Water leak through Air Conditioner...
This morning I discovered a "leak". A small puddle in the kitchen under the A/C unit. It rained most of the day yesterday and it's been raining most of the morning. I went on the roof and could not...
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I had a similar leak on a brand new unit just installed.
It sat for days in the rain, not running, and had no leaks. Ran it for several days after the rain and had no leaks.
Then ran it one night during a rain and found everything under it wet and water on the floor. Couldn't find anywhere the leak could be coming in. Did notice that there was no leak if the unit wasn't running; only leaked when unit ran during a rain.
Took it to a qualified dealer who said that the fan was strong enough to pull a vacuum on the inlet side and was drawing rain water from the outside from the pan. He pulled the cover from the top and caulked all around the shrouds of both evaporator and condensing coils to keep the fan from sucking in water. Said was a common problem.
Haven't had a drop of water leak since.
It sat for days in the rain, not running, and had no leaks. Ran it for several days after the rain and had no leaks.
Then ran it one night during a rain and found everything under it wet and water on the floor. Couldn't find anywhere the leak could be coming in. Did notice that there was no leak if the unit wasn't running; only leaked when unit ran during a rain.
Took it to a qualified dealer who said that the fan was strong enough to pull a vacuum on the inlet side and was drawing rain water from the outside from the pan. He pulled the cover from the top and caulked all around the shrouds of both evaporator and condensing coils to keep the fan from sucking in water. Said was a common problem.
Haven't had a drop of water leak since.
