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Had a new one installed in a rental property last year, and am just now running the a/c for the first time since moving into the house myself. Water appeared on the basement floor under it, at which point I noticed that there is no PVC pipe running from the unit to the drain in the floor for condensation, as there was on the furnace at my former residence. Should one have been installed at the time and, if so, is it the HVAC guy's responsibility to come back and do so?
"Its been a couple years and I cannot attest to what has happened in the interim. You'll need to find someone else to look at it. My warranty is only a year after install."
Last edited by otterhere; 04-20-2016 at 11:03 AM..
Just over a year ago, and it was rented out. Since it was a brand new unit newly installed, I just assumed it was done correctly, and the tenant never mentioned anything. As I said, this is the first time I've run the a/c myself since the installation, so I wouldn't have had cause to notice it before. He doesn't say that he DID install a pipe and doesn't say that he didn't (although I checked it out afterward and didn't notice a pipe), and why would the tenant have taken it? I would assume that, if it were there, it'd be more or less permanently attached. I don't think I should have to pay someone else to come add something that should've been included, but I guess it's that or take this joker to small claims court.
The installation was fishy overall. I had to berate him to get him to come back and elevate it off the concrete floor a few millimeters with tiles, which I provided. Who sets a new furnace directly on the ground?
and why would the tenant have taken it? I would assume that, if it were there, it'd be more or less permanently attached.
Tenant could have accidentally broken it? Maybe they stored items in that area, and in shuffling it around the pipe was broken. Tenant could see it one day, reach down and say "what's this?" and chuck it in the trash or put it somewhere and forget about it.
Wouldn't the guy know if it was there when he installed it or not? If so, I'd think he'd be saying, "It was there when I installed it."
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