In article , Frank Warner
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In article , Daniel Cullpeppper
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Hi. Thanks for looking in.

Almost all leaks I've ever dealt with go Drip, Drip, Drip, forever.

But this one goes Drip, Drip, Drip, Pour, Drip, Drip, Pour, Drip, Drip,
Pour, Drip, Drip, Drip, Drip, PourŠ I hope you can see the pattern
there. The Drips might be 30 seconds apart, and then it Pours for 8 to
12 seconds. Then starts over with the single Drips followed by a Pour.

The question - What causes it to Pour every few minutes? I'm stumped.
If anyone would hazard a guess, or better yet, know why it does that,
I'd surely appreciate. Thank You,

Daniel Cullpeppper
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Fiberglass insulation in the ceiling? Water pooling in a depression on
the upper moisture barrier? Gets full, dumps a load?

-Frank

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Hi Guys,

I hope I'm not too late in acknowledging your help. I wasn't expecting
response in the form of a ³ Š

The house is 1940-ish and Art Deco in appearance. The roof is in
character with a 20 to 25 degree slant. In any vertical rain or cloud
burst there's no leak at all. It's only in a driving rainstorm from the
southeast does the strange leaking occurs.


Thank you all for you're thinking and possible causes. Now all I have
to do is to wait for some serious storming, wiggle through a tiny hatch
into the attic, and start looking for a teeter-totter that collects
that rain and take it from there.

So thank you again for giving me a starting point.
Daniel C.

BTW: This group really is helpful, warm, caring, and knowledgeable. If
only all were so civilized.

Dan C.