Air Conditioner

Hi Wahsoo,

Probably the usual reason of a damaged joint or pipe or it could just be condensation forming on the outside of an un-lagged pipe.

Best of luck in resolving the problem,

John

What type of Air conditioner?

A swamp cooler could leak water just because there is a leak.

Other airconditioners do not "leak" water but they cool down air.

Air can hold ex amount of water for a given temperature. If you cool down the air the water contained in the air might condensate out of the air that can not hold this water any more.

Therefore there is water coming out from the air con. Usually it is collected and diverted to a drip outside from the house.

What do they teach in school where you are?

Holes.

Water based freon leaking from the ballast transistor.

As good an answer as question! -- JHF P. S. GA

termites?

You mean there could be a bug in the system? -- JHF

Plugged drain is the usual cause. The condensate that forms on the evaporator also collects dust and debris. This runs off with the condensate and sometimes plugs the drain.

If this is a window unit. Some have a pool of water in which the fan on the condenser coil splashes water usually the condensate on the coils. If the unit is not level it could run back inside.

the amount of water is proportional to the humidity suspended in the air you're conditioning.....more humid, more water, less humid, less water

Condensation.....when the surface temperature drops below the dewpoint, condensation forms....The evaporator of an A/C unit operates below dewpoint of the air, the coil sweats like the water bottle above and the runoff is captured by a drain pan...

Pretty cool looking air conditioner. Is this the new water based freon system?

Corrosion could be a potential cause.

If you are in a geothermally active area (for example) with a higher than normal concentration of Sulfur in the air, that eats copper air conditioner piping causing leaks.

Is there water in those air conditioners copper pipes?

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Dude!

Having been living in Singapore - high humidity - and the split aircons were nearly constant running. We also had this problem with dripping condensation water from the indoor units. The reason in all cases were clogged AC drain pipes due to formation of algues and the dust collected.

A quick help was to use the air pump of our rubber dingy. This pump was reversible to create also a vaccum to evacuate the air form the dingy for better packing. (A big, around 1 gal. sized plastic pump with a big handle, check with sports and camping stores. Delivered with different shaped nozzels.)

I connected this pump air tight to the end of the drain pipe and made one fast sucking action and the problem was gone. In all cases the water was well running of for the next 2 to 3 month. (And be careful when pushing the plunger down again - there is dirty water in the pump after sucking! The pump needed cleaning afterwards as all the dirt was naturally sucked in.)

I introduced the method to our facility manager and he happily adopted this as it was a much faster solution than to clear the pipes with wire and wooden sticks. And itprovided a longer lasting solution. He got the pump when I left Singapore.

If you have a wet/ dry vacuum cleaner, you might try sucking the dirt out of the drain pipe . Usually at the rear of the A/c unit.

Also check the slope, it should slope downwards towards the outer condenser coils.

The water collected in the evaporator will flow down and to the back of the unit.

A ring on the condenser fan usually splashes water on the coil, for additional cooling.Excess water should drain out.

Insufficient data! What are you calling leaking, ANY water coming out or water coming out where it is not supposed to? Air conditions remove moisture from the air and it comes out the condensate drain. This is normal. The most common reason for water to come out where it is not supposed to is the drain pan and/or drain line clogged with algae. Beyond that broken pipes, rotted out drain pans, etc. etc. etc. -- JHF