Bryant Code 31 Pressure Switch

[@tonydelgrego2906]

Nice that you go the extra mile and look also at heat exchanger.

[@picklerix6162]

This guy always looks at the Carrier heat exchangers. It’s like money in the bank.

[@5822huron]

@@picklerix6162 All 90% carriers need to be checked..mfks will fool you

[@cmc7256]

Yeah carrier/Bryant heat exchangers on those models are a common issue.

[@FixItScotty]

I like this channel. You find and diagnose serious, real-world furnace problems. Nicely done.

[@bobgallo2178]

Good call, typical of Carrier/Bryant. Be glad that he opted for new furnace, as the heat exchanger comes in pieces, not fun getting the cells together. Thanks for posting.

[@joejesko7410]

Good catch on the HE. Never seen that much water backed up before. Wow!!

[@cshandley]

I found this video helpful. I do have a question. I clean my condensate trap, and then it works for about a day. After about a day it does the same thing. I clean it again, and good for a day or so. Everytime I unhook the hoses from the trap there is water standing in the pvc. Should that be? Why would it work for a day then stop? Any help is beyond appreciated!!

[@danieldelano9892]

Yup done this many times, spin the inducer motor and hear it gerrgal

[@danbell1733]

Had one yesterday just walking to front door could smell it but was running and wouldn't heat house.

[@DetectingArizona]

insane that it works at all with that much water in there. crazy!

[@metal2444]

It wasn't operating he was their on a no heat call .

[@DetectingArizona]

@@metal2444 it had been working with a lot of water in it..

[@jonathanraul4086]

Great job once again where's Mikey thank you for your videos and your knowledge

[@justinfrias9030]

Can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to do this lol

[@db4239]

Another nice video. Wondering if your dealer has had a shortage of new furnaces, parts, etc from production shortages due to Covid and high demand from consumers stuck at home? Keep reading that's a problem in industry these days. Thanks

[@bashirmohamed7982]

Sweet release

[@RockoRocko-rz7kx]

Installers gotta slope that furnace cabinet to the front so it has a chance to drain better. Or else it just sits and calcifies and plugs and eventually rusts out and fails

[@Jon-hx7pe]

i'm betting neglecting the trap contributes to the failures -> corrosive water can't drain, builds up and kills the lining.

[@throttlebottle5906]

more like, what lining and they condense holding corrosive water and moisture coating inside regardless.

[@fuqewetoo7148]

60,000 2 stage be good. Rarely go to high fire

[@kyledriscoll7698]

I have run into this issue way too many times

[@fuqewetoo7148]

Traps by design get plugged. Always blast them out in the laundry tub

[@scottk0623]

Joe, what were you smelling in the condensate water?

[@danbell1733]

It's like ammonia smell to me very nasty. U can smell at pipe burner box and drain trap and pipe outside too

[@jimcole67]

Any oil burner service out that way?

[@MiHeatingGuy]

No

[@amadeusrocks4967]

how old is that furnace

[@lancelawrence3259]

Nice work

[@karlschoen7297]

Now that's a pissed🤓

[@petersmart1999]

Go 2 stage if you think it will be a bit too big!

[@bradcrooks3891]

I have that same piece of shit furnace,I drain that line every month. Hoping to get a new furnace in a year or two.

[@nehnehnehbatman]

This channel is the shit

[@fuqewetoo7148]

Yup. Secondary h e is fucked. Don’t even bother with it. New furnace

[@donnierobertson3088]

Ok

[@ThePeavey23]

I condemn one of theses carriers at least 2 a week

[@picklerix6162]

The lesson is that you shouldn’t buy Carrier/Bryant high efficiency furnaces. The heat exchangers are crap. Judging from the videos on KZbin, I can’t say that I like any high efficiency furnace. The heat exchanger fails, the cheap plastic collector box cover cracks/leaks, or the furnace was not installed correctly (see Trane videos) due to inadequate training of the installers.

[@Falcon-eh8tq]

The higher the AFUE the more condensation and the higher these 90+% furnaces are pushed the more likely condensation will occur early, ie in the secondary heat exchanger, underfiring and producing more condensate than normal, or running in a very cold room and fighting it's environment, also making more condensate. Many factors and poor install practice, lack of maintenance all compound to create these issues with high efficiency furnaces of any brand. Although i come across many, many more carrier and bryant furnaces with plugged heat exchangers than other makes.

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

Thank you. I hate all "efficient" furnaces. You pay extra for something that lasts 10 years at best. Nothing wrong with an 80%er, they just work.

[@Falcon-eh8tq]

​@@homeserve9292 everyday really, as part of service and installations I carry a torpedo level and a 4 footer. The manufacturers installation instructions are pretty clear about dealing with condensate. Some Napoleon 9600 9700 series units claim to produce 4.5 lb of water per hour in correct operation, better design the drain correctly.

[@Jon-hx7pe]

the new carriers are made with stainless and don't have this problem. condensing furnaces are fine when installed properly and the trap is checked/clean. in a cold climate, it's foolish to throw 20% of the heat away. they have the same electrical/mechanical components at the equivelent 80%'er - just secondary and condensate handling components. they last the same if properly installed and maintained.

[@AmericanFarmerHVAC2024]

Who in the fuck would put the drain trap on the inside if it drains on the left side anyway. And I'm sure the secondary is sooting up and rusting away, why the condensate trap is plugged. Man for a bunch of junk. I can't believe they made these things from 94 to 2012? And didn't do a fucking thing to fix them.

[@benjamintimmins1656]

Oh yeah with that size house you only need 2 burners 50k btus

[@steveblake8766]

#80 thumbs uP

[@cmc7256]

God I have to quit smoking, I can't smell that acid smell for anything.

[@fuqewetoo7148]

Typical carrier. Flooded secondary. Plugged trap