Air Conditioning - Excessive outside condensation from A/C

My home was built five years ago. The A/C has always worked well, and still does. However, the condensation pipe that drips excess moisture outside is dripping more than it ever has in the past.

Before, I would see a drop every few minutes, even every few hours, but never enough that the ground under the drip stayed wet.

Now, however, I'm getting more than one drop per second, and there is a constant puddle on the ground under it.

I change the indoor filters (at the air returns) on average of every other month. Other than that, I've never had any service done on the system.

I have a two story house, with the main part of the a/c system being in the attic. This drain pipe comes from this portion of the system.

I live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas.

Any thoughts/advice?

Thanks,

Michael

The increased amount of condensation is not an indication of a problem. It may just be more humid in your area this year than other years. The only possible problem it could indicate would be more outside air getting into the house than usual. It might pay to get up in the attic and check the ducts to be sure no return duct has come off the unit. If you keep the house closed up, only a small amount of outside air gets in every day. Unless you stand on the porch holding the front door open while talking to your friends like my kids do.
I do commend you for being observant about how your system works. It will be very helpful for you someday when a real problem arises.

Ken

I have a two story house, with the main part of the a/c system being in the attic. This drain pipe comes from this portion of the system.

Is this the only drain pipe you have and its from the unit coil. Are is it a drain pipe from the overflow pan under the whole unit? :confused:

ED ;)

It's a tight squeeze to get around the equipment in the attic to see this, and I weigh over 300 lbs, so I'll need to get my son-in-law to get his skinny little self in there to tell me :)

I do see another drain pipe on a different side of the house. The one with all the water coming out sticks out under the edge of the roof, at the top of the outside wall. The other pipe, which seems to be "normal" compared to years past, is at the ground on a different outside wall.

Thanks.

Ed had a very good point. If you arelooking at the overflow drain, you do want to have it checked. Water at the secondary or overflow drain means that the primary one is not working.

Ken

I don't know where you are living or just what the weather conditions there have been but I can tell you that in my location the central A/C unit produces a constant stream of condensate when its running. There is enough to fill a five gallon container in a day or two. You might have two condensate drains and one is plugging up. It could be that you don't and you just have weather that's more humid than normal, but it would be a good idea to check.