Water In Floor Vents After Rain

Have gotten to estimates on running ducts through ceiling.

Water in floor vents after rain. This can result in a least three undesirable things. Possible causes and suggestions to alleviate problem appreciated. During heavy rain or flooding water can get into the ducts causing damage to the ducts and the furnace. The other one said they only fill the actual vents.

Floor is on slab. Was wondering if putting cenemt trough the entire house was necessary and if i need to get additional. One was 5700 the other was 4500. The 5700 said they would pour cement through all the floor ducts throughout the house.

Favorite answer first determine whether or not you have a water line broken in the slab floor and has the foundation saturated and when you get a large rain that becomes the straw that broke the. Water has to be flowing towards the house if it is lower there and that would need to be fixed even if the ducts were not flooding. How does water get into floor hvac vents during periods of heavy rain. Removing water from furnace ducts.

These boots vary in quality flexibility and longevity. Seller installed sump pump under outside deck but it s not draining all the water. It s no wonder the vents filled back up after you pumped them out. When your roof was installed each vent pipe received a flexible boot to seal water around the round surface of the vent pipe.

One other unlikely thing to check at the meter would be making sure you don t have water pipes leaking under the house adding to the drainage problem. I ve stopped water getting into ducts for decades with my linear french drain. Anyone who suffers from subsurface water that is invading any part of a house can stop it in almost all cases by capturing the water outdoors and then redirecting this water to the lowest part of the lot. First for some people this can trigger or aggravate allergic reactions which can vary from mild to severe.

Vent pipe leaks during heavy rain can occur if you have cracks in your vent pipe boot or flashing. Turn off your furnace as soon as you realize that there is a possibility of water entering the ducts to avoid damage to it. If you are experiencing water on the passenger side floor of your car or truck and if it s not antifreeze 99 of the time it is a simple fix. Any moisture in your floor boots indicates that water is or has been under the floor slab.

The water and any accompanying mud must be removed immediately to avoid problems.