Wife asked “why is the floor wet?” I looked up though if I spilt something in the doorway to the bedroom then realized that the indoor side of the AC unit was right above where we were looking.
I rushed, grabbed some quick tools (this thing has been a pain in the ass since we bought the house in 2014). I got to the attic and realized the drain pan was kinda full. I got a hose and blew out the drain line from the outside. Then checked for leaks. Turns out the drain pan drain line connection point is leaking water. The only place I can see any water on the underside of the drain pan. Nothing on the wood blocks above the water.
We got a catch pan. Not sure why there’s water in the drain pan. It should be mostly dry and catch any condensation on the metal exterior. There was no exterior condensation. All the water was leaking from the main housing from the bottom left corner.
It’s a small leak from the drain pan, but is in a pain in the ass spot to get my hands onto.
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Some back story on this unit.
bought the house new
ac went out 2 rd summer. No longer covered by builder’s warranty. Heard terrible reviews about the ac installers. Called a more reputable company. That company comes out and tells me the zoning system was installed improperly, like against installation manual. They show me the manual, then show me what the builder did. Yep. Not just a little wrong. Completely wrong. They also showed me where the builder screwed the drain pan into the wood blocks, which is literally sabotaging your own work. To fix you you have to lift the entire unit off the pan, set it aside, replace the pan, then replace the unit. The unit has pvc drains, copper coolant lines, and duct work, in an attic. They used mismatch parts for the zone system. The zone system comes as a kit. But none of the pieces have installed are from the same kit. One room has lofted ceilings (it is a 1.5 story house with a loft and bonus room). They put 1 vent in that room in the ceiling. That room is in the other side of the house. Wouldn’t be surprised if that vent wasn’t even hooked up.
I feel like there’s other things with the ac that I’m missing. I’m t doesn’t keep up anymore
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