Saturday, October 29, 2005
A Clue In The Leak Case
Today somebody is cooking with onion in another apartment; presumably downstairs. It smells like onion being sauteed down for addition to another dish, but getting a bit overdone. My father would enjoy it.
This is a first. We had the cigarette smoke problem, which has become far less pronounced for whatever reason - possibly only the fact that Smoker Dude has not been home much, but had yet to notice cooking smells.
This plus past experience on Deb’s part plus substantial reading we’ve done recently on how to seal an apartment well, and the possible legalities of airflow between apartments (it can be a fire issue; never thought of that before) have led to a strong possibility that part of the problem may be the vent above the stove. If they tie in together, you can get stuff from the other apartment.
Apparently they make “when not in use” covers, hopefully for sale at places like Home Dopes and Lowes, that might help. They’re also an energy conservation thing, which is why so much info on how to seal an apartment tight exists.
So there we have it; another clue in our own personal leak case. Of course, the bigger culprit is turning out to be the leaky master bedroom, where the temperature behaves as if there is an open window, but everything looks sealed as can be. Especially in the big closet, which is the worst place. A cold breeze flows under the closet door, into the bedroom, yet in the closet there is no opening to account for it. The investigation continues…