inspector_anatol Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 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? Anatol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 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). Click to Enlarge 32.58 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector_anatol Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Here are a couple of shots of the horizontal unit. Cat IV Click to Enlarge 32.58 KB Click to Enlarge 58.36 KB Click to Enlarge 57.1 KB The last two both have the drain line running up hill to clear the pan to get to the drain line. Click to Enlarge 35.04 KB This shot shows the basement condensate line entering the waste stack, there is not trap below the entrance to the stack... Anatol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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