[gkenny]

Water is dripping from a ceiling fan in an upstairs bedroom. I do not see any leaks in the roof. Nothing is wet except the small amount of water dripping from the fan

[wvfd13]

Check to make sure that you do not have water lines in your ceiling, some builders have been known to run them in ceilings. If your water problem is near a chimney your flashing may be bad and water could be running down the chimney and into the floor. Hope this helps you.

[stanfortyman]

Water can find the weirdest paths. It is not always what you think. It can drip and change directions many times.

[johnmprince]

It is possible that the water is condensate condensing inside the cold pipe in the attic. If the conduit comes into the ceiling box warm moist house air gets into the conduit and condenses. Walk in refrigerator boxes have a similar problem when the light switch is outside the box but the conduit to the light is inside and quite cold. The dripping water kills the switch. If this is the case seal the conduit where it enters the ceiling box with duct seal, which is like clay, or something similar.

[Missouri Bound]

Any chance this is occurring near a bathroom vent? Sometimes improperly vented exhuast fans can create condensation problems. Does this happen year round? Is there a vent pipe near the fan in the attic? It actually dripping from the conduit?

[gkenny]

Hi. Thank you for your help. No water lines and no chimney. There is a bathroom near the bedroom. The bath fan is vented through the soffit vent. It is odd that this does not happened to any other ceiling fixtures. Water does not drip year round. This is the first time I've seen it drip. 10 years in the house.

[ceilingfanrepair]

This usually means your gutters are clogged.

I remember a family dinner at my Grandparents house when I was very young. It was pooring rain outside. We were all seated around the dining room table. My dad remarked that the tomatoes were very juicy, not noticing that water was in fact streaming down out of the ceiling fan into the dish of sliced tomatoes.

The next day, my grandpa cleaned the gutters and the problem never came back.

[Jkessler]

I have the same issue.

[tkrussell]

So did you read the previous advice given?

Most likely the problem is moist air enter the conduit and condensed inside that conduit.

THe conduit will need to be sealed to prevent moist air from entering the conduit.