Water Around Ac Unit Outside

If it s very cold outside the water might even turn to ice.

Water around ac unit outside. When the weather outside changes it can affect the ac unit and when it starts to get to cold out it can cause excess water too. That water on the evaporator coil falls into a sloped drainpan and down a condensate drain linelike a slip n slide. It s completely normal for your ac to drain 5 20 gallons of water outside of your home via the condensate drain. When the unit turns off this normal small amount of moisture should quickly dry up.

Ok so now you have a general idea of how the water forms and the parts involved. When your unit attempts to cool your home down when temperatures outside are under 60 degrees the coils could freeze up causing the unit to leak water. When you see water puddling around the furnace with the a c running you have a clogged condensate drain tube. Water that would normally evaporate around the outdoor unit does not do so because of the cooler temperature.

Condensation from air conditioning coils contains bacteria that can form slime and clog the condensate pan drain tube. More water means it will overflow and collect and because it s not as hot out it takes longer to dry up. Another way that normal operation can lead to water around the outside unit has to do with the drain line. That drain line usually a pvc pipe either exits out the home usually near the outside unit or into your plumbing.

This is one problem that might solve itself once the outdoor temperature rises or you turn off your air conditioning. Humidity in the outside air can condense on them and drip off leaving a small amount of moisture around your outside unit. While this may unclog the drain dirt from the evaporator coil may clog the drain again soon. Water under condensing unit by.

Find the drain line exit near your outside ac unit connect a wet dry vacuum to the drain exit run the vacuum on suck mode for 3 minutes. If the pool of water is small it could be normal and may not require anything. Could be that there is liquid refrigerent returning to the compressor causing it to become very cold and thus condensing water from the the ambient air outside. You can prevent slime and eliminate drain tube clogs in two easy steps.

Cold temperatures toward the end of the air conditioning season your air conditioner may leak if it s running while it s too cold outside. Anonymous i would suggest having a tech come out and check the system for correct charging.