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Central Air Problems (electric consumption, water leak)? Dejola 02-15-2007
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Posted by Dejola on February 15, 2007, 10:27 pm
> My daughter had a central air-conditioning installed about six years
> ago. It has performed fine until now. Two problems have surfaced which
> have caused concern. One involves how much electricity the system is
> consuming - even when it is not in operation, and the other involves a
> leak of water that has permeated the bathroom wall in her master
> bathroom on the second floor of her two story home. These two problems
> may or may not be related.
>
> Electric consumption. My daughter's electric bill has for some unknown
> time (possibly dating back to when the AC system was installed) been
> about twice that of her neighbors who have similar homes. This
> recently prompted her to do a breaker test which revealed that the
> breaker dedicated to the AC, when turned off, significantly slowed the
> rotation of the electric meter disk EVEN THOUGH THE AC SYSTEM WAS NOT
> TURNED ON. This seems to indicate that even when the AC system is
> turned off it is drawing significant electricity!
>
> Water leak. It has been discovered that a device in the attic that I
> will call a condensation device has a defect in the way it is attached
> to some sort of piping or ductwork such that water has leaked down
> inside her master bathroom wall and over time created a widespread
> mold problem.
>
> My daughter called a plumber thinking it was a plumbing problem. The
> plumber said that the leak was related to her AC system so she called
> the AC vendor/installer. His response was disappointing. He asked why
> the plumber just didn't fix the leak. Finally he did send a serviceman
> who found a problem with how the condensation device wa attached to
> the pipe/ductwork. He applied silicon as a temporary measure but said
> that a more permanent correction was needed. I'm not sure if he said
> there was a defective installation insofar as the condensation device
> is concerned. My daughter seems to be faced with having to rip out the
> sheetrock to correct the mold situation. She has no idea what the
> warranty is on the AC system and is not confident that the vendor/
> installer will correct the problem without cost to her.
>
> Can anyone here address either problem and help us figure out what is
> going on?
>
> Should she call in some sort of independent professional to evaluate
> the situation? What type of professional should she seek?
>
> Sorry if my description os the problem is a bit weak. I hope that
> those of you who are HVAC professionals will be able to figure out
> from this meager description just what the problem(s) may be.
>
> Thanks.

My sincere thanks to those here who have tried to despite the fact
that I provided very little information for them to work with.
I am in the process of collecting more precise details and will post
that information when I finish gathering it
Thanks again.


Posted by Oscar_Lives on February 15, 2007, 11:15 pm

>> My daughter had a central air-conditioning installed about six years
>> ago. It has performed fine until now. Two problems have surfaced which
>> have caused concern. One involves how much electricity the system is
>> consuming - even when it is not in operation, and the other involves a
>> leak of water that has permeated the bathroom wall in her master
>> bathroom on the second floor of her two story home. These two problems
>> may or may not be related.
>>
>> Electric consumption. My daughter's electric bill has for some unknown
>> time (possibly dating back to when the AC system was installed) been
>> about twice that of her neighbors who have similar homes. This
>> recently prompted her to do a breaker test which revealed that the
>> breaker dedicated to the AC, when turned off, significantly slowed the
>> rotation of the electric meter disk EVEN THOUGH THE AC SYSTEM WAS NOT
>> TURNED ON. This seems to indicate that even when the AC system is
>> turned off it is drawing significant electricity!
>>
>> Water leak. It has been discovered that a device in the attic that I
>> will call a condensation device has a defect in the way it is attached
>> to some sort of piping or ductwork such that water has leaked down
>> inside her master bathroom wall and over time created a widespread
>> mold problem.
>>
>> My daughter called a plumber thinking it was a plumbing problem. The
>> plumber said that the leak was related to her AC system so she called
>> the AC vendor/installer. His response was disappointing. He asked why
>> the plumber just didn't fix the leak. Finally he did send a serviceman
>> who found a problem with how the condensation device wa attached to
>> the pipe/ductwork. He applied silicon as a temporary measure but said
>> that a more permanent correction was needed. I'm not sure if he said
>> there was a defective installation insofar as the condensation device
>> is concerned. My daughter seems to be faced with having to rip out the
>> sheetrock to correct the mold situation. She has no idea what the
>> warranty is on the AC system and is not confident that the vendor/
>> installer will correct the problem without cost to her.
>>
>> Can anyone here address either problem and help us figure out what is
>> going on?
>>
>> Should she call in some sort of independent professional to evaluate
>> the situation? What type of professional should she seek?
>>
>> Sorry if my description os the problem is a bit weak. I hope that
>> those of you who are HVAC professionals will be able to figure out
>> from this meager description just what the problem(s) may be.
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> My sincere thanks to those here who have tried to despite the fact
> that I provided very little information for them to work with.
> I am in the process of collecting more precise details and will post
> that information when I finish gathering it
> Thanks again.
>

Don't forget posting some pictures...



Posted by Oscar_Lives on February 15, 2007, 11:10 pm

> My daughter had a central air-conditioning installed about six years
> ago. It has performed fine until now. Two problems have surfaced which
> have caused concern. One involves how much electricity the system is
> consuming - even when it is not in operation, and the other involves a
> leak of water that has permeated the bathroom wall in her master
> bathroom on the second floor of her two story home. These two problems
> may or may not be related.
>
> Electric consumption. My daughter's electric bill has for some unknown
> time (possibly dating back to when the AC system was installed) been
> about twice that of her neighbors who have similar homes. This
> recently prompted her to do a breaker test which revealed that the
> breaker dedicated to the AC, when turned off, significantly slowed the
> rotation of the electric meter disk EVEN THOUGH THE AC SYSTEM WAS NOT
> TURNED ON. This seems to indicate that even when the AC system is
> turned off it is drawing significant electricity!
>
> Water leak. It has been discovered that a device in the attic that I
> will call a condensation device has a defect in the way it is attached
> to some sort of piping or ductwork such that water has leaked down
> inside her master bathroom wall and over time created a widespread
> mold problem.
>
> My daughter called a plumber thinking it was a plumbing problem. The
> plumber said that the leak was related to her AC system so she called
> the AC vendor/installer. His response was disappointing. He asked why
> the plumber just didn't fix the leak. Finally he did send a serviceman
> who found a problem with how the condensation device wa attached to
> the pipe/ductwork. He applied silicon as a temporary measure but said
> that a more permanent correction was needed. I'm not sure if he said
> there was a defective installation insofar as the condensation device
> is concerned. My daughter seems to be faced with having to rip out the
> sheetrock to correct the mold situation. She has no idea what the
> warranty is on the AC system and is not confident that the vendor/
> installer will correct the problem without cost to her.
>
> Can anyone here address either problem and help us figure out what is
> going on?
>
> Should she call in some sort of independent professional to evaluate
> the situation? What type of professional should she seek?
>
> Sorry if my description os the problem is a bit weak. I hope that
> those of you who are HVAC professionals will be able to figure out
> from this meager description just what the problem(s) may be.
>
> Thanks.
>

Yep, you are going to need so post some pics before we can help you...



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