AC Condensation

Posted by Frank Thompson Jr on August 2, 2006, 9:34 am

I have a Trane 5 seer that's about 3 years old. Recently heavy condensation
started. The inside unit is where it all starts and it leaks down to some
pvc pipe that routes to the outside of the house. The filter is wet and the
whole area around it is wet. It's not leaking beyond the inside unit, only
to the outside of the house. When we first bought the house the builder
said we should pour about a half cup of bleach down a drain hole monthly or
if it starts to drip outside during heavy use to stop some type of build-up,
(I forget exactly what) but we've done that. I opened it up and cleaned it
out as well as I could, I just found dust accumulation. It cools the house
very well and I talked to a couple of people who work in the a/c business
and was told this was normal due to the high humidity and heat here, (I live
in San Antonio, TX). I've never seen this much condensation before and I
wonder if it could be a major problem and should I call a repairman in or
should I just not worry about it.

Posted by Noon-Air on August 2, 2006, 9:46 am

>I have a Trane 5 seer that's about 3 years old. Recently heavy
>condensation started. The inside unit is where it all starts and it leaks
>down to some pvc pipe that routes to the outside of the house. The filter
>is wet and the whole area around it is wet. It's not leaking beyond the
>inside unit, only to the outside of the house. When we first bought the
>house the builder said we should pour about a half cup of bleach down a
>drain hole monthly or if it starts to drip outside during heavy use to stop
>some type of build-up, (I forget exactly what) but we've done that. I
>opened it up and cleaned it out as well as I could, I just found dust
>accumulation. It cools the house very well and I talked to a couple of
>people who work in the a/c business and was told this was normal due to the
>high humidity and heat here, (I live in San Antonio, TX). I've never seen
>this much condensation before and I wonder if it could be a major problem
>and should I call a repairman in or should I just not worry about it.

Its *not* normal, call a tech.... and while they are there, make them show
you where the trap is in the drain....if there is none, then have one
installed so the unit will drain properly, then have him correctly balance
the refrigerant charge using superheat and subcooling.

Posted by PJ ;-) on August 2, 2006, 7:07 pm

Noon-Air wrote:

> Its *not* normal, call a tech.... and while they are there, make them show
> you where the trap is in the drain....if there is none, then have one
> installed so the unit will drain properly, then have him correctly balance
> the refrigerant charge using superheat and subcooling.

Thats unusual for this site. Someone with good advice.

Posted by udarrell on August 2, 2006, 10:41 am

Frank Thompson Jr wrote:

>I have a Trane 5 seer that's about 3 years old. Recently heavy condensation
>started.
>

A 3 year old Trane is NOT a 5-seer unit. What SEER is it?
- udarrell

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