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Old 12-13-2016, 11:55 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by Great68 View Post
That's only true of newer high efficiency condensing-style furnaces.
Older "medium efficiency" units don't have condensate drains.
Ah, OK. The furnace is at probably 20 years old so I doubt there's anything High Efficiency about it. :P

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This is true, I believe it was not building code to include a basement drain back in the day if it was considered "utility space" and unfinished.
Yeah, it was probably an unfinished basement at the time it was built. When we bought the place, the basement was finished but by then it's too late to put a drain in. All I can do now is put in alarms to alert me and shut everything off at the first sign of water.
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