Leak with no smell?

[StovePig]

So I sealed a bunch of leaks I found during start up of my stove today by smoke leaking out. Hours later as I am about to go to bed and shut off all the lights and for s***s and giggles I grabbed the flashlight to see if I saw any thing leaking. The only thing I saw was the beam of the light in the room, nothing at the stove.

There is no smell and the beam is barley visable, I had to try hard to see it. Could there be a leak that I cannot detect by smell? If I can see the beam I would think its smoke but again I didnt smell anything.

The stove is a Harman P61-2. I shut it to tonight to be safe.

 

[Lake Girl]

Good idea to shut down... do you have a CO detector?

 

[StovePig]

Yes

 

[ivanhoe]

So I sealed a bunch of leaks I found during start up of my stove today by smoke leaking out. Hours later as I am about to go to bed and shut off all the lights and for s***s and giggles I grabbed the flashlight to see if I saw any thing leaking. The only thing I saw was the beam of the light in the room, nothing at the stove.

There is no smell and the beam is barley visable, I had to try hard to see it. Could there be a leak that I cannot detect by smell? If I can see the beam I would think its smoke but again I didnt smell anything.

The stove is a Harman P61-2. I shut it to tonight to be safe.

with the flashlight you will see smoke. what do you mean by the beam is barley visable, I had to try hard to see it? do you actually see smoke? You have to look around the stove and all the exhaust system(chimney/vent). Let us know what you find.

 

[P38X2]

Perhaps there's still a very small amount of smoke in the room and you're used to the smell? Perhaps your flashlight has a decently focused beam and you're just seeing that? (Rayleigh scattering)

 

[StovePig]

Could see anything that I could definatly say was smoke... I shut it down and as it ramped down I got a decent smoke smell and looked around with light in the dark and couldnt see any leaking out

 

[P38X2]

Hmmm, Duravent by chance?

OAK installed? Properly sealed? Sufficient vertical rise? (nat draft)

 

[StovePig]

Everything is sealled up... I did notice the intake damper was flapping, maybe that is where I am getting some back flow? I want to install an outside air intake buy it would have to be fairly long 15-20ft.

Natutal draft seems good, I can feel it