What To Do If There Is Water In Your Registers On A Slab Foundation

Water in Central Air Ducts in slab foundation - a common problem?

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• Start date Feb 1, 2002

• #ane

We've had our house since June, and we've at present had water get (and stay) in the central air ducts twice. The business firm is most 20 yrs one-time, and is built on a slab foundation which I'm guessing has a few cracks, and it seems that if it rains for also long (a day or two), then h2o will build up in the ducts and won't recede until the ground around the house becomes less saturated.

Information technology just happened once again last night. We've had rain and snow for a couple days now, and I'm guessing that the ground is frozen and saturated, so we had to plough off our rut last night for two reasons....

The business firm gets also humid with the air running while h2o is in the ducts.
It makes this loud "gurgling" sound if the oestrus (or air) is on west/ water in the ducts.

The family that we bought the business firm from didn't mention anything almost this in the paperwork while selling the house, and they lived in the house for xx yrs, so I would assume this happened to them plenty of times. I'm just curious if anyone else has had this problem? If it'due south a common thing, I'm not likewise worried, but if this is unusual, I recall the lady that sold the house should accept said something.

Thanks

• #2

Im nt sure whether is common...but its definetly a problem... you should become it looked at... the water can merely do more damage to the foundations... and thats definetly not good...

• #iii

That's no fun

When I was buying our house I asked the previous owner if water ever got into the basement. The firm has a driveway that enters into the basement. He says that water never came into the garage ever. Well nosotros buy the house and EVERY time it rains more than a drizzle water crests over into the garage. Luckily there is a drain in the garage and the h2o runs directly to it.

Just goes to evidence you can never accept the word of someone selling a house. They will say anything to get you to sign the papers.

I have never encountered your problem so I cannot annotate on it.

Go on warm

• #4

I feel for you.
I had a prblem that was a little like what you take, ok well not too much.

My neighbors houses were more elevated than mine. And so run off came to my thou and stayed.
We had a huge storm in Chicago, and the water accumulated and came over the top of the foundation, and ran under the hardwood floors and into the ductwork in the slab. I had a wet/dry vac sucking information technology out becuase of the humidity, information technology was horrible. The business firm smelled musty afterward that. Wanted to spray Lysol down there.... ran the fan to dry it out.

Turns out the City came and looked at it and they laid a 10inch drainline from the lawn out to the street.
$12k they paid to fix it!!!! Non ME!!!!

Oh, and I got new carpet out of it too. In that location was a crack in the foundation that water came up through on the other side of the house.

Man am I glad I moved home to Phoenix!

dave

• #five

It is mutual and to fix you need a french drain installed......

• #half dozen

Cheers for the responses

I estimate I can't really go afterwards the previous homeowner, since I can't evidence that information technology was a pre-existing problem.

Glad to observe out it's a common problem. I'll research French Drains, and see if it's an economic fix. TheGameIs21, do you lot know if information technology'south pretty expensive to have that done, or is it easy enough for the avg homeowner to practice?

• #7

It'south actually not that hard to exercise. You can hire a ditch witch from most rental places. Simply cut a ditch , well-nigh 3 feet downwards, around the perimeter of your firm and end information technology at an area lower than your foundation. Lay about 2 inches of gravel in the lesser of the ditch , drop in some pvc drain pipe(you can find it at well-nigh home comeback stores) fill the ditch ,up to about four inches from the tiptop, with gravel. Backfill the remainder with soil, haul away the remaining soil, resead. Thats pretty much information technology . If you want extra protection and/or you don't have a lower place on your property, have a large hole dug at the cease of the drain line and fill it with gravel ! If you desire a more detailed explanation delight PM me

edit- allmost forgot you will accept to contact your local utilities!!! Most of them offer free services that come out and marker whatsoever hugger-mugger pipes, wires, etc..... Make sure you do this !

• #eight

Water and fundamental air ducts don't mix. Tin you say Legionnaire's Disease?

• #9

"I approximate I can't really get after the previous homeowner, since I tin can't prove that information technology was a pre-existing problem."

Was there a real manor agent involved in the sale for either party? I'd have a discussion with them and find out if they feel the aforementioned fashion you practise nigh it. Your amanuensis should be looking out for you in this matter. There's is no way the previous owner would not have known about this. In that location is a Residential Seller's Holding Disclosure Statement that was signed by the seller. I'd pursue legal action if they won't pay for at least some of the repair pecker, which isn't going to be inexpensive.

Would you have purchased the house if you had known about this defect? Would have asked for an assart for having it repaired before making the purchase?

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• #x

Question for Tarmouth:
How does the water go into the drain pipe to be carried away?

• #11

The pvc bleed pipe has slits in information technology. The proper name for that pipe would be perforated drainage pipage.

French Drainage Arrangement

• #thirteen

Greenskeeper, eh? Then I'll brand doubly sure yous NEVER catch a glimpse of what passes for landscaping around here!

Well, I'll allow y'all give me some advice on this i project. What would you apply instead of the skyrocket in this bed? My married woman hates it!

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