T&T: air-conditioner drier sweating

[Steve Sipe]

Larry N. Brown wrote:
> I have four Flagship Marine air-conditioning units on my boats and, for the
> most part, I'm pleased with them. Problem I'm having is that they have a
> condensate drip pan only under the evaporator coils. On three units, this
> suffices. On one unit, however, the filter/drier sweats a good deal and I get
> some water dripping from it and into the aft head. Any reason why this should
> be so? Any solutions?
>   
Shut the unit down, let the drier dry, then wrap it with foam tape. You 
can get it at the big box stores, I get mine from HVAC distributor. It's 
just a closed cell foam tape about 2" wide and 1/8" thick, adhesive 
backed. Overlap the edges to make sure you have full coverage. Cover the 
areas you don't want to sweat. If the moist air can't get to the 
surface, it won't sweat.

Steve Sipe
Solo 4303 "Maerin"
Upper Chesapeake