Resident Kirk Williams recently shared an experience he had after an AC Air handler developed a leak and water damaged the condo unit below his; while this occurred in an upstairs condo unit, it could also happen in a ground floor condo and water could seep into the condo next door. Kirk's story:
"For those in units C and D (upstairs) you may be interested in this. I had an upstairs unit whose air handler developed a leak. Since it seeped through the concrete floor into the unit below and the owners of that unit were up north, it wasn't discovered until a great deal of damage had been done below. Won't go into what but it took weeks to repair. Don't think that a regular tune-up will prevent a problem as I always have annual ones done. It was an unforeseen issue. Anyway, I was having my annual tune-up done and was telling my A/C tech about what happened and he said he could have a drip pan fabricated, with float switch, that would go along way to preventing something like this in the future. So below is a pic of the drip pan installed and I now have peace of mind and I'm sure my downstairs neighbors are protected. Sure, insurance paid for the fix but for $235 I hopefully won't have to deal with all the paperwork, interviews, and other assorted headaches. Seriously, not fun. If interested call Steve's A/C at 727-868-6465. BTW, if you're looking for a good, HONEST, company, Steve's is one to consider. I had a house that one company said I needed an $1800 repair. Gave Steve's a call and after an $89 service, said there was nothing wrong with my system."
