I have a rheem air conditioning unit. Tonight I noticed that it was not warming the house. I turned it off for about an hour and then turned it back on. After I turned it on it did start warming the house, but I heard running water. When I looked I found that the handler was pouring out water from the bottom of the unit. I could not locate from exactly where because of the screen (not the filter). I turned it back off and the water subsided. I checked the drain but it was not clogged.
Any suggestions why this would happen?
Thanks
2007-02-17 16:59:39 · 6 answers · asked by T2true 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I enjoy a good puzzler even after 40 yrs. in the HVAC trade. Is it possible someone accidentally set the t-stat in the cooling mode? Water coming from your air handler in general and not the drain line itself suggests your evaporator coil was heavily iced up. When you turned your heat pump back on the ice melted too quickly for your drain to handle and it spilled out of the cabinet. If it happens again and your sure it wasn't 'gremlin' fingers on the thermostat, call your repairman. It could be a bad t-stat' or reversing valve or relay or or or - ? RScott
2007-02-17 18:27:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rheem Air Conditioner that is not warming the house? But pours water from the bottom of the unit. The unit might be working too hard. Check the house for open cracked doors, windows. Refridgerators open, stoves that are running. Someone just needs to run around the house and check, like making meals for breakfast. Go ask your dad.
2007-02-18 01:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An air conditioner doesn't "warm" the house but cools it. When it's running it takes the moisture out of the air and drains it to the outside or where ever you put the drain line. It's suppose to do all this.
2007-02-18 05:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would suspect you are having a humidifier problem if you have one. This would be a box attached to your duct work, it will have its own drain. If it is plugged it will make a mess also if the pad goes bad it can leak inside the duct.
The other thing it could be, if what you are referring to is actually a high efficiency furnace, it will have a drain. The flue condenses moisture and needs to go somewhere.
These are my best guesses with the info you have given, if it is neither of these email me so I can ask you more questions j1mbo1969@yahoo.com
2007-02-18 02:06:52 · answer #4 · answered by j1mbo1969 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My air conditioner is used to cool the house and when it does it it removes moisture from the air and drains it out the system.
2007-02-18 01:05:18 · answer #5 · answered by JAN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's due to bad installation. The water collects and drains into your room instead of ouside; make sure that the drainage slopes correctly.
2007-02-18 06:00:01 · answer #6 · answered by Vivagaribaldi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