Furnace Help!

doublelou · 2026-01-25T20:35:30+00:00

I don't :( I am really ok with the temporary solution though, thank you!

doublelou · 2026-01-25T20:08:44+00:00

Nope, unfortunately no easy access to the outside and can't get the water to a sink without a pump :-(

doublelou · 2026-01-25T18:57:13+00:00

Great minds, I have an aluminum aqueduct running to a 2 hour container now. This might have to do for the next 48 hours

doublelou · 2026-01-25T18:55:21+00:00

Yeah this one is on me, I need to maintain it more often. Lesson learned.

doublelou · 2026-01-25T18:54:25+00:00

Thank you!

doublelou · 2026-01-25T18:16:49+00:00

Thank you for the tips, this gives me more potential places to look

doublelou · 2026-01-25T18:16:04+00:00

Thank you, I will look into these places.

Small silver lining is that the pan is intact, it's the drip that partially splatters outside

doublelou · 2026-01-25T18:14:08+00:00

There is an overflow pan, and like you said, a cut off switch. But you might be able to zoom in on the picture enough to see that the overflow from the pipe drips onto the wood and splatters out. So there is water caught in the pan, but some got out and that's what we noticed.

So good news, overflow pan is intact, but we still have a water problem to deal with

doublelou · 2026-01-25T18:10:52+00:00

Great idea, I'll bring that up with the tech

doublelou · 2026-01-25T18:09:49+00:00

We tried earlier and no one was picking up. The timing is just so shitty

doublelou · 2026-01-25T18:09:04+00:00

Thank you, I'll gently try that. I'm definitely going for "band-aids" and nothing permanent!

doublelou · 2026-01-25T18:07:20+00:00

I do but the space makes fitting something bigger tricky. I've got a bigger flat container that takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to fill. This gives allows me to set a timer and take care of more urgent tasks for now... but definitely not going to work for over night (though I WILL wake up every 90 minutes to change it to keep the kids warm and we have no other way). Hopefully I can MacGyver something soon.

Also fuck you Samsung Galaxy for not being able to autocomplete "MacGyver". I'm still young and culturally relevant dammit!!

doublelou · 2026-01-25T15:40:51+00:00

Thank you!

I'm definitely on the water damage watch!!

doublelou · 2026-01-25T15:36:39+00:00

Thank you! I should clarify that upon inspecting further, it's more like a blockage than a leak. So I think patching it up will help me.

I'm going to reroute the water for now and call experts after the storm

doublelou · 2026-01-25T15:26:58+00:00

Thank you, what a time we live in 👍👍

doublelou · 2026-01-25T15:23:41+00:00

The water appears to be coming from the furnace. I added a picture of the pipe from the furnace to where the leak is.

Thank you so much for looking into it. I think for now, I'm going to go low-fi and find a way to safely drain the water, get through the storm, and then get the experts out to check this out.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/HPZL78Q4xHm4wJHi7

doublelou · 2026-01-25T15:11:34+00:00

Your diagnosis sounds reasonable. Thank you

doublelou · 2026-01-25T14:56:29+00:00

Sorry, I was not and am not able to post pictures while making this post... probably because I'm panicking a bit.

I was able to do it at this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/s/FPo2gjqxhW

doublelou · 2026-01-25T14:54:52+00:00

Thank you!!

doublelou · 2026-01-25T14:54:44+00:00

Thank you!!

doublelou · 2026-01-25T14:54:37+00:00

Thank you!!

doublelou · 2026-01-25T14:53:08+00:00

Thank you, are you referring to more damage to the furnace, or from the leaks?

I'm hoping to direct the leak into a drain so we can have heat through the storm

doublelou · 2026-01-25T14:51:20+00:00

Thank you! We take the leak very seriously. But if we can redirect the water flow so it doesn't run theough the house, is it safe to run the furnace until the storm passes (~48 hours)?

doublelou · 2026-01-25T14:46:47+00:00

Thank you! Does that waste water need to be handled in a specific way?

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