There is a frequent dripping sound that can be heard in the master bathroom vents and has been going on for years. Yet another A/C issue in my Lennar home?
Ironically and just like when a mother brings a sick child to the doctor (and the fever suddenly goes away), at both builder inspections, the dripping sound isn’t heard. I’ve learned at this point to just take videos.
Here is one of the videos when I sent an email to Mark Metheny and Steve Smith of Lennar on May 24, 2017, after receiving the inspection reports and nothing was recorded on this item.
Email I sent to Steve Smith and Mark Metheny of Lennar clarifying the dripping water sound in the master bathroom vents at 6111 Yeats Manor Drive in Tampa, FL.
The dripping water sound never seems to happen during the builder inspections. Here is another video of the dripping water sound coming from the bathroom vent:
This could be any number of things but based on the A/C inspection report that came back indicating a lot of water intrusion and mold issues, and issues suspected with the ducts, I believe this might be related to another issue with the defective Lennar A/C systems. This was one of the many issues we were going to revisit during additional inspections and before Lennar basically went silent.
Background and responses from the builder on the dripping water sound from bathroom vent issue
Here’s the summary of the issue from all of Lennar construction issues I keep in a spreadsheet.
*Note: For simplicity, the Lennar and WCI Communities names here are used interchangeably as Lennar took over WCI in February of 2017.
Dripping water sound from bathroom vent description
Re-route the dishwasher drain line above the level of the sink drain to create an air gap preventing disposal debris from collecting in the line.
Lennar in-house legal response to dripping water sound from bathroom vent issue
Per 6-30-15 letter from WCI counsel, WCI will need access to the home to inspect this issue.
Amanda Buffinton legal response to Lennar about dripping water sound from bathroom vent issue
Mr. Fannin will allow WCI access to the home to inspect this issue. Mr. Fannin reserves his rights.
Buffinton response to Lennar outside legal (prior to filing the 558)
Mr. Fannin will allow WCI access to the home to inspect this issue. Mr. Fannin reserves his rights.
Final WCI outside legal response to 558 complaint
WCI did not observe any water damage or dripping during inspection; therefore, no action will be taken.
Lennar executive’s response on 5/22/2017
This is a common sound that comes from the exhaust vent flapper. No further action will be taken.
My note on the spreadsheet: Why does it not happen at the other vents?
The total estimated cost to repair all the Lennar construction defects is nearly $300,000, which includes extensive mold remediation throughout the new construction home. Although the builder acknowledged the construction issues, the senior executives I was working with eventually went silent and ignored all Lennar home warranty requests and repairs.
