johnnyboi1016
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Hey all, wondering if any of you could help me with my issue.
I own a ground floor condo unit in a 3 story building. There is a drain line that runs from the 2 units above me, into my HVAC closet and dumps directly outside an adjacent wall. This past winter the drain line froze (icicle hanging from the pvc pipe outside) and apparently the water that was unable to drain properly seeped into the area, getting some carpet and walls wet. Mold is not of my concern right now as preventing this from happening again would be my solution to future mold.
The Condo Association recently sent out letters forcing owners to re-route the condensation lines that can freeze. Back in the winter going back and forth with the condo maintenance man he told me that unluckily my building is one of the first few that got built with this design flaw (it was fixed for the later buildings in my neighborhood) and that the only fix is to have it re-routed to the laundry drain line. This would require tearing out many walls and would be very costly. Personally I don't believe that the unit owners should be held responsible for getting this fixed as it is a design flaw due to the builders, back in 1992. I am trying to pursue this legally but it would certainly be nice if I could get this fixed fairly cheaply. (side note: any legal advice on this situation would be much appreciated)
I've been suggested using heat tape to fix the problem, but I don't know too much about it and neither did the condo maintenance guy. I'm actually going to google as much as I can about heat tape now, but if anyone's got suggestions for me I'd love to hear them. Thanks a bunch
I own a ground floor condo unit in a 3 story building. There is a drain line that runs from the 2 units above me, into my HVAC closet and dumps directly outside an adjacent wall. This past winter the drain line froze (icicle hanging from the pvc pipe outside) and apparently the water that was unable to drain properly seeped into the area, getting some carpet and walls wet. Mold is not of my concern right now as preventing this from happening again would be my solution to future mold.
The Condo Association recently sent out letters forcing owners to re-route the condensation lines that can freeze. Back in the winter going back and forth with the condo maintenance man he told me that unluckily my building is one of the first few that got built with this design flaw (it was fixed for the later buildings in my neighborhood) and that the only fix is to have it re-routed to the laundry drain line. This would require tearing out many walls and would be very costly. Personally I don't believe that the unit owners should be held responsible for getting this fixed as it is a design flaw due to the builders, back in 1992. I am trying to pursue this legally but it would certainly be nice if I could get this fixed fairly cheaply. (side note: any legal advice on this situation would be much appreciated)
I've been suggested using heat tape to fix the problem, but I don't know too much about it and neither did the condo maintenance guy. I'm actually going to google as much as I can about heat tape now, but if anyone's got suggestions for me I'd love to hear them. Thanks a bunch