Comments on: AC Drain Clean Out

By: Kersten G.

Kersten G. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:43:53 +0000

How do you unclog the primary drain that is tight-lined to the sink? My drain coming through the wall is dripping water so I guess my primary is clogged. Any help would be appreciated

By: Mark N.

Mark N. — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:48:07 +0000

Judy and others: I had the same problem – no outside drain outlet and I tried everything. I finally tried the rubber bladder trick to send pressurized water through the drain. Worked like a charm. You can get them at your local home center for about $10.

By: ron

ron — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:18:20 +0000

Hello,

My A/C handler is in a hall closet on a concrete slab. It has a catch ben under it. For the past two months the bin has been over flowing out onto my floors. ABout every week I take the panel off and shop vac the bin. I can’t reach the access to the drain line because my hands are too big. The pipe is PVC. My question is can I use something like draino to clear any clogs?? Thank you.

By: eric

eric — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:36:24 +0000

my dog got a hold of a plastic tube that was by the ac unit outside wonder what that would hook to i have a pvc condensation line that runs to drain in basement but what would that plastic tube run to in the basement look like the dog pulled it from somthing in basment because i can see the end of it.

By: Jim Long

Jim Long — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:17:54 +0000

Thanks for the tips on cleaning out the a/c drain pipe. Another issue I have is that the drain pipe runs through the house foundation into a PVC pipe and into my side yard about 1 foot away from my foundation. I live in South Texas, and am tired my having to walk around this mudpit to get to my back yard from outside. Will something like a hole filled with rocks work? If so, how wide, how long and how deep should it be? I have heard people talk about this before. One person mentioned a hole with a coffe can filled with rocks. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Please use only my nickname of “Jay” if you use this comment on your website.

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:20:08 +0000

My unit is in my hall and behind the filter is where the drain hose goes into the ground….there is no pipe outside…my little stand pipe where the hose goes is overflowing and soaking the carpet under the wall….will this vac tip work? or should I try a snake or something? It went for a long time not overflowing…but just started up today…..The unit does run quite a bit though in these hot MS summers….any advice?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:02:52 +0000

I have investigated until im blue in the face but heres my issue.

Secondary drip (overflow) line dripping outside. Drain pan is dry and never had any water in it from what I can tell. Its a newer home. (less than 2 years) Variable speed with heat pump and unit is operating fine

With a shop vac – vac’d out the line
with an air compressor – blew out the line
ran some bleach down the line

still dripping

what am I missing?

By: Ben Erickson

Ben Erickson — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:12:11 +0000

Hi Judy,
The space under each article on our website is reserved for comments that visitors would like to post. These can be general comments, feedback about the article, questions about the topic, or answers to questions posted by other visitors or staff members. While it’s not possible for Danny and the Today’s Homeowner staff to respond personally to all the comments posted on our site, we do read every one and try to help out when we can. In this article alone, you will find several answers posted from our staff as well as responses to questions posted by other visitors to the site.

In answer to your question, since you do not have access to the end of your AC drain, you will have to attempt to clean it from where it originates at or inside the AC unit. You could try blowing out the clog with compressed air, sucking it out with a wet/dry vac, or running a small snake through the drain line. Hope this helps.

By: Judy

Judy — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:35:42 +0000

I’ve read all the questions on this site and I also have a clogged AC drain but do not have an outside drain. It’s all underground. I’ve not seen one answer to any of the questions posted on this site. What good does it do to post the questions if you do not give a reply to any of them.

By: mike

mike — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:13:28 +0000

im in an apt. and the plumbers had been here twice to fix things. they’ve been on the bottom to check it out. then i found out my neighbors is doing it on hte same day at the same time, leaking on his carpet also.they’ve been on top of the roof to check out the situation but i dont even think they did anything because my carpet is still getting leaked on.whats happening?