Water under furnace when AC runs? How to unclog AC drain pipe in 1 minute
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2021
- How to unclog an AC drain pipe in 1 minute! 3 EASY ways to stop the AC drain pan dripping or leaking inside and under your furnace in the summer, when you run your air conditioner.
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Often an AC drain pan gets clogged when you do not change your air filter enough. Unclogging an AC coil condensation drain line is very easy to do- my favorite method is to drill a small hole in the drain pipe and feed a long zip tie or wire into the pipe to break through the blockage. Once the blockage is broken through you should hear a gush of water run down the drain pipe, hopefully eroding away the gunk that caused the clog in the first place.
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I duct taped my shop-vac hose around the condensate line (creating a reasonable vacuum seal) and ran the vac for a good 20 secs... it sucked all kinds of water/debris out. Furnace no longer leaking. Thanks bud.
Your response just saved me tons of time, thank you. I did the same thing and a huge clog got sucked right out.
I had the exact same problem (dirty air filter needed replaced) and this was so helpful! Thank you for saving me money!
So we had this issue last summer. The furnace is behind our bathroom and I recently noticed the bathroom floor a little bit noisy and squeeky when I walk on it. Now that summer is here and the AC is on, water on the furnace again. I realized this had to be fixed ASAP. AC guy is too busy already to come fix it so is not showing up, so your video was great help. Thanks a lot!! You need to put a link to venmo you some donation from every person who feel grateful
Thank you! Our unit is plumbed differently and it was simple to access and use a tiny sink drain hair removal snake to unblock the pipe. The process will now be included in routine maintenance.
Thanks man! I actually took my wet vac and suctioned it to the pipe and a whole bunch of crap came out. I really appreciate the incite!
It worked beautifully. Drilled a hole and used a coat hanger. Done and done. Thanks brother. Saved us $300
This was very helpful! I didn't have PVC but instead had a clear hose. I was able to pull it off it's barbed fitting and blow through it with just my mouth to get the clog broken up.
Hi Lifey Guy, I just came to say "thank you". before I watched your videos - I changed the condensate removal pump thinking the old one is dead. I waited for 2 days for it to arrive. have been sucking water from the basement, carpet, used absorbents, tried calling HVAC handyman, spoke to another friend, my son had headache with 88 F inside. All came to an end only after watching your video. Cleaned the drain line, no mold, just dirty deposits of salt, used auger to clean it, used your first method. $20 problem solved and I have the auger with me for future any clog removal work. THANK YOU!
I have exactly the same problem. Your ideas helped me resolve the issue. Thank you so much 👍
Dude you just saved me probably $3-400. Somehow there was a piece of foil from a candy wrapper jammed up in there. I was about to call someone and I came across this video - thank you!
Thank you so much. Saved me at least 100 dollars. Worked great!
Thank you Thank you drill hole in pvc pipe had same problem could not afford an air conditioning repairman at this time. Totally resolved the blockage did not harm the pvc. Everything completely dry. Bless you!
I am so grateful for your video. I had to do the last option which involved my son, and I using our shop vac on the end of the drain that dumps into our sump pump. Problem solved! The AC is back running without any leaks.
You helped me! I ended up having to drill 3 holes as the clog was in a U shaped part of the pipe rather than right at the furnace, but I used the zip tie thru the little holes I drilled in all 3 places (before the beginning of the u, at the end of the u, and at the spot by the furnace) and it unclogged and is draining properly! Thanks so much
You're furnace should have came with a tool to unclog the trap. It's like a little wire brush that's bendy.
How do you seal the pvc holes ? Once finished?
Shop vac fixed my issue. I ran it for a min and it was half filled with water and gunk. Thank you so much my hero
Watched your video, fixed my leak! Thanks a whole bunch!!
I replace my filter every 30-45 days. Religiously. To avoid these issues.. or so I thought. Now I’m in the same spot as last year, it’s hotter than the Devil’s lap and my AC is clogged. So thank you for being one of the hundred or so videos I watch to make sure I dont screw anything up. Very easy to follow and understand!!!
A job well done,sir. Am working on same problem. Thank U very much.
