water containment: Seeing Red
- 01/20/12 03:21 PM
Today, many heating furnaces and air conditioning evaporator coils are installed in the attic. It frees up closet/storage space in the house and it’s quieter when the heating/cooling is on. When an air conditioning evaporator coil unit is installed in the attic (the silver box in photo), a condensate overflow pan is typically installed under the unit. The condensate overflow pan is a safety device intended to prevent unwanted condensate leakage (water) from spilling onto floors and ceilings, if something goes wrong. In the photo taken during a Walnut Creek home inspection, there's rust colored water in the overflow containment pan and the … (1 comments)
Today, many heating furnaces and air conditioning evaporator coils are installed in the attic. 
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