I live in a townhouse and I hired a company to remove the smoke odor in the house. Now, the odor is almost gone when the heat is off.
However, every time I turn on the heat, the smoke odor will come back. The company I hired says the odor comes from my neighbor. They tell me that, because there is smoke smell in my neighbor's house (which is true) and our ventilation systems are connected (which I am not sure), the odor will be sucked into the vents and then get into my house when I turn on the heat.
But my furnace is a closet in my living room, and my neighbor's heat is NOT on when I turn on my heat. That's why I'm not sure if the ventilation systems are connected.
So I wonder if there is a way to tell if my ventilation system is connected to my neighbor's.
Also, if it's connected, how to fix it? If it's not connected, what could be the cause of the odor when the heat is on?
Thank you very much!
Best Answer
I'm not sure about the codes in your local, but to my knowledge it's not legal in my area for townhouses to share anything. With that in mind, your smell is most likely residual in your ducting. Even if your cleaner did a very good job cleaning it, there's probably still some soot hiding somewhere.
If you have an actual furnace (gas, oil or electric) you could also have something hiding in the furnace that's being burnt. Inspect there when you have it manually shut off and see what's happening. If you're system uses a heat pump the. Noting should be getting hot enough to cause that. If it is has the gas pressures checked cause that could become dangerous.