These carrier secondary heat exchangers do crack and one of the consequences is carbon monoxide leakage.
Carrier furnace secondary heat exchanger.
The full payment of 270 would go to furnaces 13 years or younger with lower amounts for older units.
The chamber becomes corroded from the inside possibly due to a reaction from acidic condensation on the polypropylene coating.
High efficiency furnaces also called condensing furnaces have primary and secondary heat exchangers to make more complete use of the heat produced.
Most standard models with one heat exchanger deliver around 80 afue efficiency.
By only replacing the secondary heat exchanger however a homeowner s secondary heat exchanger will be new but the rest of their furnace will still be old.
There is a sliding scale of compensation correlating to the age of the furnace.
Condensing furnaces all furnaces include a heat exchanger which converts combustion gases into heat for your home.
It states carrier will pay up to 270 to reimburse anyone who previously experienced a failed secondary heat exchanger.
This bulletin provides details of the warranty coverage policies and claim process updates.
Condensing models employ a secondary heat exchanger which squeezes additional heat from combustion gases to achieve 90 or better afue efficiency.
The carrier high efficiency gas furnace trade in allowance program is designed to offer homeowners an alternative to replacing only the heat exchanger under the terms of their limited lifetime heat exchanger warranty on a first generation carrier condensing furnace if their furnace experiences a heat exchanger failure.
Carrier provides an enhanced warranty on the secondary or condensing heat exchangers for the above listed 90 high efficiency furnace models within the stated serial number ranges.
Our carbon monoxide detector reads 0 when placed adjacent to the furnace while operating.
The secondary heat exchanger is designed to extract the maximum remaining heat from the fuel source resulting in a normal condensation reaction.