Trane Furnace Secondary Heat Exchanger

In condensing furnaces there is a secondary heat exchanger made up of small tubes that receive the exhaust gases once they have gone through the primary heat exchanger.

Trane furnace secondary heat exchanger.

Rapidtech course trane gas furnace heat exchanger failure. We have been seeing a lot of secondary heat exchanger troubles cracks lately in models from 2003 to 2008. But we also know that if your heat exchanger truly is cracked you don t have much time to sit around and wait a cracked heat exchanger will leak potentially fatal carbon monoxide into your breathing air as it heats your home. The main heat exchanger is the primary heat exchanger and the condensing heat exchanger is called the secondary.

Thanks for watching please consider clicking below to help support our channel so we may keep bri. Here more heat is extracted resulting in the gases that are cooled to the point that they condense into water and carbon dioxide. In fact replacing a furnace heat exchanger can take up to 8 hours and can cost anywhere from 2 000 to 3 500. Yeah we know that s crazy expensive.

This is not always the case. I suspect the collector box in the secondary heat exchanger is cracked and leaking water. Does the actual stainless heat exchanger have to be cracked for warranty coverage or is this collector box considered a part of the heat exchanger and covered. When we talk about heat exchangers failing often times technicians and homeowners only think of the cracked heat exchanger.

We are an authorized trane service provider and offer trane furnaces that you re destined to enjoy. Replacing a payne furnace high efficiency heat exchanger under warranty. Seems we have more trouble with the unit that were laying on their sides. We used the following equipment to produce this video.

At rapidtech our heat exchanger certification includes a series on many different furnaces. Here is a list of different types of heat exchanger failures. Whether you need a new air conditioner heat pump or furnace a trane system can help you take control of your home s indoor temperature. Our energy efficient residential systems create the best air possible for your home.

But we have both upflow and horizontal left with cold header cracks. Stainless steel primary and secondary heat exchanger. Trane is the top of the line when it comes to energy efficient systems that make your home as comfortable as possible. Because water and carbon dioxide from a slightly acidic condensate called carbonic acid the secondary heat exchanger must be made of stainless steel to resist corrosion.

All forced air condensing gas furnaces use two heat exchangers. Post navigation the plugged secondary heat exchanger. Would this repair be covered under the limited lifetime warranty on the heat exchanger that trane says it covers. Heating cooling products.