Sometimes vents like this had to be.
Drips from stack in attic.
Is unusual although it may be required by your local plumbing code.
Someone took a shortcut.
The condensate line may be copper or may be plastic.
If the stringer is un level water can travel a ways.
So water is condensing on your ac ducts.
Why is condensation on ductwork a problem.
However neither one of the pvc pipes have a t to open and try and unclog.
Transition coupling either plastic like this or banded rubber to join a 3 in.
First of all going from 3 in.
How to deal with a leak in the attic.
For example your roof might have a leak through the attic vent or roof shingle at the top.
The overflow drain is in a visible place so you know that the main drain isn t working and you can fix it.
The frost in the attic was thanks to poor sealing around the stack chase all the way from the basement up to the connected attics.
Humid air was feeding frost on all cold surfaces.
When water condenses and drips into your attic or home it can cause a some serious secondary problems.
If the evaporator unit is in the attic then the line carrying condensed water may also be in the attic and this line may also proceed horizontally in the attic to and through an exterior wall and then terminate outside that wall where the condensate drips.
Like during the heavy rain and you notice a dripping sound from the attic and found a dripping water allegedly from roof vent leaking.
I m having water drip from the pan under the unit in the attic.
Fortunately the cold snaps were not too long or frequent and the insulation dried out by summer.
First water dripping off of your ducts and onto your insulation can cause the insulation to compress which decreases it s r value or ability to insulate.
It would be very dangerous to do.
You can t call a roofer to come and you can t even try to climb to the roof to find the cause and fix it.
Dealing with roof vent leaks during heavy rain can be very challenging.
Attics can suffer two types of leaks.
Just be careful when you get up walk crawl around in an att.
Water leaks are more obvious as telltale signs such as darkened water stains evidence of mold on the.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
When the forced air unit is in the attic sometimes the condensation is drained into a normal interior drain and a second outside drain is used for overflow.
