[Rick Lee]

I'm very happy I decided to change my air filter tonight. When I did so, I looked down into the pan surrounding my heater on the floor and there were a few inches of water in there. I'm pretty sure it was dry two weeks ago when I got back from CA and had to fiddle with my heater to get it to come on. I used a sucker piston that I usually use when I overfill a car with oil. I took out nine quarts of water!!!

Last Feb., on about the coldest day when I was home sick, my heater went out. HVAC guy came and fixed it and said it had gone out because that water level had risen to the kill switch. I can't remember if I asked him what causes that. But it would have happened again very soon, had I not discovered all that water tonight. What causes that? I'm guessing condensation. But how can it be so much so fast? I think I'll call them again mid-week and have them come out Thurs. or Fri. when I'm working from home. But is there anything I can DIY here? Furnace is gas, has no pilot light and is about five yrs. old.