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08-14-2009, 10:04 AM
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08-14-2009, 10:19 AM
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08-14-2009, 10:23 AM
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08-14-2009, 10:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Georgia | | | I learned the hard way too. Water everywhere.
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08-14-2009, 10:31 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Purple Mountain Majesties | | | How do you clean them out? I can see the pipe going to the floor drain, but I'm not sure what to look for inside the unit. |
08-14-2009, 10:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New City, NY | | | Our air handler resides in a large plastic pan, that has a float switch in it. If the condensate lines get clogged and back up, the pan will start to fill, trigger the float switch, and shut the A/C down. It basically prevents the situation you're in now.
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08-14-2009, 11:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: (M)a$$hole. | | | at work if the drain gets clogged we hook a wetvac to the end and clear the blockage. it's usually an accumulation of dust and dirt and not really solid. but once / twice a year we drop the pan and clean it fully.
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08-14-2009, 03:59 PM
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08-14-2009, 04:06 PM
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We would pour a quarter cup of good old Clorox bleach into our condenser drain once a month, because the primary cause at the time (in Louisiana) was algae growth blocking the drain. Algae no likey bleachy..... 
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08-14-2009, 04:17 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Central Alabama | | | Been there as well! A little bleach keeps it nice and clean. The first time it happened we called an A/C repair company. They came out and told us our drain pain was toast. They also told us it was time to replace the whole heat pump. We got a second opinion. The 2nd guy showed us the bleach trick and wasn't going to charge us. He said the unit was fine. I was so grateful for his honesty I wrote him a check for his trouble.
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08-14-2009, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by WookieeForLife Fail? | Yes, it was a fail. Luckily I caught it in time, but very wet boiler room and surrounding carpet. Had to cut the PVC drain line out and flush it and all this crap came out. Problem fixed, but I wish I had done it sooner. The wet vac solution works well, I heard (on YouTube).
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08-14-2009, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Stinsok I was so grateful for his honesty I wrote him a check for his trouble. | You are good people 
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