Water squishing up through kitchen tiles...part 2.?

Question

This is sort of a follow-up question to one I've posted already: /question/index?qid=20160727082339AAwFpVY

Anyway, I did call a plumber and they charged me $45.00 just to go out there and $115.00 just to tell me that it isn't a "fresh water" leak. He basically shut the water off and looked at the meter to see if it moved. So...no real help there.

I discovered on my own what was happening but I still haven't figured out how to fix it.

My A/C exit is in the concrete slab. I looked all over for it and couldn't find it. Finally I located it buried in the dirt. Basically what I found out that when it rains really hard it blocks the A/C exit and the A/C can't drain so it ends up going into a crack somewhere. I guess the "crack" probably happened when the tree hit my house.

I had a person extend the PVC pipe out to the side and it did help - but again, when it rains really hard it covers the pipe. What do I do? Dig a trench?

Joe · Answer

Good bit of detective work.

Check your rain gutters.  If the downspouts are dumping water too close to the foundation, extend them away from the house.  (The source of the water may actually be from the rain; not AC condensate.)

Do make sure that rainwater can't block the drain.  Yes, you can trench out a little under the drain, and maybe even put bricks on either side to redirect flowing rainwater.

Good luck.  You're probably pretty close to solving this problem.

Anonymous · Answer

A trench may help but that too needs somewhere to drain into.

Trending News

Water squishing up through kitchen tiles...part 2.?

2 Answers