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Originally Posted by stampsx2
I did the same thing. Disconnected the air intake in the basement and all of a sudden the hot water tank starts working. Not sure how unsafe the this is though.
I’ve cleaned out the air intake multiple times but a day or so later had the same problem every time.
Could keep cleaning the intake pipe but would love to know what’s actually happening in there to get a more permanent solution.
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Very common problem with the air intake. Your solution may get you through the night but it's not a great idea. There are inlet/exhaust combos that keep ice and snow from accumulating on the inlet. You can also move the inlet and exhaust farther apart, cause the exhaust has humidity and gets drawn into the inlet, where the moisture freezes and builds up on the cold inlet.
Really you just have to monitor your inlet, mine clogs up 3 times a day in the right conditions. I have to modify it a bit but never seem to have the time and I forget in summer when theres no issue