water dripping into the a/c drip pan

DUDE

Why do you think it's called a DRIP PAN ???????

DUH !!!!!!!!!

By the way, are you blonde?

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Obviously there is indeed a problem. The auxiliary pan is designed to catch any overflow from the primary pan inside the unit or coil box. There are several possible conditions that will cause this overflow. The most commonly encountered of these is that the primary condensate line is stopped up.

hvacrmedic

Id go with hvamedic and see if a line is clogged, for my unit the outside lower tray is a secondary saftey, the inside could be wet, actualy adding humidity and causing rust if water is pooling and not quickly draining

I'd just replace the whol AC and be done with it. Why piss around with old junk.

I would be worried about the A/C unit that is NOT dripping, unless you live in the southwest.

The drip pan has been dry for more than two years. Water from the a/c normally flows directly though the waste water system in my house. Water dripping from a different pipe into the large drip pan under the unit is a new thing.

Can I unclog the primary myself or do I need to get someone in to take a look.

I am mostly concerned about the puddle accumulating right outside my back door which is getting quite big now.

A/C is only 4 years old so is not junk

It is probably clogged with mold, compressed air should blow it out or run soe wire through it and pour in bleach, as I understand it water is catching in the saftey tray not draining through the unit automaticly

that was it! Thank you all. the overflow was clogged - I unclogged using a pump! No more dripping water outside my house.