ColdH20guy Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 hi guys another minor problem we found tonight..we went to do a load of laundry and the pile of clothes that was on the floor beside the furnace was soaked..its in the middle of the house so no leaks from exterior walls..its almost as if the furnace has leaked water from above..although the carpet was wet as well?...it does have a humidistat on the side of it but its dry as a bone..its a Ducane high eff. propane furnace...I am going to call someone in the morning just curious if I could hear any thoughts here first... thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Plugged condensate drain or leaking humidifier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdH20guy Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 thanks Dan..my wife said thats what she said lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Wouldnt be directly below the melt spot on your roof would it Could the water be coming from the washer instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
express168 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Even if the condesate pipe leaked it likely would not have been enough water to soak a pile of clothes and the carpet, likely came from another source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 If it has a forced air humidifier in the area the float valve may be stuck, check if there is a valve coming off a cold water line that you can turn off. The leak can show up anywhere downstream. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdH20guy Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 thanks guys...i unscrewed the humidifier on the side of the furnace and it is dry as a bone..its almost as if the water came from under the furnace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Manifold clogged and it going down the cold air return into the furnace base? Should be a line to a valve on a cold water pipe... usually just a clamp on style thumb screw valve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Do you have a water softener? Or a big dog with a small bladder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdH20guy Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 no just a small dog with a big bladder lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I have a high efficiency gas furnace and when it runs there is a fair amount of water running out of the drain. Enough that it wouldn't take long to make a mess if it wasn't working properly. Perhaps it is clogged up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdH20guy Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 thanks Bernie..must be somewhere..I just remembered we have a guy in our fishing club (Barrie Bassmasters) that works for a heating/cooling place; will call him in the morning over coffee.. thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Well .. when my wife called me to SHOW me that our dryer was leaking (I assured her it was IMPOSSIBLE)... I was shocked to find about a half a gallon of water and 20lbs of pine cones in the exhaust pipe - that a little dirty rotten red squirrel had dropped down there each time he was getting into the house through the vent and got stuck getting the pine cone through the little hole he had found his way through in the exhaust hose .... eventually the condensation had waterlogged the pine cones and was dripping back down the hose and escaping under the dryer .... so many things wrong with this - electrocution, fire, who knows how long it had been oging on for ... Have it checked out ASAP ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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