Drilled a small hole in the top of the PVC pipe, stuck zipties in and voila.....probably took 30 seconds. Thank you for helping me not throw my money away 👍
I had exact same problem on the same unit. Thanks for saving me a service call 😊.
No problem 👍
Dude, you are the fetching man! This saved my summer and my marriage! Thank you!
Your marriage? 🤣🤣
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Thank you so much for posted it.
I had the same problem recently. It's a problem that can really chap your backside if your unit is in a finished area. Thankfully, like yours, mine was in an unfinished area and I tackled lickety split!
get a cs2 sensor and your issues will be resolved if you have high eff furnace and heat pump
Lifey Guy, just wanted to let you know that I cleared my condensate line and water was finally allowed to drain outside the house, instead of down the furnace and across my garage floor. I have no curved pipe/trap right after the tray, so I used your method (drilled a hole at the top of the pipe to attempt to clear the line from there), but then water started to pulsate out of the hole. I tried compressed air down the hole for 10-20 seconds, but then realized that the clog was downline, not up towards to tray (which is where all the air was escaping to). Having a hole there helped me determine that I needed to use suction at the end of the drain line. So, I put a carboard tube and electrical tape adapter on my shop vac nozzle, and with a nice fit at the end of the condensate line (outside), ran the vacuum for about 10 seconds twice and each time I heard bits and pieces and water scrambling down the shop vac hose. That did it, system back to normal - THANK YOU for the visuals and ideas!
Thank you Lifey guy, it solved my problem. In fact an HVAC technician came and couldn’t figure out what was wrong…
My house has the furnace in an attic and I don’t see any filter on it. I change the filter on the vent once a month. We had water leaking in the garage from the overflow. I tried the vacuum and sucked out all of the water from the pan. The ac has been working the whole time though, which I found odd. I saw it dripping from one area. After the vacuum and shoving the dishwasher snake it isn’t leaking anymore but will check it in the morning. Thank you! It’s supposed to be in the mid 90s this weekend!
Thanks dude!
Amazing. I took the hose off and blew it and didn't do anything, but the second I put the twist ties in, gushing water. Thank!
You are the man.
Thank you .
Good explanations. He follows the ELI5 protocol so really anyone can follow him.👍👍
This worked magic thanks for sharing
You're welcome!
Prayer + the drilled hole and zip ties just saved me.
Omg! I'm not the only one with a 5 gallon bucket to catch the AC coil condensation! I'm not alone!! 😂 Although I have an old garden hose hooked to mine. Really helps to cut down on the water building up by cleaning the fins on the AC unit every year before running it. Very carefully! Those fins are VERY easy to damage. Even by light water spraying onto it. Go easy, at an angle. I use water and dish soap on the fins, as I've heard that the foaming cleaner can actually corrode the fragile fins. They also sell fin straightener devices if you do bend them.
I cut down from having to empty the bucket every few hours to only having to empty it once a day or every two days after cleaning the fins inside and out. Really helps if you have a unit where you can take the motor out and set it to the side - without ripping the wiring out. And clean from the inside first. Unclog all the drain holes in the base of the unit, spray the fins gently from the inside to loosen most of the dust and hair, then spray downward on the outside. Helps cut down on electric usage too!
Shop vac worked for me!
🎉🎉🎉thank you
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
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sure thing thanks for watching!
I have a brand new house, new AC/Furnace and the one in the attic is leaking water onto the AC filter daily. I am not sure if it is coming off the copper pipe that has a black insulation on it or if it is leaking from somewhere else inside the Furnace. When we bought the house we were in before this one, we had the same type issue when we moved in brand new and they had forgotten to put some type of valve on the system outside and the pipes would sweat so much it would get on the ceiling in our bedroom below the attic. I just want to make sure they fix what the issue is? Thanks for any advice. By the way I change my ac filters every month even though they are not dirty.
Same problem.
I went in with a pipe/straw cleaner in both directions can cannot find any clog. Any other things I can try?
My water from my furnace was a water leak from my fridge upstairs dumping water into my air duct. Even a pro hvac guy didn’t notice. I had to find it myself
Great video, I’m not sure where I should cut/drill though
dont drill. you can make a fitting and not glue it then just pull it off the machine. go get a 3/4 screw in fitting that is a glue fitting then slide the pipe in it.
