Why Your Furnace Could Be Leaking 

Coming home to find water beneath your furnace is a homeowner’s worst dream. Is it a heating and cooling malfunction or plumbing problem? It’s hard to say for sure, but Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning is here with some HVAC issues that could result in a leaky furnace. 

Condensation 

A standard-efficiency furnace should not produce condensation so if your furnace does, it may be that the flue pipe was not sized right. The warm exhaust could be cooling and condensing inside the pipe, then streaming 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 piping or the floor drain, it could be the culprit of a leak around your furnace. A seasonal tune-up from a furnace repair contractor should help avert this problem from happening. Unfortunately, skipping furnace maintenance may make you end up with a clogged drain, resulting in floor, ceiling, or other damage to the home. 

Humidifier 

This malfunction should be found with regular heating tune-ups, but if your heating equipment is leaking water, the humidifier could be leaking inside the heating system. Water leaking into your furnace can cause serious damage to the internal components so it’s best to call your furnace service technician immediately if you think this might be your issue. 

To make sure your heating system doesn’t spring a leak and that it’s prepared to keep your home warm all winter long, call Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning in Fort Lauderdale today. Our fall promotion is happening now and you can save on a furnace tune-up or qualifying HVAC systems.