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[#1] Posted: Jan 14 2010 - 7:14:19 PM |  |  |
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I had a home with 2 new Gibson gas fired HE furnaces. Both of them were leaking condensate. Has any noticed this, is it a trend?
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[#2] Posted: Jan 14 2010 - 7:44:40 PM | | |
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Leaking where? Are they Cat I or IV?
Trend? I don't know. But, they shouldn't be leaking, anywhere.
Put up a pic if you can.
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[#3] Posted: Jan 14 2010 - 7:59:34 PM | | |
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Leaks are so common in Cat IV units that I run them for much longer than cat 1 furnaces. The longer you run them, the easier it is to find all of the leaks.
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[#4] Posted: Jan 15 2010 - 03:20:31 AM | | |
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As Brandon, leaks are fairly common in these units. Here's a photo of one I did (a Rudd) in Dec that was previously repaired (the part were sitting on top of the unit).
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Here are a couple of shots of the horizontal unit. Cat IV
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The last two both have the drain line running up hill to clear the pan to get to the drain line.
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This shot shows the basement condensate line entering the waste stack, there is not trap below the entrance to the stack...
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