HomeSpec Certified Inspections, Inc. Providing inspections throughout Southwest Florida. Call or text: (941) 270-1349 Fla License # HI959 Need a home inspection in Maryland? listing of Maryland certified home inspectors. find a home inspector anywhere in the world with our inspection Re: Sweating air handler Dave Fetty Certified Professional Inspector Florida Home Inspection And Property Services LLC Naples, Marco Island, Ft. Myers, Bonita Springs, Estero, Cape Coral ITC/FLIR Level I Building Investigation Thermographer FL Certified Building Contractor CBC034303 FL Certified Home Inspector HI 391 FL Certified Mold Assessor MRSA 589 Yea, I explained the unit might need more insulation but it was only an educated guess and to get a HVAC tech to confirm and or recommend the fix. Originally Posted by tmiller2 I can not see from here but if you think about what you are asking (what causes condensation) that is your answer the air temp is lowered to dew point and if it is making contact with the outer surface of the AHU it will condense out.

You did not say if the unit was a down flow, a upflow or horizontal flow just that it was hanging from the ceiling. It would ber most helpful to know what area of the furnace has the condensation the coil box, I can not image the return air section having any condensation the temp is to high Master HVAC Mechanic Retired Level III Thermographer # 8486 Infraspection Institute15000 btu window ac units CMI Certified Master Inspectorsplit ac units trinidad Moisture Intrusion Expert Witnessis my goodman ac unit under warranty Serving Gainesville Florida and surrounding areas.Deus solus me iudicare potest Originally Posted by frotteHowever if they restricted the air over the coils as in blocking of some of the registers and or bad or clogged filters that will freeze it up as well.

Justin, that just makes too much sense. and your post did not include the phase of the moon! "working together to get-IR-done" Chris Walsh David A. Andersen & Associates Clarksville - Nashville Home Inspector Lic#40 ITC Level III Thermographer Cert#1958 Building Science Thermographer Cert#33784 HVAC Certification EPA Cert#2046620 Were your clients with you during their inspection? I just find it odd people, knowing how long you examined systems, the conditions of the weather outdoors, and everything else short term - would call you back, wanting what exactly? You're not their land lord, for sure. Is this a common occurrence with Home Inspectors to receive a call back? Personally, it would never haunt me. I would politely tell them they aren't my tenant and there are most likely Professional HVAC businesses that can handle their concerns. Todd - a couple of things to note; 1) with heat pump air handlers - the cases are insulated throughout / however, air handlers of a furnace / coupled with split AC installation;

the case of the AH - furnace does not have an insulated case portion. therefore making the exterior of the case cold. and 2) as one person said above, condensation / dewpoint is the issue. Much like a cold drink sweats on the outside, so does / will the uninsulated case. But, it is all based on differential temperatures and the humidity of the air on the warm side. I was standing stoically, enveloped completely by the subjects of my conquests. My muscles ached in the delight of a job well done. What was I up to? Cast as an extra in the upcoming 50 Shades of Grey dressed in a gimp suit? Thankfully for the lens of my digital camera and for the future box office success for E.L. James’s movie, the answer is no. I’ve reached the point in the Garage Makeover project to start painting. We went to Home Depot one recent weekend; I spent what felt like three hours in the paint aisle picking out supplies, and more importantly, paint colors. Because I’m painting in the garage, which is ocassionally exposed to the elements, I decided to use exterior paint in the garage.

I have decided to paint the ceiling a light grey, the walls white, and then I picked up a quart of darker grey paint to paint the flourescent light fixtures, water heater door and trim, and also the attic door. Because I scraped the popcorn off the garage ceiling, the ceiling was in need of some preparatory work. Firstly, removing the popcorn revealed all of the drywall screws, some gouges, and a pretty beefy patch. I spent Saturday with some sandpaper and spackle and worked on touching up those blemishes—or so I thought! For some reason, this Garage Makeover project only captures my attention during the hottest time of the year. Because of this, painting has moved at a crawl. On a regular basis, I’ve been closing the garage door and firing up my garage’s air conditioning unit the night before I wanted to paint and then doing it during mid morning the next day. This has slowed things down pretty considerably, but that shouldn’t be surprising for a project I launched over a year ago.

I did my best to touch up some of the defects in both the ceiling and the walls with a bit of spackle and some sanding. Because the texture had been scraped off the ceiling, I decided it was probably a good idea to put a coat of primer on the drywall on the ceiling. I was tempted to do some sort of texture on the ceiling, but ultimately I decided against it. I decided to use Roll-a-Tex Sand as an additive to the paint for the ceiling. To be honest, I think I’m going to wind up wishing that I’d used an actual texture for the ceiling. I seemed to have a hard time consistently applying the Roll-a-Tex Sand evenly across the ceiling. If you look closely, you can see some spots which seem much more “sandy” than other spots. I tried a few different methods to change how I was applying it, but I think my lack of experience probably meant I wasn’t being very consistent and I never found the right approach. All that being said, I think it looks way, way better than the popcorn texture that was up there before.