Elizabeth Brammer
New Member
Ok, so my apartment has a ceiling mounted a/c unit that is above the shower.
I live on the 2nd FL of a 3 FL apartment building.
My ceiling showed some slight water damage near the exhaust fan.
After that I began hearing gurgling noises in the bathroom sink drain.
They just tried to tell me that the sink was not clogged, and it was draining fine.
I reminded them that I did not indicate that the sink was not draining and to please check the P-Trap.
This could be a longer story, so I am going to try to Fast FWD.
I begin considering that these people do not seem to have a routine maintenance plan- at all, which is probably the main problem.
In addition to my question regarding the P-Trap, Drain line, etc.? I began to notice distinct tapping sounds coming from the pipes, in the walls.
Now I am sending them more information regarding possibilities because I am concerned that those possibilities probably are not meeting any codes, or standards. That goes for possible install issues, and a possible lack of required routine maintenance.
Eventually they had a plumber come to check everything.
I am trying not to micromanage, so I stayed in the other room.
He get's ready to leave and says the P-Trap is fine and that the drain is making that due to the a/c.
He says that is just the way it is going to sound.
I am not buying it, but he was a nice guy and I had already done a thorough interrogation.
I am not even going to what he said about the pipes.
Is this a pinched condensate line?
It drains into my bathroom sink.
I live on the 2nd FL of a 3 FL apartment building.
My ceiling showed some slight water damage near the exhaust fan.
- I requested for maintenance to ensure that the drainpipe was secure and that the drain line was not clogged.
After that I began hearing gurgling noises in the bathroom sink drain.
- I called maintenance to make sure that the P-Trap was functioning correctly.
They just tried to tell me that the sink was not clogged, and it was draining fine.
I reminded them that I did not indicate that the sink was not draining and to please check the P-Trap.
This could be a longer story, so I am going to try to Fast FWD.
I begin considering that these people do not seem to have a routine maintenance plan- at all, which is probably the main problem.
In addition to my question regarding the P-Trap, Drain line, etc.? I began to notice distinct tapping sounds coming from the pipes, in the walls.
Now I am sending them more information regarding possibilities because I am concerned that those possibilities probably are not meeting any codes, or standards. That goes for possible install issues, and a possible lack of required routine maintenance.
Eventually they had a plumber come to check everything.
I am trying not to micromanage, so I stayed in the other room.
He get's ready to leave and says the P-Trap is fine and that the drain is making that due to the a/c.
- I asked him if he checked the condensate line, the evaporator coils, the drip pan, etc.?
He says that is just the way it is going to sound.
I am not buying it, but he was a nice guy and I had already done a thorough interrogation.
I am not even going to what he said about the pipes.
Is this a pinched condensate line?
It drains into my bathroom sink.
