Serving Frostproof
AC Condensate & Drain Line Leaks Frostproof, 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.
Switch off the air handler if it is dripping
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
Can a window unit left in a closed Frostproof home let water in?
Yes. About one Frostproof home in six is held for seasonal use, and close to three in ten are manufactured. A window unit left in place for the summer is held in its opening by folding side panels, and once those have cracked or pulled loose, outdoor air and wind-blown rain pass straight in, onto a sill and wall in a room with no cooling running to dry them.
What leaves a wet ring under the roof vent of an older Frostproof manufactured home?
Where an older manufactured home has a spinning turbine vent on its roof to let hot air out of the shallow cavity over the ceiling, a turbine that sticks or has bent vanes lets July's gusty, wind-driven rain past it into that cavity. The thin ceiling panel below soaks it up and sags. A stain centered under the vent points to it, and a sound cap or a new turbine ends it.
How do July storms reach a manufactured home in Frostproof?
Sideways, mostly. Frostproof stands about 85 feet above sea level and some 53 miles from the open coast, so no tide or salt spray reaches it, and its July storms arrive as rain on a gusty wind. On a manufactured home that means water pushed in at roof vents, around window units and through the joints of the siding, so those are the places to look after a storm.
The page these come from: Frostproof water damage.