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.
Drips from stack in attic.
Someone took a shortcut.
Dealing with roof vent leaks during heavy rain can be very challenging.
If the stringer is un level water can travel a ways.
So water is condensing on your ac ducts.
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.
Water leaks are more obvious as telltale signs such as darkened water stains evidence of mold on the.
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.
I found the two pvc pipes coming out of the unit along with a copper pipe that has quite a bit of air flowing out around the opening.
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.
Like during the heavy rain and you notice a dripping sound from the attic and found a dripping water allegedly from roof vent leaking.
The condensate line may be copper or may be plastic.
Why is this a problem.
The overflow drain is in a visible place so you know that the main drain isn t working and you can fix it.
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.
Why is condensation on ductwork a problem.
Humid air was feeding frost on all cold surfaces.
Is unusual although it may be required by your local plumbing code.
Attics can suffer two types of leaks.
Transition coupling either plastic like this or banded rubber to join a 3 in.
Sometimes vents like this had to be.
First of all going from 3 in.
For example your roof might have a leak through the attic vent or roof shingle at the top.
It would be very dangerous to do.
How to deal with a leak in the attic.
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.
Just be careful when you get up walk crawl around in an att.