I didn't finish watching to the end, got up, got my drill, got long cable ties and went down to the basement, drilled three holes, one of them helped me to unclog the drain but smart asses- mechanics, when they installed the unit, they put a p- trap on the drain, probably creating a visit possibility.
Otherwise, thank you for the video!
Vacuum cleaner on the drain tube fixed my clog good shit pal thanks
my drain pan has no water in it to drain in pipe pipe is 3/4 pipe but water runs all over the furnace out to floor over 3 gal a day i have a pee trap on drain line furnace repair came out and said he never seen it before check every thing still wont drain . air filter was check was not it water in pee trap coil was not plug little dirty not much live in st louis mo humidity been running about 80% anything you might come up with can help its a elc furnace
Drilled small hole in pcv pipe used a coat hanger cleared right up, saved money thanks
Hi! My ac condensator is dripping water only the half bottom of it. Ac still working perfectly, the problem is that if I leave it running for a long time the condensator freezes up and builds up ice and then blocks the air from coming out of the vents... My ac is on a Condominium where cooling towers are used. What can I do to stop the leaking? Thanks in advance!
Change your filter
will try it , but my furnace is under the house in a crawl space , one of the large HVAC systems of the 1970's
I recommend you pipe the Overflow outside the wall of your house so it doesn't flood inside anymore if it does it again
Cut it in the middle and put a connector on it
Cant believe your first option was to replace the PVC piping.. You simply need a shop-vac
U need to disconnect pressure switches hose first. Before you use vacuum.
What's fun if discovering this after it's been going on for a while...and has leaked into a full but seldom used closet on the other side of the HVAC system. Do some random cleaning, take stuff out...water damage...
sorry that's not fun!
Why would not changing the air filter for a year cause the problem? Oddly, I haven't changed my filter for a year either and my AC quit a week after changing the filters. 🤷🏼
Hii I have a question.
Here is winter-35 - 40 and this is happening here but the difference is I Don't have AC how is this possible?? Thank uu
I have the same issue just now. We have a clog drain because our drain line is frozen from the end of the pipe. I'm not going below my house crawl space to heat the drain pipe, instead I bought a space heater. I'm planning to buying something to winterized my pipes over the summer though.
@@ninjazzrhythm400 putting the same insulation used for your Freon Lines over your drain line helps a lot with the freezing
Our furnace condenses water when our heat is turned on. It could be a different drain line that’s clogged maybe
Does this happens in the winter too..
Yup….. it’s happening to me right now!
New home owner 10/01/2021 👍🏽 Washington winter 12/27/2021 👎🏼
If you have 90% efficiency furnace (90% of the energy used heats the home the other 10% is exhausted out of the house). the evaporator coil which is what’s leaking here works with your air conditioner and removes heat from the house. Drain from the coil tees into the drain for the furnace. 80% efficiency furnaces don’t condensate but rather exhaust much hotter and that’s why they require metal flu pipe. Most water heaters have flu pipe as well
I should just send you my 100 dollar. Thank you so much!
1 year?
Use compressed
Air to unclog AC drain pipe
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Why do you have it drain in a 5 gallon bucket ? No floor drain ? Get a condensate pump is your solution . 5 year HVAC installer
You should have a pump to sends the water to your laundry sink instead of into a bucket.
No. U put T in yhe pvc pipe and a plug for access
So the filter was your problem the whole time. There likely was never a drain clog. Dirty filter can cause coil to freeze up and when it melts the water doesn’t always make it into the coil drain pan
Shop vac isnt unconventional at all. First thing i use at any backed up drain i go to
coil that does something for your air conditioner
Evaporate))
The lennox pulse furnace. Worse furnace ever
So where's the bucket? And why wait a week to fix if you know how to fix? I'm lost as to why you would wait and not have a real drain line 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
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No one should do any of this. This is not how you resolve HVAC condensate problems. It's like this guy is TRYING to ruin your system. He sounds like my 10 year old explaining things
Can you provide a better solution.
Did u heard when he mentioned " I am NOT a professional? Don't judge buddy and if u can do better then upload your video and shut your mouth 😉🤜🤛