I had an Amana Air Command furnace that was leaking inside the burner cabinet. Apparently, this is a common problem due to the seal around the heat exchanger breaking down. Here’s what I did to get a few more months out of it before getting a new furnace.
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First, you can try some high temp gasket seal. That works somewhat, but you might still have a little bit of leakage.
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So you might have to use an Altoids can as a temporary trap. Use a turkey baster to slurp it up every once in a while!
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But it’s impossible to stop the leak from growing. You can try some WaterWeld. That works pretty well.
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But the leak will grow, and you’ll keep adding WaterWeld.
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Eventually, what worked best was just to drill a small drain hole from the cabinet directly above the condensate trap. Then any water dripping into the cabinet just drips into the trap!