Air Conditioning - New Goodman GMV950 Furnace driping water
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bighunk
03-05-07, 04:53 AM
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Hello = I live in the Katrina area, and in a bind had someone install a horizontal Goodman A/C system in my attic, and now I can't get in touch with him.
My new Goodman GMV95 top-of-the-line furnace, GSC140 Condenser, and CHP448 Coil is slowly, but constantly dripping down through my ceiling. I mentioned all three parts for reference, but really the leak only occurs when the furnace is on, and not all the time. The leak happens in spurts maybe once a day, for about and hour at a time.
I had a Goodman rep repairman look at it, and he said that the coil access door was in backwards for one thing = facing the back instead of the front service platform, if that's any reason for the leak.
He noticed that the area under the unit was wet, but couldn't find the leak, (it wasn't dripping at the time). He also mentioned that the furnace is so efficient when it is in operation, that it creates condensation, and that may be leaking.
He also said that he didn't know much about it, because he had never seen one installed before in my area. And that people didn't use that model furnace here because the winters are much milder them up North. It's leaking now, and it is about 45 degrees outside, and the heater is running.
Can someone please help me, or give me some suggestions to solve this problem?
Thank You So Much
Joe
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Hello = I live in the Katrina area, and in a bind had someone install a horizontal Goodman A/C system in my attic, and now I can't get in touch with him.
My new Goodman GMV95 top-of-the-line furnace, GSC140 Condenser, and CHP448 Coil is slowly, but constantly dripping down through my ceiling. I mentioned all three parts for reference, but really the leak only occurs when the furnace is on, and not all the time. The leak happens in spurts maybe once a day, for about and hour at a time.
I had a Goodman rep repairman look at it, and he said that the coil access door was in backwards for one thing = facing the back instead of the front service platform, if that's any reason for the leak.
He noticed that the area under the unit was wet, but couldn't find the leak, (it wasn't dripping at the time). He also mentioned that the furnace is so efficient when it is in operation, that it creates condensation, and that may be leaking.
He also said that he didn't know much about it, because he had never seen one installed before in my area. And that people didn't use that model furnace here because the winters are much milder them up North. It's leaking now, and it is about 45 degrees outside, and the heater is running.
Can someone please help me, or give me some suggestions to solve this problem?
Thank You So Much
Joe
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azAir
03-05-07, 05:55 AM
The furnace has 2 pvc vents that exhaust. One of them has a drain that needs to be tied into your condensate. There are 2 lines that need to come out of your furnace -one from your inducer area one from the second stage heat exchanger. Both of these have flexible pipes/tubes that run from these areas into a collection box - gray - and then runs into your condensate drain.
If that is tied in then the PVC is not sealed.
It gets very complicated and you really need to get the original contractor out to finish the job.
The instructions that came with the unit walk step by step..
If that is tied in then the PVC is not sealed.
It gets very complicated and you really need to get the original contractor out to finish the job.
The instructions that came with the unit walk step by step..