Water In Floor Vents Slab

Because an air duct routed through a floor slab is more likely to contain moisture from condensation or water from leaks or floods that moisture combined with normal organic dust and debris found in ductwork can increase the chances of mold contamination in slab ductwork.

Water in floor vents slab.

We checked the water meter and there is no water leak in the plumbing system. A pump kicks on and water runs from the water heater and into the floors. One was 5700 the other was 4500. This can result in a least three undesirable things.

My house is on a slab so there s no basement or crawl space. I am interested in filling and sealing off all of the ducts in the slab an using only. You can place pieces of sod over the gravel. There are companies that can use thermal imaging cameras to pinpoint hot spots in the floor where a duct might be broken allowing you to cut into the slab at that point and make a repair.

Water from the floors runs back into the water heater. I m in the chicagoland area and it appears to be an issue for for my neighbors. You place a 1 or 2 inch layer of washed 1 inch diameter gravel in the bottom of the trench and then place a 4 inch diameter perforated pipe in the trench. I had water in my floor vents after a heavy rain last summer.

I m not even sure who to call about this. Have gotten to estimates on running ducts through ceiling. Hello i m new to this forum and i was unable to reply to some of the other posts on this similar subject. If it s rainy or snow is melting my heating vents in the floor fill with water.

Our 1968 home in md has had water in the floor vents on and off for 20 yrs. The 5700 said they would pour cement through all the floor ducts throughout the house. Any moisture in your floor boots indicates that water is or has been under the floor slab. Was wondering if putting cenemt trough the entire house was necessary and if i need to get additional.

After a couple of days of the water being there it gets mildewy inside and extremely humid. The other one said they only fill the actual vents. First for some people this can trigger or aggravate allergic reactions which can vary from mild to severe. I ran a french drain years ago.

Any suggestions are appreciated. There is water in the air intake vent that is several feet below the slab and is filling with water. What should i do if i see water in my central heating cooling floor air delivery vents.