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Posted by terry on April 7, 2008, 3:56 am
> So, I had an old heater/air conditioner for the 27 yr old home and
> just had it replaced with a new unit. =A0So, I just noticed a puddle
> forming on the concrete over the past few months in the same area
> where the air conditioner pumps out water. =A0Anyway, the air
> conditioner hasn't been on this year at all and the new heater appears
> to be pumping out some water as the drip tube that exits out of the
> house is dripping about 1 drop every 1 to 2 seconds.
>
> Is this normal? =A0It's annoying and it looks like it's going to ruin
> the foundation over the next several years.
Heaters don't normally drip; unless they are hot water operated and
faulty.
Air conditioners (and dehumidifiers) reduce the temp of the air which
is naturally going to remove the moisture from it!
That cooling and humidification, using electricity, is part of the
process's of making hot humid air more comfortable for humans.
The removed or left over moisture/water has got to drain somewhere and
all A/C installations should be designed to have means of disposing
it! Not just have it drip somewhere inconvenient or damaging! Can it
be directed into a roof gutter ground drain or onto a grassy area or
flower bed? In hot humid weather if the AC is doing its job there will
be quite a lot of it.
Each human body, alone, quite apart from other sources of moisture
within a residence, for example, breathes out etc. a considerable
amount of humidity each 24 hours.
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