Bill BrownFounder of ServiceTitan Hacks community (9k+ pros) | INC 5000 Contractor | Helping contractors win with AI & Automation

HVAC Water Leaks: A Contractor's Nightmare #shorts

14 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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Bill Brown explains why HVAC water leaks are constant problems in South Florida and Texas. Hot, humid climates cause air handlers to leak and flood drain pans, damaging sheetrock. Contractors there keep sheetrock specialists on staff to fix water damage, unlike in Ohio where leaks barely happen.

You almost have to have in, in our climate, Florida, Texas, a sheetrocker on payroll. So yeah, I'm in South Florida, but my AC, my heating and AC company was in Columbus, Ohio. There was plumbing issues, but there wasn't all of these air handlers that were leaking water all into the drain pan like they have down here. I see so many comments in our community Facebook group about that. And so I just think like, hey, SmartAC would have sent out an alert and you can get—
You almost have to have in our climate, Florida. Texas, a sheetrocker on payroll. Not, not only for water, but just guys accidentally hitting the sheetrock, being clumsy in a hurry, running thermostat wire, falling through ceilings. You know, I've fell through a few.
Have you? Yeah.
Yeah. It's not funny.