Serving Sarasota
AC Condensate & Drain Line Leaks Sarasota, 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
How can a stain appear on a Sarasota condo wall with no pipes leaking in the unit?
The pipe may belong to the building. More than a third of Sarasota's homes are in buildings of ten or more units, and in one from the mid-1970s, the drain stacks shared between floors are often cast iron. As a stack cracks or rusts thin, it seeps into the wall it passes through, and the stain shows in a unit beside or below the leak.
When a Sarasota seasonal condo is reopened, what needs checking first?
The condensate line, before the cooling runs for long. About one Sarasota home in seven is held for seasonal use. Where the cooling sat off all summer, the drain line dried out and gathered dust, and the first long runs after reopening pull a great deal of water from the rooms. A line that clogs under that load sends it over the pan.
What wets the balcony ceiling of an older Sarasota condo?
Usually the balcony above. On older buildings the top of each concrete balcony slab carries a coating that sheds rain. Once that coating wears or cracks, summer storms soak into the slab, and the water works through to its underside, the ceiling of the balcony below, where it leaves stains and loosens paint. Recoating the slab above stops it.
The page these come from: Sarasota water damage.