[Stu from NYC]

We seem to have a water problem.

In an 11 year old Begonia noticing water spots on the floor of our stall shower.

Initially figured it was shower head dripping and splattering but that is not the case.

The shower is located on the other side of our hvac equipment but see no evidence of a leak in there.

It is near our laundry room but no evidence of water there.

Shower is about 5 feet inside our house and water seems to be coming in from one corner. Directly outside the house where the shower is is our outside hvac equipment.

Thinking it might be coming in from outside wall but see no evidence of crack in wall.

Has been a lot of rain in the last few days.

Question is what type of contractor to call
HVAC
Plumber
Other?

Not a lot of water coming in but on its own is not going to get any better.

Any recommendation on specific contractor?

Thanks for your help.

[davem4616]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

We seem to have a water problem.

In an 11 year old Begonia noticing water spots on the floor of our stall shower.

Initially figured it was shower head dripping and splattering but that is not the case.

The shower is located on the other side of our hvac equipment but see no evidence of a leak in there.

It is near our laundry room but no evidence of water there.

Shower is about 5 feet inside our house and water seems to be coming in from one corner. Directly outside the house where the shower is is our outside hvac equipment.

Thinking it might be coming in from outside wall but see no evidence of crack in wall.

Has been a lot of rain in the last few days.

Question is what type of contractor to call
HVAC
Plumber
Other?

Not a lot of water coming in but on its own is not going to get any better.

Any recommendation on specific contractor?

Thanks for your help.

Stu, if it were me, since it's water I might start by having a plumber take a look...another option might be having a home inspector take a look at it

[elevatorman]

I think I would call a plumber. But first before you go to bed turn off your water. Open a spigot and dry up all the wet spots. In the morning check again. There may be a broken pipe in the wall or floor.

[Stu from NYC]

Thinking about this.

Is it possible a drain in the hvac system is clogged?

[retiredguy123]

There is no water supply to the outside HVAC equipment, so I wouldn't call an HVAC company. Usually, rain leaks come from a window, the roof, or they seep in from under the concrete slab. A window installer or handyman may be able to determine where the leak is located. You may want to spray water onto the exterior wall and nearest window to see if you can duplicate the leak.

[villagetinker]

Stu, check your irrigation system, especially the spray head just outside of your shower location. True story: We had our house built, was empty for about 4 months before we moved in. A week before the actual move I came down to a soaked bed room carpet. It turns out the sprinkler head had failed, and the irrigation water was going straight up, hitting the soffit, getting into the the block wall and draining into the bedroom. Took 5 people to eventually determine where and how the water was getting in, including the builder.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Thinking about this.

Is it possible a drain in the hvac system is clogged?

The only drain in the HVAC system is the condensate drain in the fan unit inside your garage. That is a white plastic pipe that you can easily verify a clog by pouring water into it. The outside HVAC unit has no water supply or drain.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

The only drain in the HVAC system is the condensate drain in the fan unit inside your garage. That is a white plastic pipe that you can easily verify a clog by pouring water into it. The outside HVAC unit has no water supply or drain.

Poured a quart of water down the drain and it went down quickly so not an hvac problem.

Now to figure out how to put sprinkler on now

Thanks all for help

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Poured a quart of water down the drain and it went down quickly so not an hvac problem.

Now to figure out how to put sprinkler on now

Thanks all for help

If it is a Hunter, open the panel door, press and hold the "right" arrow near the top, and the system will start and run manually through each zone.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

If it is a Hunter, open the panel door, press and hold the "right" arrow near the top, and the system will start and run manually through each zone.

Figured out how to get to the correct zone and spraying horizontally to bush right outside bathroom.

Not scheduled to run again till Tuesday so if we cannot get plumber or handyman to look at it in next few days will skip the run and see what happens.

Thanks for suggestions

[Stu from NYC]

Handyman answered back and thought plumber was answer and he recommend Mike Scott so have call into them.

Thanks all for help in narrowing down the problem.

[villagetinker]

Please let us know what you find, thank you.

[thevillagernie]

Yes,sounds like the sprinkler head is gone and water going straight up to the soffit..

[galluccb]

Is water there when shower off overnight? Yes? Plumber
Is there a vented exhaust and vent pipe above and water appears after rain? Roofer ( can you peak in attic?)
AC unlikely but is drain clear and functional?

Good luck

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by thevillagernie

Yes,sounds like the sprinkler head is gone and water going straight up to the soffit..

Sprinkler head is putting out water in right place so not it.