Air Conditioning Condensation Leak

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 11:37 Written by Richard Saturday, 01 March 2008 15:33

Rooftop Units Can Leak Water without Proper Maintenance

Air Conditioning Condensation Leak

It's the heat of summer or even the beginning of the season when you first turn on your air conditioner. Hopefully you've already had all the air conditioner preventive maintenance checks done and there are no problems. Everything is working fine at least for now. Suddenly you notice water around the air conditioner and you know you have an air conditioner problem. This air conditioner problem is often referred as an air conditioner leak and often customers call an HVAC contractor and say their air conditioning has an air conditioner leak. A few questions later, by the HVAC dispatcher, it is determined that you have an air conditioning condensation leak. This is not a unique problem and many people have leaking air conditioners during the season. Here are the likely reasons why your air conditioner is leaking water. Hopefully the air handler evaporator coil is not in an attic because you could be buying a ceiling unless precautions were taken.

Air Conditioner Leaking Water Problem

Your air handler has an evaporator coil in or near it. This evaporator coil is designed to operate below the dew point. Anything that is below the dew point will sweat. It's like having an ice cold glass of ice water sitting on a table in the summer time. The ice water will sweat a small pool of water onto the table or coaster. The air conditioner evaporator coil does the same thing. It sweats water from all the moisture in the air from your home. This moisture originates from the outside of the dwelling and it directly related to the humidity level of your geographic area. This is beneficial to you by dehumidifying the air which makes you feel cooler. All this condensation that is removed from the air by your air conditioning evaporator coil needs a place to go. Thus the reason you have a drain pan and drain line to drain the condensation which is produced by the air conditioner evaporator coil.

Air Conditioner Evaporator Coil Drain Pan and Drain Line

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Beating the Heat: Helping Your Air Conditioner

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 11:38 Written by Richard Saturday, 01 March 2008 20:40

Beating the Heat: Helping Your Air Conditioner

The new house you just bought is not so cool and the air conditioner seems to run all the time. You begin to worry that maybe something is wrong with the air conditioner. You tolerate it for a while until your spouse broaches the subject a few hours later. Both of you discuss the matter and come to the conclusion that something is wrong with the air conditioner.

You pick up the phone and call the HVAC service company that has serviced your heating and air conditioning equipment for years. The next morning the HVAC air conditioner technician arrives. You discuss the matter with the air conditioning technician and then he goes about his job of searching for a problem. Forty-five minutes later the HVAC air conditioning technician reports that everything is fine with air conditioning equipment. Everything is in tip-top shape with the air conditioner. Air conditioner refrigerant charge, clean coils at the air handler and the condensing unit, all air conditioner components have normal amp draws, ect, ect, ect........ As the truck pulls away you begin to wonder how to resolve this matter about keeping your new house cool.

The Core Problem with Keeping the House Cool

Heat is naturally attracted to a cooler area through the process of convection. The walls, windows, doors, ceiling, and even the underside of your home is constantly absorbing heat from the outside. If the heat is being absorbed faster than air conditioner can remove it, the temperature in your home will rise.

How Air Conditioning Works

Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 April 2010 11:39 Written by Richard Saturday, 01 March 2008 14:37

Process of Rejecting Heat (Refrigeration)

How an Air Conditioner Works

How does an air conditioner work? The simple explanation of an HVAC air conditioning unit is it is a system that removes heat from a space where there is a desire to keep that space cool. In human terms the air conditioning system cools but in scientific terms the air conditioner removes heat. To truly understand how the air conditioner works we must look at it in scientific terms. Cold or cool, in scientific terms does not begin until the temperature drops below -459 degrees Fahrenheit. That is considered absolute zero and any temperature above -459 degrees Fahrenheit is considered to have a measurable quantity of heat. So even at 0 degrees Fahrenheit there is measurable heat. Most humans would be uncomfortable at that temperature but the point is that an air conditioning unit uses a mechanical process to remove heat from the air and make the temperature comfortable within human comfort ranges. How the HVAC air conditioning systems works is not how many people think the air conditioner works. The mystery of how an air conditioning system works is no longer a mystery for you. So, read more to find out how an air conditioner works?