Originally Posted By: bnelson
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Originally Posted By: jpope
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It looks like not enough combustion air (possibly). Flames will seek the oxygen and reach out of the chamber if the supply is low.
Is it in a closet? Did you look inside the chamber? The element may be deteriorated and burning improperly.
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Originally Posted By: Brian A. Goodman
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That looks like “flame rollout”. I’m not terribly familiar with it, but I think it refers to a burst of flame at start-up and can usually be taken care of with adjustments.
Originally Posted By: psabados
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Without seeing the upper hood area or the internal area of the heating chamber it could be either-or, or both. Item to be concerned about it the fabric curtain in very close proximity (less than 6 inches) to the burner chamber and outer chamber door.
Thermostat set to almost High, lots of useage, fire safety recommendation to remove curtain, where's the drip tube?
Paul
Originally Posted By: kmcmahon
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| psabados wrote: |
| where's the drip tube?
Paul |
The "dip tube" is hopefully inside the tank, but the TPR valve drain line extension surely isn't visible in the picture.
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Originally Posted By: psabados
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Yes Kevin, I know the “dip” is internal. Let me rephrase that then.
Where's the relief valve discharge piping? 
Paul
Originally Posted By: kmcmahon
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just breaking balls a little…
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Originally Posted By: jsavino
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Scorching could be poor draft, vent needs cleaning, or vent is condensating, maybe a whole house fan was running without any or little make air. IMHO
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Originally Posted By: jsavino
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Did you check to see if the inner combustion shield is in place?
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