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It wasn't during the original install; I wasn't there (it was a rental property; the tenant was there). When I saw it, I had to ask several times for him to come elevate it off the ground.
UPDATE: Finally got another HVAC company out here to look at it. Said, "Hm!" and "Don't know!" and made sure it was clear (?) and hoped that helped (it kept leaking). So they came back out and finally decided that the drainage pan was cracked and needed replacing. Would that be because the original installer set the furnace directly ON the drainage pan? At any rate, I'm waiting for the replacement to come in. I imagine I'll be charged for all three visits.
I may as well stick this question here as anywhere. Since it is a sort of similar topic.
We have a fancy boiler for heat (Lochnivar Knight 210,000 BTU). When it is in use, water drips from the PVC pipe for the exhaust or intake (pretty sure it is the exhaust). I cannot tell exactly where it is coming from. It just collects on the lowest part of the pipe and drips on the floor. I put a bucket under it and I have to empty about three gallons every two days. Can the combustion of natural gas be generating that much water? (I know it generates some water, but this seems like a lot). Where would this water normally go? The bucket is not part of the design.
BTW just in case someone is curious, I wold not recommend the Lochnivar Knight Boiler. It is super expensive and has been noting but trouble. too high tech I think. We also have a deuce of a time finding someone qualified to wok on it. IN one case after about a dozen correction attempts I wrote to Lochnivar and they had a technician come to our house. It turned out it was just programmed wrong and no one knew how to program it correctly. In the meantime they replaced about $1800 worth of parts trying to solve the problem. Fortunately it has a long warranty (10 years I think).
Flue piping should be pitched back towards the boiler and the boiler should have a condensate drain. The flue shouldn't have low spots or sag for water to collect but due to the leaking connection, collection inside the pipe doesn't seem to be the problem...yet.
Flue piping should be pitched back towards the boiler and the boiler should have a condensate drain. The flue shouldn't have low spots or sag for water to collect but due to the leaking connection, collection inside the pipe doesn't seem to be the problem...yet.
It appears to be pitched back toward the boiler. I do not see a drain from the boiler, but I have not really looked for one. It is collecting and dripping right at the elbow where the flue pipe turns 90 degrees and goes into the boiler cabinet. I cannot find a leak anywhere and do not smell one either.
UPDATE: The drain pan was cracked. How did it crack in just over one year? Anyway, not covered (warranty expired), took them two visits to diagnose the problem and three to repair it. A whopping big bill.
On the side, right near the drain holes. And it wasn't on the floor where it could be kicked (or near it); obviously, since originally the furnace itself was sitting directly on the cement floor. It's located about mid-furnace and involved taking the whole thing apart to replace it.
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