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Wednesday, July 6, 2016
What To Do If Your A/C Condensate Line Is Plugged
Air Conditioners do two jobs: Cool the air and remove humidity from your home. Here in Florida, where it is very
humid, you want your A/C unit to dehumidify your home. But where does all that moisture go?
In most homes, it goes through a PVC pipe and outdoors. Sometimes there's a pump that pumps it out and sometimes it drains by gravity alone.
Occasionally the condensate line may get plugged. When the condensate line stops draining, your A/C will not be able to cool your home. Gunk builds up in the line (usually from a dirty air filter) and the fluid cannot drain out.
If you have access to a wet/dry vacuum, you can hook the house up to the line and suck it out. Another thing to try is to use positive air pressure to blow it the other direction. This will break it loose. If none of these tasks work, you will need to call your air conditioning company to remove the clog.
Below is a switch we use on our installs. It makes it easy to clean out your condensate line.
This is one of the main reasons why we like our customers to join our Just Right Club. An ounce
of maintenance is worth a pound of cure!
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