Air Conditioning Question - condensate drain water under my Mobile Home

[ARTAQ]

i just had central AC installed in our 20 year old Mobile Home. the contractor put a pvc drain tube thru the floor near the coil which is fine, but i am wondering if the small puddle (5" in circumference) of drain water i see on the ground under the home could become stagnant and become a mold issue?? our soil is very sandy fortunately, but with all of the skirting blocking off airflow, i figured i better ask.

thanks for any input!

 

[johneh]

Dry sandy soil the water won't be there long
enough to stagnate or mold

 

[fbelec]

if the water is in a puddle and is standing water you might not have as much sand as you think. if it's a puddle that sits there attach more tubing or pvc pipe and bring it outside the skirt making sure that it runs downhill so as not to sit and clog.

 

[maple1]

Hmm, can't see condensate making a puddle on truly sandy soil.

How hard is it to get at the puddle area? You could dig a small hole there and fill it with stone or loose gravel - a mini dry well, sort of.

Not sure exactly how much condensate you'd be making over the course of a day either though - size & suitability of hole likely dependant on that. And permeability of surrounding soil. I suspect it is a bit clayey if it is puddling - or maybe just on top?