what does it mean when your central air conditioner is leaking water?

Answer 1

Your AC has a drain pan designed to hold condensate. It also has a pipe which allows the drain pan to empty outside. Open up the cooling coil cabinet and check if it is flooded. If it is, just as someone here answered, the drain pipe could be plugged up and needs to be cleared. Make sure that your drain pipe has enough down slope to allow water to drain (by gravity).

Answer 2

Ac Unit Leaking Water

Answer 3

All central air conditioning units produce water as they cool the household air. Consequently the all have drains that are usually piped into the household drain system. But, because the amount water is small and the flow rate vitually just a trickle, the drain lines will routinely plug with bacteria. Sometime you can blow them clear, but I've had to call a plumber to snake mine before.

The water that you see dripping out of your air conditioning unit is a secondary, or backup drain to keep the water pan from overflowing. The outlet for this is usually someplace where you will see it right away to let you know that you have a clogged main drain line.

You should get the main line clear before the backup drain plugs as well.

Answer 4

Usually nothing.

As the hot humid air passes the cooling coils water condenses. It is supposed to collect in the bottom and get funneled to a drain. If water is coming out somewhere else, or there apears to be a lot of build up, then the drain is probably clogged.

They sell blue tablets at the hardware store that help kill things living in the water to help clear the drain. If this does not work than option are to either carefully drill another drain hole, or get a serviceman to come and take the unit apart and clean it.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

central air conditioner leaking water

Answer 7

All airconditioners create condensation which needs to be convected away. Some use pumps to disperse the water, others use a drain.

If the leak is inside the unit, you may have a cracked line somewhere. If you have a drain, use some bleach to clear it up. If you have a pump, pour some water into it to see if it's working. If not, you may need a new pump.

Answer 8

I just noticed that my HVAC unit (on the roof of my house) is dripping water down the side of the roof (it's a pitched roof) it seems to be working ok and I don't see any leaks inside the house - as I say, I just noticed some water dripping down from the unit off the roof. Is this ok or do I have to find a 1/2 a million dollars somewhere to have a tech come and look at it...?

Answer 9

I think most of your answerers have correctly identified your problem of a plugged condensate drain. The question is, how to fix and avoid a $65.00 (or more) service call?

Find the outside line by your condensing unit (outside a/c). Take a big Shop Vac, and duct tape the suction hose to the 3/4" pvc line. Crank the Shop Vac on and suck out the debris and water in the line.

To be truly effective, it helps to find an opening in the line near the air handler (inside unit) and pour in straight bleach with a funnel whlie the Vac is in operation. This will kill off and clean the algae on the inside of the drain pipe. Be sure to follow this up with lots of clean water to rinse the bleach out.

If you don't already have it, it is a good idea to add a pvc "t" to the drain line that allows you to add a cup of bleach every month to keep it clean. (Always rinse afterwards to avoid chlorine gas being drawn into the system)

Answer 10

RE:
what does it mean when your central air conditioner is leaking water?

Answer 11

Usually it's just condensation build up. Your car's air conditioner will do the same thing. You should still get your home's A/C checked once a year around the end of spring. It can save you money on electric bills during the summer.