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There should be a PVC pipe coming out of the furnace (presumably in your basement). If you trace the path that takes to an exterior wall you should see where on the exterior that vent is located. Or you just do a walk around the whole house and make sure any pipes sticking out the side of the house near ground level have plenty of clearance to any snow etc.I'd have to find where that is (I dunno how I've owned functioning houses for 15 years)
Mine was getting drifted over last year and shutting down the furnace, so when we replaced the HVAC this fall I had them raise the vent up a foot to help prevent that.
It's a PVC pipe. Usually maybe 4-6" diameter. Usually low on the house. Looks almost like you'd expect a dryer vent to look like but without that little aluminum flapper cover thingie.I'd have to find where that is (I dunno how I've owned functioning houses for 15 years
You maybe should go into the basement and look to see where it comes from the furnace and follow it to where it exits the side of the house, THEN go out into the cold to check it.
(BanjoCy beat me to it. edit)
Planes are still taking off and landing in Des Moines this morning. I would bet the game will go on as scheduled tomorrow.
Honestly, that's pretty much the extent of my HVAC knowledge. I just know that I have to clean my flame sensor once at minimum, sometimes twice a year. If it's dirty it can't detect that there is a flame so the furnace will cycle 5 or 6 times then lock itself out for an hour for safety purposes.
If your system is that new I would bet good money it's filter, flame sensor, or outdoor vent covered like others suggested.
FWIW, the first winter I owned a house I had to call an HVAC tech out because of what I described above during a cold snap. Literally all he did was clean the flame sensor, check the filter, and rinse out the condensate drain tube for a "standard" service. He told me if I want to save money next time to youtube it and I haven't had to call for service since.
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LOL, they aren't going to up their travel so they can spend two days/nights out of their own element.OSU hasn't traveled to Ames yet? WTH? They dont have the internet there to check weather? Flying commercial? Taking a bus? Should've been here yesterday. They would get out ok on Sunday.
My Saturday is ruined!
As long as their plane can land, the game will be played. The airport does a great job of keeping runways clear. The airlines are the ones who typically cancel flights out of caution, but with their flight being a charter, as long as the airport does not close, they will likely make the flight.
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That’s additional snow. Likely we’ll still have 8-9 total.
This is a dream scenario for the TV networks. They can now have a two hour infomercial on Clark without the pesky game getting in the way.
Get rid of the land dck jokes and
That appears to be the forecast for additional snowfall, on top of what fell overnight.
Bingo. Top left on the graphic. That’s the snow fall expected from 6 am through the day. Doesn’t include any overnight totals
As others have pointed out thats remaining, and in these conditions totals don't matter all that much. 2 inches would create a major problem.
Been there done that. Thank God I am retired now. His time will come.
Right. A blizzard warning can happen with very little snow.
It seems like we might not hit the 10-11 inches that they were talking about last night. But we’ll likely hit 8-9. And it won’t make a bit difference.
This is excellent advice.
I clean the flame sensor on my furnace and water heater every winter to prevent them from shutting down. Just check the model of your furnace and then Google how to clean the flame sensor for that model. You should be able to do it yourself.
The alternative is to pay $100+ to have an HVAC technician come to your house and do it for you.
