Many of these units have developed serious operational issues or have failed completely.
Carrier furnace heat exchanger lawsuit.
The enhancements respond to a recent class action lawsuit claiming premature failure on the secondary heat exchanger found in carrier bryant payne and day night high efficiency condensing gas furnaces.
It states carrier will pay up to 270 to reimburse anyone who previously experienced a failed secondary heat exchanger.
The full payment of 270 would go to furnaces 13 years or younger with lower amounts for older.
There is a sliding scale of compensation correlating to the age of the furnace.
High energy efficiency furnaces sold by carrier bryant day night and payne were found to be defective in a class action lawsuit involving approximately 3 million customers in north america.
Applicable furnace model numbers are on the web site.
Our 90 afue rating gas furnaces include two heat exchangers a primary heat exchanger that does most of the work and a secondary heat exchanger that wrings out additional heat for higher efficiency and comfort.
Settlement claim forms must be submitted by aug.
And for reliable start up and heating operation all models feature our patented powerheat igniter.
This was one of many carrier bryant and payne furnaces we have been seeing recently installed prior to 2010 with a problematic secondary heat exchanger.
Is enhancing the warranties on its 90 percent plus efficient gas furnaces providing a 20 year parts and labor warranty for the secondary heat exchanger.
All class members receive a secondary heat exchanger warranty extension and up to 270.
The agreement is a short 66 pages in length.
Condensing furnace consumer class actions in april 2008 the court granted final approval to a nationwide settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by current and past owners of high efficiency furnaces manufactured and sold by carrier corporation and equipped with polypropylene laminated condensing heat exchangers chxs.
Recently we replaced a seriously failed carrier furnace.
Former owners are only included if their secondary heat exchanger failed.
The judgment was worth over 300 million dollars based on a combination of cash refunds and the cost of extended warranties given to customers.