How to UNCLOG your AC drain line!

Просмотров 136 тыс.

% 710

Air condition drain lines clog, which can cause massive repair bills to water damaged areas. I'm here to show you how to fix your drain line to get your system back up and running as fast as possible.
Follow us on Instagram at:
worldofhvac
Check out our store at:
Etsy.com/shop/worldofhvac
#hvac #drainline #howto

Хобби

Опубликовано:

15 фев 2023

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 46

@dilliondantin 18 дней назад

Short, sweet, and to the point. Thanks for the advice on the bleach; I'll try hot water and vinegar and pray that I don't have to do any actual work

@CoolBlue87GT 3 месяца назад

Every six months I hook the shop vac to the outside line, then remove the float & pour hot water into the line. It pulls out the slime that builds up in all SW FL AC lines. When done I unhook the vac, then pour more water into the line, then check the outside line to see it flowing freely.

@WorldofHVAC 3 месяца назад

Nice. In Louisiana our lines go to the sewer first. The emergency lines goes outside

@MechagodzillaDraws 29 дней назад

@@WorldofHVACWe lieb in La To! But We pour bleach inside our furnace and we change the filter

@LesCalvin3 4 месяца назад

It ended up not being a clog after all, just the slope of the pipe run. But still, your video helped me get familiar with the layout so I could fix the problem myself. Thank you!!

@jayjones8424 Год назад

Thanks! I start my first hvac call on Tuesday dealing with a leaky drain pain and surely clogged condensate line

@WorldofHVAC Год назад

Have fun!

@KeemReviewz 10 дней назад

Great video! Previous owner didn't maintain this ac system well so it seems like the green sludge is causing the water to spill out of the drip pan onto the floor 🤦🏾‍♂️. I got all the sludge out of the front of the pan but can't reach the sludge in back of the pan where the leak is. Any tips to get the sludge out without removing the system?

@Galvalume90917 Месяц назад

Great video! Helped me get the problem resolved with ease. Thsnks!

@Scotty_J. Год назад

Thanks for the heads up on the bleach. I was told that's the way to do it. I will use your recommended methods from here on.

@WorldofHVAC Год назад

You're welcome!

@kvndreamteam Месяц назад

I've already been using vinegar for this purpose, since I absolutely can't stand the smell of bleach coming out of my A/C and spreading all over the house. Pouring 18 oz of 5% vinegar down the drain line once a month has done the trick for me thus far. 😀👍

@Real_JKDOS Месяц назад

Vinegar isn't any better of a smell. At least bleach gives a sensation of "clean". Vinegar is probably safer on the pipes and environment though

@kvndreamteam Месяц назад

@@Real_JKDOS As for me, vinegar does smell better, but it's a matter of personal preference, I guess.

@jorgesegura7333 Год назад

Great information thanks for share dude!!👍👍👍👍👍

@WorldofHVAC Год назад

You're welcome!

@stefanvanbraam4378 2 месяца назад

Awesome suggestions and information

@Human53182 Месяц назад

I don't see any water leaking in the room with the actualy hvac unit. But when I turn on my ac I notice that water starts leaking out of a specific spot from my ceiling on the floor below where the hvac is. Does this mean that the drain pipe leading to the outside of the house is broken or could there be a different explanation?

@WorldofHVAC Месяц назад

Definitely go in the attic and look at your drainline, emergency pan, suction line insulation. Something is very wrong above that ceiling

@Human53182 Месяц назад

@@WorldofHVAC My hvac unit is on the upper floor of my house in its own little room. I just checked and it looks like the black pipe where the white drain pipe leads to has some dirty water and clumps of stuff sitting in it. I assume that is the problem? Luckily I caught the ceiling leak pretty quick so it only affected a 2 inch portion of the ceiling before I turned off the AC. Would you still suggest that I open up the ceiling where the leak was even if the leak is fixed after I unclog the pipe? I still haven't unclogged the pipe at the moment, I'm waiting on a drain gun to arrive from amazon. Thanks for the response! This is the first major problem I've encountered since we bought our house back in 2020 (it's a new build) so I've been pretty stressed about this.

@mr.j2776 23 дня назад

@@Human53182 I was looking at those drain guns on Amazon (with the CO2 cartridges). Have you tried it? I am concerned I might damage the pipe (or myself - LOL).

@nateh.4414 2 месяца назад

I can't find where my drain line exits. Pretty sure it's tied into the plumbing in my master bathroom. It's not under the sink.. i plan to cut the line in the attic and hook a shop vac to it and rebuild with a union. My main drain line exits the coil unit into a "T". The botton goes to my line, the top is just open. While running it blows cooled air out the top. Should there be a pvc cap on it or does it need to breath?

@WorldofHVAC 2 месяца назад

Sounds like you have a positive pressure system. If that's the case it is fine air is blowing out the T.

@nateh.4414 2 месяца назад

@@WorldofHVAC I have 2 trane systems that were installed in 2022. If that says anything. Thanks for the reply.

@carlosdelgado4870 Месяц назад

Check the outside of your house.

@emmanuelpregnolato5026 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much

@WorldofHVAC 3 месяца назад

You're welcome

@zhichaochen4282 2 месяца назад

I have a ‘T’ , do I just do the air pressure through the T directly?

@WorldofHVAC 2 месяца назад

Air will take the path of least resistance. If the drain is blocked down line from the evaporator then all the pressure will just go backwards towards the coil and not towards the blockage

@zhichaochen4282 2 месяца назад

@@WorldofHVAC thank you for the information!

@WorldofHVAC 2 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@alimcclelland273 Месяц назад

How often are y’all cleaning these lines, I’ve been in my house for 7 years and we’ve never done this and I don’t think the owners before us did this either. They didn’t do any kind of upkeep on the house. 🙃

@WorldofHVAC Месяц назад

I clear it twice a year for my maintenance customers

@Real_JKDOS Месяц назад

Twice a year is the recommendation.

@eralpatmaca5437 Месяц назад

Hey what type of air compressor you use to flush the drain line?

@WorldofHVAC Месяц назад

Any air compressor. You can use a 1 gallon pancake compressor as long as you have the attachments. Professionally I use nitrogen tanks and tbe Gallo Gun but I have that cheap gray one from harbor freight I use around the house

@eralpatmaca5437 Месяц назад

Thanks man this is golden. I rented one from Home Depot. Appreciated the quick response you have saved me tons of dollars !

@WorldofHVAC Месяц назад

@eralpatmaca5437 you're welcome!

@eralpatmaca5437 Месяц назад

@@WorldofHVAC for future use at home, would A/C flush kit work for this purpose?

@WorldofHVAC Месяц назад

@eralpatmaca5437 First thing that comes to mind when you say AC flush kit is an R11 refrigerant line flush kit which is no where near the same thing. If you want to get something small for yourself you can get the Gallo Gun or diversitech drain flush system. I'll add a link so you know what I'm talking about. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dB99cbTepxM.htmlsi=ErmJEdmaQI5NEpzk

@hennesseyme9112 Месяц назад

Weird some plumbers say use bleach and that is what I use. I can't imagine vinegar being strong enough to clean anything. Can I use cleaning vinegar instead?