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SusanL53 (VA)
Attempted suggested solutions, but no luck. Thanks.
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KCRoto (MO)
Can you see under the utility closet anywhere? It sounds like it may be the case of a simple blockage, that may be able to be resolve by you without the need for a plumber. I would recommend getting a garden hose, hook it up and turn the water on, and once the air is gone, have someone kink it for you so you can shove it down the drain that the AC dumps into as far as you can get it, and use a kitchen towel around the hose/top of the pipe to plug it up. Have the other person unkink the hose and let the water blast until it flows freely for 15 seconds, or until it backs up somewhere. If it backs up -call a drain cleaning company. If it doesn't back up and takes the water for 15 seconds, let it run another 15 and go shut your hose off and remove it from the drain, then pour a cup of bleach down the drain. AC drains tend to get a snot like buildup of bacterial slime in them and it can usually be cleared with a garden hose.
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m & m (MD)
Many of the slab constructed townhouses have a separate drain for the water heater and condensate that runs just under the slab to the house exterior above grade. Have you seen a pipe protruding from the house a foot or so at ground level?
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SusanL53 (VA)
No luck.
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SusanL53 (VA)
No, there is not a pipe protruding--that would certainly make things easier!
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ravi102769 (VA)
Dumb question, but does your mom park her car in the garage? If she does could the water be the condensate from the cars air conditioner?
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SusanL53 (VA)
Yes....and after watching her car A/C condensate drain, it IS possible that was forming the puddle in the middle of the garage--the water seemed to be going in that direction but never quite made it to the suspect spot when I checked that.
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