Last weekend, when my husband was mowing the grass, he noticed that the condenser unit was leaking water.

When he first told me about his sighting, I thought it was impossible. Our AC system didn’t use water. Instead, it used refrigerant to cool the air. There was no way that water could be coming from the condenser unit unless it had rained. My husband was adamant about the leak though, and he confirmed it by showing it to me. He also explained how even though the AC system used refrigerant, water was still created due to the dehumidifier built into our system. However, that water shouldn’t have been leaking. Since a leaking condenser unit was beyond our scope of HVAC knowledge, we decided to hire an HVAC contractor to come fix it. We have a good friend who’s been an HVAC contractor for over twenty years, so we knew we’d be in good hands. The HVAC contractor came to check out the leak right away and he gave us a simple explanation for it. The condenser unit has a small drain that helps move the water to its designated spot, but that drain was rusted on our system. The rust was so severe, there were holes starting to form, which was creating the leaks. A rusted pipedrain sounded like a big deal, but our HVAC contractor assured us that it was a simple and inexpensive fix. Thankfully, he was right. The drain was fixed before the end of the day.
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