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  • Nov 23, 2011, 07:30 AM
    sjohn60016
    My new Rheem (95%) condensation trap is leaking
    Installed hose clamps on the 3 rubber tubes - but still leaks into the bottom of the furnace. Any ideas on how to get it to stop leaking - the furnace is about 4 months old.
  • Nov 23, 2011, 08:44 AM
    ballengerb1
    4 months old, isn't it still under warranty?
  • Nov 23, 2011, 07:16 PM
    T-Top
    Check to make sure the clamps on the flue exhaust pipe exiting the inducer motor housing are tight.
  • Nov 25, 2011, 08:00 AM
    sjohn60016
    Thanks, Yes it is under warranty - but I hate not knowing (a little geekie that way).
    I took the trap off and sealed the 3 inlet ports and blew air into the larger port on the trap to see if there were any leaks - there were no air leaks.
    The Trap is attached with a galvanized 'L' bracket to the side of the furnace. I noticed that the PVC drain tube was pitched up due to the 'L' bracket being installed a little too low for the exit hole, making the trap's drain a little to high allowing the water to build up before it flows out of the trap.
    So... I re-drilled the 'L' bracket to raise the trap and make it level. Then I found that the PVC drain tube was not glued so I used a silicone adhesive and glue it in.
    99% of the leak is gone now but there is a trace still dripping from the trap into the base of the furnace - all the hoses are tightly attached.
  • Nov 25, 2011, 06:18 PM
    mygirlsdad77
    The pvc should be glued into the trap with pvc glue and cleaner. Is that the joint that is still leaking? I haven't sold a rheem for about five years, but they used to only have two inlet ports and one outlet. Do the new ones have three inlet ports? Either way, I would get the installer back to fix this. If you damage anything while working on it yourself, warranty may be void. I know, sad, but true. Make the installer stand behind his work, and his equiptment. That's part of why we charge what we charge:)

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