Serving Destin
AC Condensate & Drain Line Leaks Destin, 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.
Shut off the water, then pick up the phone
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 did the air handler pan rust through in a Destin condo with a balcony closet?
Salt air is the cause. More than two in five Destin homes are in buildings of ten or more units, and some put each air handler in a closet opening onto the balcony. Salt air off the Gulf reaches the cabinet through the louvered door, and the metal pan under the coil, wet every cooling day, rusts fastest at its corners. A pinhole there sends the coil's water onto the floor.
How does salt on a Destin condo's outdoor cooling unit make the rooms damp?
The outdoor unit sheds the heat the system pulls from the rooms through thin metal fins. Salt carried from the Gulf, about a mile and a half away, corrodes those fins until they shed heat poorly, and the system runs longer and colder at the coil without keeping up. In August the closed unit stays clammy. Rinsing the fins with fresh water slows the corrosion.
Can a closed Destin unit get damp from the occupied units beside it?
Often, yes. Some 5,020 Destin homes are held for seasonal use, so a closed unit often sits between neighbors whose cooling runs every day. Their side keeps the shared walls and floor cool, while the closed unit's air, with its cooling set high, holds more water. It condenses on those shared surfaces, behind furniture and inside closets on the party walls first.
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