Serving Fort Pierce
AC Condensate & Drain Line Leaks Fort Pierce, 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
Should furniture be covered with plastic in a Fort Pierce house closed for the summer?
Plastic is the wrong cover. About one Fort Pierce home in ten is held for seasonal use, and a sheet of plastic over a sofa or mattress traps a pocket of humid air against the fabric. With the cooling set high, the room around it dries a little, but the air under the sheet does not, and the fabric stays damp all season. Breathable cotton covers let that air move.
How can a September downpour reach the inside wall of a Fort Pierce condominium?
Some buildings of ten or more units, which hold about one Fort Pierce home in five, drain their flat roofs through leader pipes run down inside the walls, so every heavy rain passes through them. A joint that has worked loose lets that water into the wall cavity of the unit the pipe passes, so a stain can appear mid-wall during a storm with nothing leaking above it.
What happens along Moore's Creek in a wet September?
Moore's Creek takes the runoff from a 2,382-acre basin and carries it to the Indian River Lagoon, and the city widened it to give it more room to store water. After heavy September rain it holds that water between its banks, so yards backing onto it have their lowest ground beside a high creek. Slab edges, patio slabs and doors on the creek side are the places to check.
These questions also sit on the Fort Pierce page, next to its numbers.