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Originally Posted by neilbcox
We have lived all over the US including the SE, NE and SW for over 30 years.
Problem: We discovered mold and mildew in our HVAC closet in our garage. We called the HVAC company that installed our system in Gilchrist...3 years ago.
We where told that since we did not pour hot water down this water drainage pipe every month that HVAC drain would back up and cause another problem. They said that we cause the problem. They informed us that we should have been trained in this procedure but we were not.
So I used clorox cleanup to clean the area including the hot water heater area. I had purchased a case (12) of air filters which I just discovered most of them now have mold and mildew on them and therefore I had to discard.
Now I was raised in Alabama, lived in Tenn. Connecticut and lived in San Antonio Texas for 25 years with similar weather and humidity like here we and I have NEVER had to pour hot water down a drainage pipe.
The problem seems that the HAVC company placed a pipe that is TOO SMALL.
I am retired and had no idea that we had to pour hot water down a small pipe every month!
Do you think I should have all the HAVC ductwork needs to be cleaned. I believe this will make us sick.
Your point of view? HELP! |
Sorry for your problems. Same thing happened to me, only worse. I was never advised to pour vinegar down the pipe but I did have a company servicing my a/c 4 times a year by contract. Apparently, they were doing it but for some reason, 3 years after living in the house, the pipe backed up and mold developed not only in the water closet in the garage, but leaked into my dining area and living room. Mold was everywhere, I had never heard of this before but I lived in Los Angeles and I figured because it was so dry, we didn't have this problem. Bottom line, 3 walls in my home had to be replaced, including the wood flooring in the living room and dining room. I came down with pneumonia and had to leave my house for 2 months. Luckily, my insurance covered almost all of these expenses but my recommendation to you is to definitely get all the a/c ducts cleaned by a professional mold remediation person because they probably have been contaminated. I also had the same company put a UV light in the HVAC unit so that if any mold every reappeared in the future, the UV light would treat it before it became a problem.
If you want the name and number of the mold remediation people I used, PM me and I'll find it in my files. I'm so sorry for your trouble, it must be something unique with FL a/c units because my husband and I had never heard of this before.
Good Luck!!