Purchased: August 2022 - still works GREAT! ru-vid.comUgkxxsUnXhGsSJLim_XnMHyQK0u3XVaW-CGn I live in a studio and during the summer it gets scorching hot - really old building with no ac units. I can’t express how EASY it was to install.This unit has been a life savior during the summer and some days during other seasons where it can still be a bit warm at night. In this small place is my friend, a husky, poodle mix and myself. We need AC - lolI don’t use the dehumidifier option - I’m not sure if it will leak in my house, since I did not install the small draining hose that came with it. May look into it late but I don’t worry about much humidity in the apartment.I don’t understand why the negative reviews since all things mentioned, I personally did not find issues with. Definitely worth it!
I'm also an engineer and we often have problems with people that use closed loop water cooling for laser systems which can get algae or lime deposits if left for long times without flushing and changing the water filter. In these cases, it is better to use vinegar because it is acidic and cleans the pipes faster, but I agree that bleach also kills the organics as well. Since we need pure de-ionized water to cool the laser, we flush out the vinegar (or bleach) afterwards with clean water and then fill with pure water afterwards. AC units are different since the collected water (de-humidified) flows from the drain it is not as critical to flush after cleaning. Furthermore, to stop the algae in the first place, I suggest you install a UV light near the coil which will prevent most of the bacteria and algae from growing in the first place.
I had a house around 2k sq ft and the unit lasted nearly 20 years. It was a carrier installed around 2004. I put a cup of bleach in the drain line every month.
I cleared my HVAC drain line and the slime that came out of the pipe I collected and placed in a solution of water and bleach and another in water and vinegar, I left it in my garage for 3 months, the results it was exactly how I put in the bucket it did absolutely nothing.
Thank you so much! I always use bleach but some say not to use bleach because it eats away at the sealant. Never thought of the vinegar acid thing, but it makes sense.
Use bleach but flush immediately with water 10 minutes later. Bleach has a sit time of 8-20 minutes. That’s why you can splash yourself with it and you’re fine as long as you rinse. During that 8 minutes it’s killing every organic it touches. After 20, it begins to dry and corrode metal. So by all means use bleach, but follow with water after. So long as you use plenty of water you can wait as long as half an hour and nothing will happen
How very entertaining you are to watch. Love the accent. So I have a dumb blonde question. I need to pour some bleach in my drain line, but not sure where that is. I've just poured it down the PVC pipe that is inside with the handler , the one that has the float switch. Is that the right one? My husband is useless, never home, when he is, he mucks up everything he touches. I just noticed my My Thermostat is at 75. Not supposed to be , I keep it at 72 year round, maybe a little cooler in July, August, and it's crept up 3 degrees this afternoon. I usually will go outside and see it dripping by the AC, take the shop vac and suction it out, and then suction the water backed up where flow switch is. But this time I've got no water in flow switch pipe and nothing dripping outside and very little water , snotty water, coming out with shop vac. I can't have this thing shut down on me. I'll go raging menopausal on someone, likely my husband. Can I pour bleach In the pipe thingy that the flow switch thingy sits on? Ok, I'll wait patiently for your reply. Tik Tok til tok.... Yes, I can. Great , thanks so much for the clarification. I'm going now to pour bleach in the thingy. Hope this is right. 😁🫢
The new float system they use on new units is a poor design.. Instead of having an over flow drain that takes care of things if the primary drain clogs, they have a float both at the unit, and in the pan below.. My old system had a second line that would drain into the garage if the main one ever clogged. Well 21 years and the main line never clogged.. I had a new system installed in May 2023 and it has clogged two times. The first time it was under warranty and I had no idea about this new way they prevented potential overflowing, so I called the technician out in the middle of the night and he cleared it.. Well it did it again this year, and I knew what to do myself. Now, there is a system sold at Lowes and Home Depot that costs about $100 and it automatically injects a solution into the drain, and the solution lasts about three months.. There is also a tool available that uses CO2 cartridges to blow out the line with compressed air. This was a design to make technicians more money by going out and gouging customers for a problem that didn't exist before they decided the old systems were bad for the environment.. These new systems drain that sludge that old systems never did.
I forgot to pour the bleach end of summer. Right now it is December. I use heater. Should I pour bleach now or wait until beginning of summer? If I can use bleach now, is it safe to run heater or stop heater at least few hours? Please answer me. Thanks.
It’s odd how your chemist customer knew nothing of the effect bleach has on the glues that hold PVC pipe together. Diluted vinegar is just fine, and overall safer for you, the environment, animals, AND your HVAC.
Huh? You do realize how many chemicals are flushed in homes with plumbing PVC, that's DWV. I've never had or seen an issue in 25 year's of being in the Buisness.
Bleach will not harm PVC or cured PVC glue…but, bleach fumes will dissolve the thin protective coating on the delicate coil…so, if your want a corroded coil in 3-5 years, use bleach.
No, bleach is a base, not an acid A pH of 7 is neutral, while values less than 7 are acidic and values greater than 7 are basic. Bleach has a pH of 8-13, making it highly alkaline. Gemini results.
Bleach is caustic, vinegar is acidic. As long as they are going down through PVC drain lines and NOT flowing back into the AC unit, either should be fine.
