Home Improvement & Repair on Video : How to Stop Air Conditioner Condensation Drip

[augustc4]

I don't usually like expert village videos, but this one helped get me onto the right path. Thanks for the info!

[ladydeth999]

I know this video is old, but it really helped me figure out where all the water was coming from AND how to find/clear the clog.

Thank you!

My AC only has one condensator, no backup to warn of issues. And my furnace is in the basement (where the video owner has his unit in the attic).

The clues were all there, and this helped me to see them.

[fecalmadder]

this guy is not en expert. 99% in the attic? idiot. that is the air handler. the evaporator. idiot.

[Q4JULY33063]

i payed $60 bucks for the pump 

[Q4JULY33063]

YES YES YES markpetrich hes a dodo bird lol evap coil is in the ATTIC. use a wet vacuum or a MIGHTY PUMP. i just got one to use for work. YES IM A PRO.

i get payed the big bucks to clean your drain line. no SNAKE! stupid no WARM water, more stupid. wet vacuum from out side, or mighty pump. DONE DEAL. no i didnt get payed from mighty pump.........

[TheMightyPump]

Check out the Mighty Pump.

[noizefloor]

@TheMightyPump i bought a mighty pump; it works for me

[kimilicious03]

Thank you for posting this video. This has helped me two years in a row now. THANK YOU!

[SnipeDaNoob]

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ExpertVillage SUCKS ASS MONKEYS AN ARE USLESS FUCKTARDS WHO SPAM YOUTUBE WITH THERE CRAP

Over and over again thanks -

[V8Jagnut]

you just have no idear. dick head

[PutSome5tankOnIt]

Another amateur pretending to be an expert in HVAC. Very amusing. News flash: Secondary/emergency condensate drain pans are installed beneath evaporator (NOT condensor) coils when installations are above living spaces. Water damage to a ceiling isn't only caused by primary drain failures. Since when does algae live in environments without sunlight? Algaes photosynthesize to survive. It's high time that home inspectors wise up. Too many homeowners pay $800, or more, to complete idiots. Sheesh.

[speedhighway]

ROFL wat a retard, first of all the condensor is outside in the place where the compressor is.

secondly, the drip line is in the furnace and it flows out to a nearby sink

[towbinJosh]

wtf this guy is clueless and looks like a fag as well

[jimmymoss7644]

sell em an ez trap... that will be 150 cash sir

[markpetrich]

what a fuckin crack head... umm the condensor is not in ur attic... kids do not listen to anything this fuckin idiot has to say...

[jimmymoss7644]

USE COMPRESSED nitrogen or air. also can use wet n dry vac.

[jimmymoss7644]

idiot! evap coil will condensate!!

[farbeondriven]

these are the guys that burn there houses down. Condenser is outside unless its a heat pump in heating mode. Here a tech tip used nitrogen or compressed air the only thing is you have to close off the hole to the drain pan requiring removal of cover to hold your thumb over hole while applying pressure thru tee then flush with plenty of water. that will be $75.00 sign here..

[20smiler07]

y didnt he run the drain around the outside of the wall with 22mm overflow? of coure it wil drop on his head! its the end course of the drain run! thik twat!

[pollotimbo]

dude you so full of crap.inthe first time your drain line is not pitched properly,and you are missing a pit trap,ann you dont need a snake to clean out your drain line. you need to blow it out whith nitrogeon.....amateurs!!!

[jimmymoss7644]

furnaces are not manditory to have a p trap because it has positive air flow.

[will79601]

uh the condensor is outside not inside,the inside is the evap!

[paysonbadboy]

DUDE! OMG you need to go find yourself a SKILLED HVAC professional that can school you for a few years. THEN you may come back to youtube and do some schooling of your own. All of these videos show IMPROPER procedures, and don't even use proper names for the equipment! BTW, You need to use my DRAINBLASTER-2000 to blow out them drains!

[topboywrighty]

What a shoddy install! Why did they not run the condensate drain down the wall? Instead they have it sticking out hanging in mid air...cowboyss yeeeee haaaaaaa!

