There is a PVC pipe which comes from the portion of the system that is in my crawl space. The PVC pipe drains the condensation to the yard.
The PVC goes into a large metal box (part of the forced air blower system?). It looks like it has a leak. The water is just puddling up there where the PVC goes into the box. The leak must be inside the box since the PVC pipe is ok. :crap:
Anyone know what the problem might be?
Thanks.
The condensate will turn into a "jello" like substance and plug everything up. Nothing can be done to prevent that.
Take off the cover near where the pcv goes into the cabinet. That should expose the evaporator coil. If it's a quality unit 10 years old then there should be a small connected plastic pan under each section of the "a" coil, "w" coil, slanted coil or whatever config you have that has a threaded fitting to the pvc drain. Earlier, or cheaper units have galvanized that could also be rotted thru. This whole drain assembly gets filled with the jello and overflows.
Call an a/c outfit and they will remove the coil and recharge your system,
Or a lot cheaper option, take a garden hose to it. Pull disconnect or breaker first.
A quick fix is to pour chlorine or bleach into the tray, it will dissolve the jello, and flush, but better,
It is a good time to clean the coil too, saves big bucks on electric bill. If you can't locate specific coil cleaner (acid) (can also use the acid type mag wheel cleaner, but it is not nearly as good) then spray as much of the coil as you can with oven cleaner, let sit and clean with water hose. Don't bend the fins.
The pvc pipe probably also clogged. Best is to use the water hose from the outside end or put a pvc tee fitting at the cabinet with a removeable plug at the top for the hose so you can blow it clean from the cabinet side.
Let everything drip dry as long as plausable before powering.
You can get some tablets to put in the drain channels at the coil that prevent the buildup, but here we just pour in chlorine. Should be done once a year or when required. Depending on use.
Sounds messy and it is, but just deal with it. Use a regular adj spray end on the hose for blast pressure. The inside insulation will get wet, just don't blast it with the water. It will dry quiclky when the air is used. Use a wet vac. Only way to get it really clean. I have even fiberglassed a pan underneath the bottom air plenum with another drain pipe to the outside to make this cleanup less messy. But here we use the a/c almost daily all year and this is a common part of maintenance.
Have fun. :yahoo:
