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AC Condensate & Drain Line Leaks Bokeelia, FL
An air conditioner makes water every day it runs. When its drain clogs or its pan cracks, that water goes into the ceiling or the slab. The system is switched off to stop the water, and the ceiling, closet and floor below the air handler are opened where the overflow reached. A slow overflow can run for weeks before a stain shows.
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Often needed alongside
- Humidity & Moisture Drying
When the outdoor air is wetter than the building, opening windows adds water. Drying means a closed building and conditioned air.
- Slab Leak Water Damage
A line leaking under a concrete floor spreads through the slab before it shows. Lifting flooring or a warm patch is often the first sign.
Frequently asked questions
Why are the ceiling panels bowing in a Bokeelia manufactured home that sat closed all summer?
About a quarter of Bokeelia's homes are manufactured and about a third are held for seasonal use. Where a manufactured home has thin gypsum ceiling panels fastened between its roof trusses, a summer shut with little or no cooling lets those panels take up humid air for months, and they soften and bow between their supports. A sag that stays once the rooms are dry marks the panels that took the most water.
How does September rain affect a drain field beside a Bokeelia canal?
Lee County's Pine Island plan singles out drain fields along Bokeelia's saltwater canals for study, and 261 homes here have septic systems on record. Where a field lies beside a canal on ground about 7 feet above sea level, September's rain fills the narrow strip of soil between them, and the field stops taking water. Inside, a tub that drains slowly or a toilet that bubbles is usually the first sign.
Where does the rain from an awning on a Bokeelia manufactured home end up?
An aluminum carport or awning fastened to the side of a manufactured home sheds its rain off its own edge, and where it slopes toward the home, that water lands along the skirting. On low ground the strip beneath the home's edge stays soaked, and the air under the floor, where the cooled ducts run, takes on that water. Turning the awning's fall away from the home, or adding a gutter, moves it.
For the figures behind these answers, see Bokeelia.