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Question:

I have an HRV installed and it has a plastic tube to drain away excess moisture. A hole was drilled into the basement floor about 6 inches from the wall and the tube is placed in it. The moisture does not dissipate properly and comes back up the hole. I have a flow-through type of humidifier on the furnace about 15 feet away and do not seem to have any problem there with water coming back up through the floor.

Answer:

The hole you drilled through the concrete should take care of the run-off and if it doesn't, you might try going deeper with something of lesser diameter. If nothing else works, get in touch with the people who installed the HRV.

Answered By: Ren Molnar

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