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By: famousacandheat

famousacandheat — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:06:15 +0000

Air conditioning Leakage is one of the most common problems, and it’s sad to know that owners don’t have that good ideas on how to handle such problem. And so regular check up and maintenance should be done to prevent further complications.

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:37:06 +0000

THANK YOU THANK YOU!

We found a small water stain on our ceiling last night and discovered an overfull drain pan! The water float switch on the side shut the air conditioner off in time to prevent serious damage!

THANK YOU!!

By: stuart

stuart — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:54:42 +0000

I am an HVAC contractor for over 25 years and the mighty pump is one of the best products that has come along. It allows me to clear drain lines without going in the home and opening the drain or trying to use a wet-vac that doesn’t have anywhere near the power this pump has and this pump does not require electric. It’s great.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:49:06 +0000

@ Stuart –

Looks like an interesting and great product for sure! Thanks for the tip!

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:53:43 +0000

we had water start puddling in the pan of our heater downstairs. Turned out to be a bad condensate pump. my husband was shocked at just how easy it was to replace – we ordered one, it was delivered in 2 days, and we simply unplugged the brokwen pump and plugged the new one in! 5 minutes later… done!

Thank you for the GREAT tips on this! ~ Jill

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:48:57 +0000

@ Mike –

Thanks for asking the question.

It almost sounds as if the coil drain pan may be cracked, or be leaking where the PC connects to one of the fittings.

If the unit is a horizontal flow (lying on its side) you will see a full size pan on the bottom side of the evap coil. Up or downflow units have a collar type pans, that only circle the edges of the lower side of the coil, allowing the air to flow through the center, or around the edges.

One way or another, you are going to have to open the sides of the air handler or coil housing and get your eyes on the pan to see where its leaking from. If its just a small crack, you can probably get some silicone and do a quick fix on it to get through another season. You WILL have to shut off the unit for several hours while you do it and make sure it has time to fully dry before turning it back on.

Mark

By: Mike Keiley

Mike Keiley — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:25:43 +0000

I have a problem with condensate overflow. Drain line is clear, but condensate is leaking into the bottom of the unit, dripping into the overflow pan, and saturating the thermal blanket on the inside bottom of the unit, as well as the adjacent ducting.

Coils are not icing, and unit is cooling the house well, even though we’re in South Florida and temps and humidity are high.

Is likely cause perforation of the catch tray which funnels condensate from coils to the drain line?
Any DIY fixes, like :radiator stop-leak:?