A Salt Lake County family who suffered from carbon monoxide inhalation when the combustion chamber of their natural gas furnace became plugged with soot was still having problems this week.
But the difficulties were rectified by Thursday evening with the installation of a new furnace, said Alan L. Palfreyman.The 11-member Palfreyman family became ill New Year's Day when the combustion chamber became plugged, causing the toxic fumes to filter through their home. The family was treated at Cottonwood Hospital and released.
After the problem with the furnace was first detected by a Mountain Fuel Supply serviceman and the furnace cleaned by a plumbing and heating contractor, the Palfreymans thought their problems were over.
A Mountain Fuel serviceman discovered Wednesday morning that the furnace, purchased when the home was built about 16 years ago, still was emitting carbon monoxide.
"Because of the cost of labor to fully diagnose the problem, we decided to buy a new furnace," Palfreyman said.