air conditioner drips?

Question

my split system (two months old) drips water inside the house while the water still runs out of the drain hose outside. I am sure this is a fault but how do I fix this.

Answer 1

Where does it drip when you say "inside the house"? The bathroom? A wall between bathroom and other room?

There are normally two condensation drain lines, a primary and a secondary. One goes to the outside and one typically goes down to a bathroom sink (usually the master but not always) where it will be tied into your bathroom sink's drain line. If this dripping your gettings is under a sink, or in the wall of the bathroom, then you need to get your plumber out, possibly to open up wall and get that line reconnected (or connected, period, if it never was done before)
Normally the line going to the sink is going to be the primary and the one going to outside will be secondary. Unless the primary one is clogged, then the secondary one normally won't be active. So you might have a clog in your primary, which is causing the secondary to be utilized.
If your dripping inside is coming from like a vent or a duct or light fixture, etc, then the condensation water is not even getting as far as the bathroom drain. Its possible they did not make the connections properly up near your ac unit in attic. (Or did not make them at all!!)
If you had an existing unit and just had this one replaced then you probably had the condensate lines in place and that would mean that it would not neccessarily be a warranty item. Just the connections that the made during the install wouldbe covered.
The people to call would likely be a plumber, who could clear out a clog or could fix up connection to lav. They usually could fix an attic situation too, unless the connection that was not made was right AT the actual ac unit itself. Most plumbers won't touch that. Unless they are a plumber/ac/heating guy in one. Then he would do it for sure.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

The inside unit must be mounted as the manufacturer recommends. Sometimes this might involve a slight angle downwards to the outside.

Another problem might be that the drain hole that lets the water collected from the inside to go out may be fuly or partially plugged. You may have to do some dis-assembly to get at this drain and clear it.

I left a small cut piece of coat hanger in mine. I merely remove the filter and grab the end of the hanger and poke out the debris - no more dis-assembly! And with the filter cover back in place, no one sees it.

Answer 3

i have had own journey with a pair Whirlpool window A/Cs that worked advantageous, they merely did not drip. in accordance to the revenues information on the time, they were designed to sling the water so effectively that the condensate evaporated earlier there become sufficient to drip out. All window A/Cs want to have some water contained in the bottom of the cupboard, to verify that the slinger to have some thing to sling. that is why you aren't any further meant to tip them once you position in them. they seem a lot extra effective if put in aspect. So if all is operating properly & you've the unit aspect, it will be ok. although i am going to wager at the same time as the nice and comfortable & humid days of mid-summer season arrive, that unit will be peeing like a inebriated sailor.

Answer 4

You need to call that company ASAP!! What did they install, the conditioning unit, evaporator coil and furnace? You might have a clogged drain line. It really depends on what kind of warranty you were given with that company and the problem, if the service call will be under warranty. If the problem has something to do with what they installed, it should be covered. Just call them.

Answer 5

I agree with KirksWorl, I found the hole in which the water collects and drain. About once a month I will pour hot water in it and blow into it with a straw, this keeps it from clogging up with any dust, etc.

Answer 6

My air conditioner does the same thing, so I started tilting it toward the outside, and it has worked. I'm just hoping it doesn't fall...

Answer 7

Its still under warranty.....ring them and get them out to fix it.