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Outside A/C Units - "Sweating" Water
Posted on 8/3/21 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 8/3/21 at 1:21 pm
I have 2 A/C units side by side and both the same age and model, both 2 years old. One "sweats" or has a lot of water constantly coming out of it and the concrete is always wet. The other, always dry as a bone.
What's the deal on this??
What's the deal on this??
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Posted on 8/3/21 at 1:38 pm to Skippy1013
Where are the condensate lines running to outside? Is it the actual unit sweating, or is it the condensate being pumped out? Sometimes the installers will run lines in parallel to the same exit point if there are multiple units in the house.
Posted on 8/3/21 at 1:43 pm to Skippy1013
the large line sweats which is normal because its very cold all the time when running, thats why its covered with insulation.
signs of trouble is if you see ice buildup on it meaning its low on freon
you should have both units cleaned and serviced now before the 100+ august heat starts and something bad happens leaving you sweating
signs of trouble is if you see ice buildup on it meaning its low on freon
you should have both units cleaned and serviced now before the 100+ august heat starts and something bad happens leaving you sweating
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 8/3/21 at 2:14 pm to Skippy1013
In addition to what TURob stated, I was going to suggest that you look at what keakar mentioned - check the large copper suction (evaporator) line that enters the condensing unit - if it’s not wrapped in foam insulation (Armaflex) to the service port, because the copper line is cold, and the tubing temperature is lower than the dew point of the surrounding air, the suction line tubing will sweat profusely dripping water constantly onto the concrete pad. Nothing is wrong with this - it’s just physics.
Could be one HVAC unit has foam insulation on the cold suction line tubing all the way to the service port (no sweating/dripping) but the other unit does not (sweating/dripping).
Could be one HVAC unit has foam insulation on the cold suction line tubing all the way to the service port (no sweating/dripping) but the other unit does not (sweating/dripping).
This post was edited on 8/3/21 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 8/3/21 at 3:39 pm to Skippy1013
quote:
What's the deal on this??
You'd need to know the indoor coil sizes and CFM settings on the blowers to know for sure. My guess is the one that sweats has a lower CFM/ton setting than the one that is dry.
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