Options on how to drain water from heat pump?

JudyHz

We recently renovated our garden and made one mistake: condensate water is not draining as the patio is now slightly above the heat pump foundation (see pictures).

Any recommendation on how to get this sorted? I'm thinking of filling the ground with pebbles/rocks which I believe it would absorb some of the water, but I'm sure if that'd work or if there's any risk of damaging the unit.

Thank you!

Wearb

Do you have enough flexibility to raise the heat pump a few inches. Yes you can cause damage. Be sure the condensate isn't backing up.

This is an expensive piece of equipment, so don't go chancing your arm if you don't understand it.

Sleeper12

Assuming the condense pipe is the white pipe sticking out of the wall on the left? You can put an elbow on this & run it along the wall till it reaches the tiles

JudyHz

Thanks Sleeper12 that sounds like a good idea.

I don’t know much about how it works so here’s a stupid question: should water be coming out exclusively from a condense pipe? Or are heat pump expected to expel water from other locations as well?

Sleeper12

I have a mini split heat pump. It has an outdoor unit like yours and two inside units in two different rooms. They can be used to heat the rooms or in the summer to cool the rooms. When you cool the rooms it causes condensation. This goes out the condence pipe. The only time moisture comes out this pipe (in my set-up) is when using it as an air conditioning system in the summer.

cruizer101

When heating there potentially would be condensation forming on the fins of the outdoor unit. The fins will be cooler than the surrounding air so as they cool the air you may get condensation. How that drains I wouldn't know. How much water are you getting in the area?