Water In Floor Vents Slab

My house is on a slab so there s no basement or crawl space.

Water in floor vents slab.

A pump kicks on and water runs from the water heater and into the floors. I m looking for feedback on others who have run into the issue of in slab ductwork that s getting water in it from the ground around the house presumably from the water table rising after it rains snow melts. Water from the floors runs back into the water heater. I ran a french drain years ago.

After a couple of days of the water being there it gets mildewy inside and extremely humid. Our 1968 home in md has had water in the floor vents on and off for 20 yrs. I m not even sure who to call about this. You place a 1 or 2 inch layer of washed 1 inch diameter gravel in the bottom of the trench and then place a 4 inch diameter perforated pipe in the trench.

Any suggestions are appreciated. Have gotten to estimates on running ducts through ceiling. If it s rainy or snow is melting my heating vents in the floor fill with water. First for some people this can trigger or aggravate allergic reactions which can vary from mild to severe.

Because an air duct routed through a floor slab is more likely to contain moisture from condensation or water from leaks or floods that moisture combined with normal organic dust and debris found in ductwork can increase the chances of mold contamination in slab ductwork. There are companies that can use thermal imaging cameras to pinpoint hot spots in the floor where a duct might be broken allowing you to cut into the slab at that point and make a repair. Hello i m new to this forum and i was unable to reply to some of the other posts on this similar subject. I m in the chicagoland area and it appears to be an issue for for my neighbors.

I am interested in filling and sealing off all of the ducts in the slab an using only. Fill the trench with more 1 inch washed gravel until you are within 1 or 2 inches of the top of the trench. One was 5700 the other was 4500. Any moisture in your floor boots indicates that water is or has been under the floor slab.

Was wondering if putting cenemt trough the entire house was necessary and if i need to get additional. We checked the water meter and there is no water leak in the plumbing system. If you can see the numbers on the gauges in the photo the water going out is about 100 degrees and the water coming back is about 80 degrees. The other one said they only fill the actual vents.

I had water in my floor vents after a heavy rain last summer. You can place pieces of sod over the gravel. What should i do if i see water in my central heating cooling floor air delivery vents.