Every time I fire up my heater I smell the gas. The question is am I suppose to smell it? The vent is low so that’s what I assume why but isn’t it kind of strange that I can smell the odor 30 ft away when in the pool?
Should I smell my heater?
- Thread starter PoolingAround
- Start date
- Jun 7, 2017
- 9,112
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Jandy Aquapure 1400
Are you downwind? It is normal to smell some gas. If your heater is having trouble igniting the gas it might be running the cycle 3 times and hence there is more gas released in that process. If you stand next to the heater while it tries to fire does it start on the first attempt? My gas heater recently lost the igniter and tried to start every 30 seconds for 3 attempts. You could definitely smell gas all around the heater.
Definitely down wind. The only noticeable noise I hear is when it’s firing back up to heat.
CJadamec
TFP Expert
A very slight smell of gas when the heater first fires is normal but it should go away very quickly like in a second or two. You should not smell the gas when the heater is running but you will notice an exhaust odor if you are down wind of the exhaust.
When I had my stenner pump timer installed, the electrician said he smelled some gas as he was working in the immediate area for a few hours.. Turns out the Raypak heater that was recently installed had a small leak in the thin line feeding the pilot assembly (threaded at an angle). Once this was corrected the gas smell want away.
No leaks and tech said it was normal. Oh well, price you have to pay to keep warm. Lol.
