Hi HVAC folks,
Perhaps one knowledgeable about these units can help me. We have an electric Bryant HVAC which came with the new construction house ('04) and has given us good service these 4-plus years. Of course in VA, it's AC time, which we've run constantly for two weeks now. (We previously this summer needed to use AC sparingly, because of our unusually moderate summer, thanks to global warming :yes:!) We have two outdoor exhaust fans. The big unit with the ducts (pardon my ignorance for not knowing its proper name) is in the garage. For the last several days, there has been a moderate rivulet of water leaking from the unit seemingly coming from the bottom of the unit. (Though a small PVC pipe exists for drainage, the bottom "under" the unit, which is flush on concrete, seems like the source.) My wife said this happened a couple of times a few years ago, but I don't remember. But the fact that it's happened for about three or four days in a row now, and that the accumulation is somewhat substantial - not to mention that stuff on the garage floor (like cardboard boxes) have gotten messed up and everything needed to go up somewhere makes me wonder - is something broken? The AC is normal in the house. It has been a bit humid for the past few days. Plus, the garage when it's closed is quite hot and humid. Could that much water be condensation? If so, it seems a poor design to have no place to go with that water. I checked the condensation pipes buried outside for the exhaust fans and they were a little blocked with debris which I removed. Could it be a "backup" from that? It seems to me too much water in the garage for normal operation. Is it time to call the HVAC doctor? Or is this normal? If so, what is a possible explanation?
Thanks,
Steve
Perhaps one knowledgeable about these units can help me. We have an electric Bryant HVAC which came with the new construction house ('04) and has given us good service these 4-plus years. Of course in VA, it's AC time, which we've run constantly for two weeks now. (We previously this summer needed to use AC sparingly, because of our unusually moderate summer, thanks to global warming :yes:!) We have two outdoor exhaust fans. The big unit with the ducts (pardon my ignorance for not knowing its proper name) is in the garage. For the last several days, there has been a moderate rivulet of water leaking from the unit seemingly coming from the bottom of the unit. (Though a small PVC pipe exists for drainage, the bottom "under" the unit, which is flush on concrete, seems like the source.) My wife said this happened a couple of times a few years ago, but I don't remember. But the fact that it's happened for about three or four days in a row now, and that the accumulation is somewhat substantial - not to mention that stuff on the garage floor (like cardboard boxes) have gotten messed up and everything needed to go up somewhere makes me wonder - is something broken? The AC is normal in the house. It has been a bit humid for the past few days. Plus, the garage when it's closed is quite hot and humid. Could that much water be condensation? If so, it seems a poor design to have no place to go with that water. I checked the condensation pipes buried outside for the exhaust fans and they were a little blocked with debris which I removed. Could it be a "backup" from that? It seems to me too much water in the garage for normal operation. Is it time to call the HVAC doctor? Or is this normal? If so, what is a possible explanation?
Thanks,
Steve