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What happens if the secondary heat exchanger of a furnace fails?

I have a Payne HE Gas Furnace (plus 90, I know about the lawsuit and settlement) and simply wonder what would happen if the secondary heat exchanger would fail? We are having a water leak from it, and I am wondering if it links to a failing secondary heat exchanger failure. Any answers?

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FYI we have had to replace almost every heat exchanger on every Bryant furnace using propane installed 5 to 10 years ago and some nat.gas ones also.
Water leaking could be a few different things. I would first check all the hoses and make sure none of them are clogged.
Yes, a leak would be considered a failure. Leaks don't tend to heal themselves, in fact they tend to go the other way. If there's been a recall, you best get in on it. Winter's gettin' real close.

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