro filɛriw falen tuma bɛɛ, minnu janya ye milimɛtɛrɛ 25 ye, tile 30 fo tile 90 o tile 30 fo 90** funteni waati la ani ka aw ka so duguma ni kogo fiɲɛbɔyɔrɔw kɛmɛsarada la 80 ni kɔ da wuli.
Ni aw ye bololabaara kɛ ka dɛmɛ fɔlɔ ni CPR kalan kɛ ka bɔ Croix Rouge, St John Ambulance, walima sigida ka dɔgɔtɔrɔso la min lakodɔnnen don, o b’a to aw bɛ se ka baga jugumanba dɔn min bɛ sɔrɔ gazi monoksidi fɛ, ani ka dɛmɛ di aw ma min bɛ se ka mɔgɔ kisi, ka aw to furakɛlikɛlaw makɔnɔni na.
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Ɲininkali minnu bɛ kɛ tuma caman na¶
Can you smell a cracked heat exchanger or carbon monoxide coming from your heating vents?
Pure carbon monoxide gas is completely odorless and colorless, so you can never smell CO itself. However, when a furnace has a cracked or soot-plugged heat exchanger, incomplete combustion of natural gas or propane simultaneously produces aldehydes, which are chemicals that have a sharp, pungent, metallic, eye-stinging or sour exhaust smell blowing out of your heating vents. If you smell an acrid exhaust or chemical odor from your vents, shut the furnace off and evacuate immediately.
What does it mean if my furnace burner flames waver or turn yellow when the blower fan kicks on?
If your furnace burner flames burn steady and blue during the first 45 seconds after ignition, but suddenly wave, dance, flutter, or turn yellow at the exact instant the large indoor circulating blower fan switches on, that is the classic signature of a cracked heat exchanger. High-pressure household air from the blower is forcing its way through a split in the steel heat exchanger wall directly into the burner chamber.
Why did the little button on my furnace's Flame Rollout Switch pop out, and can I push it back in?
A manual-reset Flame Rollout Switch only trips when 1,000-degree-Celsius burner flames shoot backward out the front of the furnace instead of going up the heat exchanger, caused by a severely cracked heat exchanger, a soot-plugged secondary coil, or a blocked chimney flue. You must never push the reset button back in to restart the furnace yourself, as doing so can ignite a basement fire or fill your home with lethal carbon monoxide.
How can I tell if my gas water heater or furnace chimney is backdrafting into my basement?
Look at the cold and hot water pipes on the top of your gas water heater right next to the metal exhaust hood cone. If the blue and red plastic trim rings around those pipes are melted, warped, or scorched brown, hot combustion exhaust has been spilling backward out of the chimney hood into your home instead of rising up the flue.
Can running a kitchen range hood, clothes dryer, or fireplace cause carbon monoxide poisoning?
Yes. In a tightly sealed house with all windows closed, running a powerful kitchen range hood, a clothes dryer, bathroom fans, or a wood-burning fireplace pumps hundreds of cubic feet of air outdoors every minute, creating a negative vacuum inside the house. That vacuum easily overpowers the weak natural updraft of an atmospheric gas water heater or 80-percent furnace chimney, sucking deadly carbon monoxide exhaust backward down the chimney into your living space.
If an HVAC technician says my heat exchanger is cracked, can they weld it or seal it with furnace cement?
No, it is illegal and extremely dangerous to weld, braze, or apply high-temperature furnace cement to a cracked residential furnace heat exchanger. Because the thin aluminized steel expands and contracts continuously under extreme thermal stress, any patch or weld will immediately crack open again along the brittle heat-affected zone; you must either replace the entire heat exchanger assembly with a factory part or replace the furnace.
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Sosow sɛgɛsɛgɛra¶
- Ameriki ka fɛnw lakanani jɛkulu (CPSC, Etazuni): Gɔzi monokisidi baga min bɛ bɔ sigiyɔrɔw ka tasuma-fanga-minɛnw na, funteni-falen-falen-minɛnw karilenw, ani gazi bɔlenw sɛgɛsɛgɛliw.
- Jamana tasuma lakanani tɔn (NFPA, Ameriki) ani Ameriki gazi tɔn (AGA): NFPA 54 / ANSI Z223.1 Jamana ka gazi gazi sariya (Kategori I fo IV fiɲɛbɔ, Draft hood Spillage, ani Combustion Air Requirements).
- Kɛnɛya ni Lakanali ɲɛmɔgɔba (HSE, Angletɛri) ani Gazi Lakanali Sɛbɛnni (Etazini): Ko minnu tɛ lakana ye (GIUSP) ka ɲɛsin gazi minɛnw ma minnu tɛ ni fɛnɲɛnamafagalan ye ani minnu bɛ bɔ kɛnɛ kan, gazi bɔli sɛgɛsɛgɛli, ani funteni ɲɔgɔn falenfalen dafalen.
- Fɛɛrɛko sariyaw ni lakanani ɲɛmɔgɔso (TSSA, Kanada) ani CSA kulu (Kanada): CSA B149.1 Gazi nafama ni poropani sigili sariya ani gazi monokisidi lakanani kunnafonidisɛbɛnw kan minnu bɛ funteni ɲɔgɔn falenfalen filananw delaminating kan.
- Building Performance Institute (BPI, Etazuni): Combustion Appliance Zone (CAZ) Degun sɛgɛsɛgɛli min ka jugu kosɛbɛ ani gazi fɛnɲɛnamafagalan CO waleyali dantigɛliw.
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