I Made My AC Condensate Drain Much More Functional

In this video I upgraded my air conditioning condensate drain so I could easily unclog any future restriction due to algae growth, plus I added a trap since mine has never had a trap which caused valuable air to be pumped outdoors. This would be a great upgrade for any homeowner that constantly has to deal with their condensate drain stopping up.
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[@DeadBrokeBBQ]

Heck ya!!! 100% bring your tools up here in July!! Wait till you see mine we did in the studio!!!! hahahaha Great video Rus!

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

Thanks Jeff! I should have done this a long time ago. I could actually tell the difference when I walked inside!

[@Trumpetmaster77]

Rus! great work again! You need to be an A/C instructor! That drawing in the beginning looked like a smoker! LOL JK, Now I know what I'm looking at when I see my unit! Thanks for sharing!

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

You’re welcome Luis and lol at the smoker drawing haha! I can tell you run a BBQ channel

[@prahe86]

Thank you very much for this detailed video. We followed your instructions and it works like a charm 😊

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the feedback!

[@jamilajefferson1100]

Love this!!!!! Having some drainage issues in my hvac no one can figure out. This is really helpful

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

Glad it helped!

[@davidhernandez9252]

Great info Rus!👍

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

Thanks 👍

[@frankmarullo228]

Another good video Rus. THANK you Frank from Montana.....

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

Thanks for watching Frank, I appreciate it!

[@garytingler3222]

Good information Rus. My unit is over 20 years old and the installer did not put a trap in the system. He did a crappie job on the plumbing anyway. I do need to rework it. Thanks for the instructions !!!

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

I could tell I had better air flow the second I turned my AC back on. Losing air out the drain pipe or worst yet sucking air in if it's a negative pressure system is not a good thing. Thanks for watching Gary! Just keep in mind that if you do add a trap, it will be more likely to clog up in time. That's why I did what I did with adding a water hose connection, cause I know I will need it, but my plans are to flush it out once a year while doing preventive maintenance on my AC unit.

[@gharv1313]

Another interesting DIY Rus, Awesome stuff , hope to see another installment real soon. Cheers brother 🍻

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

Thanks Bat, I appreciate you checking the video out!

[@ScottysBackYardBBQ]

great video. i didn't get the notification on this. mine is in my basement.

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

Thanks Scotty! So yours drains into a floor drain I suppose?

[@ScottysBackYardBBQ]

@@SkillSavvyDIY yes it does

[@teryniafielder7230]

Well, I am glad you know about this stuff. It is a unique design, but it works!

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

The biggest advantage to me, is I can feel the difference in the house by recovering the air I was losing to the outside, plus much easier and faster to clean out in the future.

[@SleeperBBQ]

get r done

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

Thanks for watching Lance!

[@Mankitchenrecipes]

Looks like you put a lot of thought into that modification, Rus. And I'm certain it will/is working better than before!👍

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

Thanks for watching Keven!

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

The manifold makes perfect sense,you don't see that often.

[@SkillSavvyDIY]

Yeah works great, thanks checking the video out!