I have an odd problem. Sewer gasses are coming out of my shower drain. I've eliminated lots of other causes, and am left with a stuffed vent/waste stack as causing the problem. I can't see a pvc pipe-style-vent coming out of the roof, so it must be either connected to the roof vent, the one with...

I just had a new boiler installed (New Yorker CG-6) and it works great with one exception. When the boiler first starts up and the automatic vent damper opens up, cold air comes racing down and out of the draft hood, after a few seconds, really hot air comes blasting out. After a few minutes, one...

I am a renter in North Carolina. If the upstairs toilet in my apartment blocks up (first time) and floods, leaks through the dry rock ceiling to the floor below, water (sewerage, technically) is coming out the ceiling light and also dry rock is bulging, who is liable for what? The landlord for not...

House was cold this morning. The fan was running, but no heat. Checked the vents at the side of the house and notice they were covered by drifting snow overnight. I cleared it away and went to work. My question... will the furnace come on... or will I have to call a tech to reset safety...