Is this normal for hvac system

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Is it normal for it to have water like this under it? It’s a new unit. I’ve never been fortunate enough to have a house with Hvac, so I’m not sure.

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I also just remembered that the drain line for it, is ran out the wall behind the unit, so some of that may be from that?
 
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Condensate should flow out that drain. If the drain is on an angle that won’t let it drain cleanly, you may very well get what you are seeing. You don’t really want that, so if you can reroute the drain then I would do that.
 
Check that the copper lines are not iced up. Enjoy your A/C!
 
That is the 3/8” condensate line for a pump when gravity feed cannot be achieved under a house. Not to worry.

Unit didn’t get a county inspection did it? When you run copper lines thru cement or brick like that they are to be sleeved with something like a PVC piece of pipe or a sleeve kit. Then the hole is to be sealed.

If it had a 2.5 ton then a four ton changed out, you may have the wrong size copper suction line.
 
Find someone reputable to do a service on it.
Open the indoor unit and check/ clean /tighten elec. connections, check amp draw on fan motor, check/ clean the evap coil and drain pan. Check proper flow on Secondary pan if you gave one.
Have them write down the fan motor capacitor numbers.
Check / clean the condensate drain for proper flow and no blockage . Replace the return air filter.

Check / clean the outdoor condenser coils, check /clean / tighten the elec. connections, check amp draw on condenser fan motor, write down capacitor numbers. Connect gauges and check/ adjust freon charge after cleaning and checks are done.

Extra credit:
Buy a nice Fluke meter like an 87v and learn how to use it when the HVAC goes down...
Find the manual for your model and read it.
 
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Find someone reputable to do a service on it.
Open the indoor unit and check/ clean /tighten elec. connections, check amp draw on fan motor, check/ clean the evap coil and drain pan. Check proper flow on Secondary pan if you gave one.
Have them write down the fan motor capacitor numbers.
Check / clean the condensate drain for proper flow and no blockage . Replace the return air filter.

Check / clean the outdoor condenser coils, check /clean / tighten the elec. connections, check amp draw on condenser fan motor, write down capacitor numbers. Connect gauges and check/ adjust freon charge after cleaning and checks are done.

Extra credit:
Buy a nice Fluke meter like an 87v and learn how to use it when the HVAC goes down...
Find the manual for your model and read it.
We are close to each other do you have anyone you would recommend
 
We are close to each other do you have anyone you would recommend
If you’re in Thomasville, try giving Advanced a call. I had an R22 unit with a small leak and out of several I called they were the only one that didn’t try telling me the law prohibited from repairing an R22 system and that I needed to buy a whole new unit.
 
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