Owners and occupants of air conditioned buildings worldwide are burdened with costly property damage and health-threatening conditions caused by omnipresent water inside HVAC systems. The HVAC system ...

If you notice water on the floor around your high-efficiency furnace, don’t panic. It could just be a clogged condensate line, a common problem caused by a buildup of sludge in the pipe. While it is ...

Proper condensate management is not only part of a professional HVAC installation but also a requirement of the International Mechanical Code (IMC 307.2.3). A nonexistent or inadequate condensate ...

Q. I know I don't know too much about this type of thing, but I do know when something's wrong. And something is definitely wrong with our furnace and air conditioner. I came downstairs a few days ago ...

Q. We had a high-efficiency furnace installed in our house (which is about 40 years old) a few years ago and it seems to be working fine. However, where the condensate drippage line from the furnace ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

The 1980s brought forth the first condensing gas-fired appliances we dealt with: 92% efficiency furnaces. Those first-generation condensing furnaces had more than their share of glitches, which gave ...