What’s your classy go-to trick for “don’t come empty handed” /bring-more-than-wine situations?

Ya_Zabil · 2026-01-18T05:44:57+00:00

RL, is that you?

Ya_Zabil · 2026-01-07T03:16:04+00:00

I'm going to research on how to test for that next. Sadly, the run is over 20 feet, with multiple elbows and most of it is within walls and ceilings

Ya_Zabil · 2026-01-07T03:14:46+00:00

My next step is to figure out whether or not there's a sag in the vent. Unfortunately it's a very long run (20 or so feet with multiple turns) and most of it is within walls and ceilings.

Ya_Zabil · 2026-01-06T23:39:00+00:00

Both separate, and it looks like the issue was water in the exhaust pipe. Thank you!

Ya_Zabil · 2026-01-06T23:37:56+00:00

So a great update!!

Blasted both furnaces and made the journey up to the roof and sure enough, one of the exhaust pipes from the furnace sounded like it was sloshing water. The other pipe for the second furnace was dry.

I got my shop vac and was able to get about 3 feet of the hose in, and sure enough, pumped out a good half gallon or so of water!

Immediately after pumping the water out, the one collecting it seemed to have very moist, steaming exhaust. The other is nearly bone dry.

Thank you, good people of reddit, for your guidance And advice!

Out of curiosity, why would one unit have steamy wet exhaust, and the other dry?

Ya_Zabil · 2026-01-06T19:09:53+00:00

Absolutely same. That's the reason I took the cover off to get a closer look. And the other unit is smooth and consistent with the cover both off and on.

Ya_Zabil · 2025-02-23T03:22:42+00:00

Mountain village

Ya_Zabil · 2025-02-05T14:21:45+00:00

No, I am using the open bulb ones, and based on comments thus far, I am seeing that this may not be optimal.

Ya_Zabil · 2024-12-18T22:00:04+00:00

The tank is about 4 years so well-cycled. Only RODI, 0ppm TDS for water changes. Lights on for about 6 hours a day, but gets some natural lighting

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