Serving Lake Hamilton
Humidity & Moisture Drying Lake Hamilton, FL
When the outdoor air is wetter than the building, opening windows adds water. Drying means a closed building and conditioned air. The building is closed to outdoor air and its air is dehumidified, because in the humid season outside air adds water. Materials are read until they match unaffected material in the same building, including inside block and slab.
Switch off the air handler if it is dripping
Often needed alongside
- AC Condensate & Drain Line Leaks
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.
- Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion
Wind pushes rain sideways through window frames, stucco and the base of the wall. The roof can hold and the house still take water.
Frequently asked questions
Why does a Lake Hamilton toilet drain slowly after a week of July storms?
A single storm drains quickly from Lake Hamilton's sandy ground, about 120 feet above sea level, but a week of daily rain leaves the soil around a drain field full. Then, at any of some 300 Lake Hamilton homes with septic systems on record, the water a household sends down has nowhere to go and backs toward the lowest fixture. Spacing out laundry until the ground dries gives the field room again.
Is water coming up through the slab of a Lake Hamilton house?
On ground about 120 feet above sea level, rising groundwater is an unlikely source. A damp spot on a slab floor here more often traces to the house's own plumbing or its cooling system: a supply line, a shower pan, or an air handler's condensate line. Following the damp area toward the nearest of those is usually quicker than looking outside.
What goes wrong with the air conditioner's water in an older Lake Hamilton house?
In a house of the 1970s, the air handler's drain pan and condensate line may be decades old. A pan that has rusted through, or a line that sags and holds water, spills the cooling system's daily output into the closet floor or the ceiling below. Water dripping from the line's outdoor end while the system runs shows it is still clear.
These questions also sit on the Lake Hamilton page, next to its numbers.