Yet another water issue in my downstairs bathroom, while the plumbing debris is still on the floor from the last issue. Today I notice water dripping from the switch box. Great. So in doing a little investigating I go two floors up into the attic to discover that the condensation line from the AC is dripping. And obviously seeping through the wall to get down there.
So the way I understand AC, normally when that condensation line backs up the condensation routes into a water pan to drain elsewhere. If that backup fails and the pan fills up, a switch turns off the unit.
In my case, it appears that first line never diverted into the water pan. The line that connects into my plumbing was never actually attached to the drain line, it was just directed into it and sort of duct taped together. Now, something is causing a backup in that drain line and instead of backing up into the pan, it just seeps up around the duct tape and thus into my walls.
This ac unit was installed 18 months ago. Idk what their labor warranty was but this seems like a faulty install. I’m going to try to make that case to the ac folks when they come out. In the meantime my upstairs will slowly come to a boil as I’m shutting that unit off. No more fucking water fails for a while please house.