Coming home to find water surrounding your furnace is a homeowner’s worst dream. Is it an HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) issue or plumbing problem? It’s hard to say for sure, but Golden Seal Service Experts is here with some HVAC issues that could cause a leaky furnace.
Condensation
Standard-efficiency heating equipment should not have condensation so if yours does, it may be that the flue pipe was not sized right. The hot exhaust could be cooling and condensing inside the pipe, then streaming back into your furnace and leaking out.
Clogged Drain
Typically condensation from a high-efficiency furnace will flow out to a floor drain. If there is blockage in the piping or the floor drain, it could result in a leak around your furnace. A heating tune-up from a furnace repair technician should help avert this problem from occurring. Unfortunately, neglecting furnace maintenance could make you end up with a clogged drain, resulting in wall, ceiling, or other damage to your family’s home.
Humidifier
This malfunction should be found with regular HVAC system tune-ups, but if your heating equipment is leaking water, the humidifier might be leaking inside the heating system. Water leaking into your heating system can cause serious damage to the internal components so it’s important to call your furnace service company right away if you think this might be your issue.
To make sure your heating equipment doesn’t spring a leak and that it’s all set to keep your family warm all winter long, call Golden Seal Service Experts in Saint Charles today. Our fall promotion is going on now and you can save on a Precision tune-up or qualifying home comfort systems.