Finding water surrounding your furnace is a homeowner’s worst dream. Is it an HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) issue or plumbing malfunction? It’s hard to confirm without an expert doing an inspection, but Jack Nelson 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 your furnace does, it could be that the flue pipe was not sized right. The warm exhaust could be cooling and condensing inside 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 a clog in the line or the floor drain, it could be the culprit of a leak around your heating equipment. A heating tune-up from a furnace repair technician should help prevent this problem from taking place. Unfortunately, lack of furnace maintenance could make you end up with a clogged drain, resulting in wood, ceiling, or other damage to the home.
Humidifier
This issue 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 system can cause major damage to the internal components so it’s ideal to call your furnace service expert immediately if you think this may be your issue.
To make sure your heating equipment doesn’t spring a leak and that it’s prepared to keep you warm all winter long, call Jack Nelson Service Experts in Tulsa today. Our fall promotion is happening now and you can save on a fall tune-up or qualifying HVAC systems.