Air Conditioning - water leaking from a/c thru ceiling
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sj0305
05-08-06, 08:10 PM
The unit is a "GE" and is in the attic and has a large drip pan under it. Actually, the unit is sitting in the drip pan up on 2x4 segments. There is approx. 1/2 inch of water in this pan and there is water flowing (normally, I suppose) from 2x pipes to the outside, of the house. One is at the front of the house and is "plumbed" to drip thru a soffit vent which seems to originate from the large drip pan the unit sits in and the other follows the insulated copper pipes out of the attic and down to the outside unit. I don't know where this pipe originates from. Both pipes have water dripping from them.
The problem water leak appears to be coming from the first part of the unit, in the attic. Where the inside house air is first introduced into the unit, up from the air intake located in the hallway, of the house. I think this may be called the a-coil. It appears to be attached to the main unit and is covered with some sort of silver insulated board and some kind of tape (not duct tape). While the rest of the unit is a green colored metal. I have lived her for about 2 years and have just noticed this leak. There is some discoloration on the ceiling of a bedroom, I don't use which is what made me check the a/c, in the first place. When I found the leak, I pulled back the ceiling insulation and OMG, there was standing water between the rafters. I dried all this up and now have a pan under the leak, catching the water. I have to empty the pan nearly everyday though. (seems to depend on local humidity; I live in Brunswick, GA.) I have also changed the thermostat setting to about 78, to cut down on usage. I'm sorry this is so long. It really shows my ignorance of HVAC. Any/all suggestions or recommendations, will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
The problem water leak appears to be coming from the first part of the unit, in the attic. Where the inside house air is first introduced into the unit, up from the air intake located in the hallway, of the house. I think this may be called the a-coil. It appears to be attached to the main unit and is covered with some sort of silver insulated board and some kind of tape (not duct tape). While the rest of the unit is a green colored metal. I have lived her for about 2 years and have just noticed this leak. There is some discoloration on the ceiling of a bedroom, I don't use which is what made me check the a/c, in the first place. When I found the leak, I pulled back the ceiling insulation and OMG, there was standing water between the rafters. I dried all this up and now have a pan under the leak, catching the water. I have to empty the pan nearly everyday though. (seems to depend on local humidity; I live in Brunswick, GA.) I have also changed the thermostat setting to about 78, to cut down on usage. I'm sorry this is so long. It really shows my ignorance of HVAC. Any/all suggestions or recommendations, will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Scott
mattison
05-09-06, 05:31 AM
I would start off by taking a shop-vac and sucking the drain lines out really good. You could have a partial clog in the unit.