On Jul 18, 6:00*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
Leaking freon, or water?

The suction tube (large one) needs to be insulated, as it gets cold.
It will condense water and drip.

We need more information.

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"Bob" wrote in message

...
Hello,

Have a forced hot air heating system, where the duct work is also used
for the house air conditioning.
Pretty typical setup: *Condenser is outside the house, of course, and
has two pipes running to the furnace where the Evaporator section of
the
A/C is.
Furnace blower then bolws air thru the evap. section into the
ductwork.

"Plumbing" from the outside Condenser to the Evaporator is run thru
the
ceiling and walls.

Might be a leak somewhere.

It's not a very long run, but I really don't want to rip away part of
the ceiling and wall to try and find.

Thinking of having the A/C guy, or a Plumber just run new tubing on
the
bottom of the existing ceiling. *Tubing would be exposed, but would
paint.

Question: *good idea or approach ?

Would this new tubing have to be insulated ? *How ?

BTW: *are leaks in the connecting tubing fairly common after 20 years
or
so, or is nearly "always" a leak in the compressor or elsewhere in the
actual A/C unit ?

Thanks,
Bob

If the tubing in question is part of a 20+ year old system that isn't
working right, I'd say it's time to evaluate getting a whole new
system. Between Fed tax credit of 30%, various state, utility and or
manufacturer rebates, plus savings on energy, it could be better than
putting money into an old inefficient unit who;s days are numbered.