[04hdflstci]

im glad he is not my a/c guy...dumbass

[lukeallen1984]

what a dickhead yet another unskilled worker ruining our trade... never heard of nitrogen expert?? twat

[will79601]

RIGHT!

[SRVFAN989]

Use a snake to unclog it? Use a Co2 gun it works much better. LOL im still rollin He called the Evaporater a Condenser. To all youi non HVAC-R ppl the Condenser coil is Outside of your house you know the one he was sitting beside while it was running at the beginning of the video.

[SRVFAN989]

OMG THIS GUY IS STUPID!

[Beagleslife]

Also if you do clear it out and the Problem is still present. Fallow the entire primary line and set a level on it and make sure that it has a down ward slop. even the SLIGHTEST well "non downward slope" lol will cause a pan fill. Even if it just level will do the same. Also do not take unscrew the adaptor that fits the line to the furnace. ESECIALLY if it is a metal adaptor. This could easily cause damage to your coil. So bad somtimes you might have to replace it.

[DrZarkloff]

Use a wetvac to clear the condensate line. Just suck out all the shit from outside.

[imahustla311]

the condensor is in the attic if it is a heat pump in heating mode

[fetisov02]

shit like this pisses me off, i'd like to kick this guy in the head.

[camry6]

HEY EXPERTVILLAGE! when are you going to do a video with an expert in it? The condenser is outside the building, it's called this because it is where heat is rejected from the refrigerant, CONDENSING it back into a liguid. The section inside the attic is called the EVAPORATOR, it's where the refrigerant EVAPORATES, absorbing heat, making the coil surface cold, which causes CONDENSATE to form!!

[adambrother]

Don't listen to this dickhead... Get a maintenance contract

[adambrother]

Mate the evap is in the roof, your standing next to the condensor.....What a WANKER......

[quigonya]

Small shopvac does the job as well.Suck that chicken skin looking goo from the outside.Small hose fits over 3/4"PVC perfectley.

[bubber25]

use condensation water from this for your aquarium its pretty clean, no chlorine or fluordide so its very safe water for that

[HeWhosChozn]

Wanna fix this in no time? Stick a water hose up to the primary drain and let it run for about 10 seconds and then remove. Repeat. Watch as about the most disgusting goo in the world makes its way out of the line. There, you're done.

[canoedad]

This man is a genius just like wiley. I bet he even puts helium in his car tires.

[paysonbadboy]

LOL! If the "Condenser" was in the attic, I'd be worried!!! Although unlike what someone said above, that drain WILL plug up even if you clean your filters! Where there's water, there's bacteria! My "DrainBlaster2000" would blow out that clog in a second!

[Darthdickus]

He must be the boss!

He should suggest putting his mouth on the pipe and giving it a blow job. I personally would not use my snake in that dirty pipe.

[Kidd597]

WOW....that guy actually took time to make a video on how he doesent know shit...

[motorcyclesanta]

I bet you feel stupid now huh expertvillage? Ha Ha

[jaymz81]

the second video i have seen from this guy...don'tlisten to him...he is a moron!

[roulettered56]

dont be so stupid!!!! he catches his own food,

by the way good video im just trying to adapt it to my car a/c leak

[LLCoolPass]

Do you have to feed the snake?

[MattPsolo]

Maybe you should call someone who knows what they are doing. If you change your filter on a regular basis, and have routine maintenance done, you should not have that problem. The "algae" that is in there, is actually dirt that gets past your filters. Also to prevent ceiling damage, have a float switch installed on your drain pan, and have a mechanical trap installed.

[ollylewin]

Yet again all wrong. Thats the evaporator coil numbskull and the outdoor unit is the condensor not the compressor. yes the compressor lives outside but thats not what its called. And DONT pour bleach in the condensate drain! If it flows back to the evap coil it will corrode the aluminium and copper that the coil is made of. Instead get a gallo gun, or sum nitrogen and blow it through. Why your up there check the filter too. Change if needed.

[hvacpro]

Good instructional video for the homeowner. However, the condensor was referenced as the unit in the attic which is actualy the evaporator section of the system. The condenser is the compressor unit outside of the dwelling.