Why Your Furnace Could Be Leaking
Finding water beneath your furnace is a homeowner’s nightmare. Is it an HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) issue or plumbing malfunction? It could be either, but Enercare McKinley is here with a couple HVAC issues that could be the culprit of a leaky furnace.
Condensation
Standard-efficiency heating equipment should not give off condensation so if your system does, it could be that the flue pipe was not sized properly. The warm exhaust could be cooling and condensing within the pipe, then draining back into your heating equipment and leaking out.
Clogged Drain
Usually condensation from a high-efficiency furnace flows out to a floor drain. If there is an obstruction in the tubing or the floor drain, it could cause a leak around your heating system. A precision tune-up from a furnace repair technician should help avert this problem from taking place. Unfortunately, lack of furnace maintenance may result in a clogged drain, resulting in floor, ceiling, or other damage to your family’s home.
Humidifier
This problem should be found with seasonal furnace tune-ups, but if your heating equipment is leaking water, the humidifier could be leaking inside the heating equipment. Water leaking into your heating equipment can cause serious damage to the internal parts so it’s best to call your furnace service expert as soon as possible if you think this may be your issue.
To make sure your heating system doesn’t spring a leak and that it’s all set to keep you warm all winter long, call Enercare McKinley in Edmonton today. Our fall promotion is going on until November 25th and you can save on a furnace tune-up or qualifying heating and air conditioning systems.
