Condensation on the ducts

Posted by on September 11, 2007, 10:57 pm

I recently had my heat pump/air handler unit replaced. Its a 2 ton
carrier. Today I noticed a lot of condensation on the ducts coming out
of the air handler.
What causes this and how can I fix it?

Posted by on September 11, 2007, 11:18 pm

On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:57:01 -0000, rsanan@gmail.com wrote:

>I recently had my heat pump/air handler unit replaced. Its a 2 ton
>carrier. Today I noticed a lot of condensation on the ducts coming out
>of the air handler.
>What causes this and how can I fix it?

Call the contractor and make him fix it.

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Posted by jamesgangnc on September 12, 2007, 11:43 am

On Sep 11, 10:57 pm, rsa...@gmail.com wrote:

> I recently had my heat pump/air handler unit replaced. Its a 2 ton
> carrier. Today I noticed a lot of condensation on the ducts coming out
> of the air handler.
> What causes this and how can I fix it?

Do you have a reason to think it did not do that before? Or are you
just now noticing what could have been happening every summer?

Increasing the insulation will reduce the condensation. Go to a
higher rating.

Posted by Bubba on September 12, 2007, 8:55 pm

On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:57:01 -0000, rsanan@gmail.com wrote:

Cause:
Cold air on the inside of the duct and warm air on the outside of the
duct making contact.

Fix:
Replace the thermostat

Bubba

Posted by Stormin Mormon on September 13, 2007, 10:46 pm

I'm surprised no one suggested the obvious. Let out some of that compressed
gas in the copper tube. That way it won't run so cold.

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: On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:57:01 -0000, rsanan@gmail.com wrote:
:

: >I recently had my heat pump/air handler unit replaced. Its a 2 ton
: >carrier. Today I noticed a lot of condensation on the ducts coming out
: >of the air handler.
: >What causes this and how can I fix it?

:
: Cause:
: Cold air on the inside of the duct and warm air on the outside of the
: duct making contact.
:
: Fix:
: Replace the thermostat
:
: Bubba

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