Disclaimer: I'm a lifelong apartment dweller.
Turned on the furnace in mom's house today for the first time. I noticed a funny 'whooshing' noise in the vicinity of the kitchen sink. No water running in the sink. Check downstairs. No pipes have suddenly sprung a leak; no water running down there. Go outside to back yard. Notice a two-headed white exhaust pipe protruding from the bricks; one head faces up, one down. Lots of hot air coming out of the upward-facing pipe.
Email to brother, describing situation, ending with, "Any idea what the heck this is? I thought it was an external vent to the dryer (which is not in use at the moment). Is there some switch I should flip to stop it? I'm trying to warm the house, not the back yard!"
Brother's reply: "No!!! Don't stop it!!! It's the chimney!!!"
Turned on the furnace in mom's house today for the first time. I noticed a funny 'whooshing' noise in the vicinity of the kitchen sink. No water running in the sink. Check downstairs. No pipes have suddenly sprung a leak; no water running down there. Go outside to back yard. Notice a two-headed white exhaust pipe protruding from the bricks; one head faces up, one down. Lots of hot air coming out of the upward-facing pipe.
Email to brother, describing situation, ending with, "Any idea what the heck this is? I thought it was an external vent to the dryer (which is not in use at the moment). Is there some switch I should flip to stop it? I'm trying to warm the house, not the back yard!"
Brother's reply: "No!!! Don't stop it!!! It's the chimney!!!"
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