Questions tagged [condensate]
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Draining Dehumidifier through window
We are getting a dehumidifier for our basement and attaching it to a condensate pump. We would like to drain it out the window, but we want to know how to do that without having the window needing to ...
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Can an air handler condensate line trap be relocated to the basement?
I have an HVAC air handler in the attic above the second floor of my house. It is difficult to get access to the air handler without moving furniture and bringing an extension ladder up to the second ...
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Should water be dripping from my furnace condensate line onto the basement floor?
I recently had a Lennox A/C and furnace installed. The condensate line drips water into the basement floor drain, as my old one did. But now there's also a little side vent in the line that is also ...
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What is this black bug with wings (pictured) coming out of my A/C condensate line floor drain, and how do I get rid of it?
I observed hundreds of this small insect outside and inside my laundry room on the ground level. They appear to be coming from a floor drain in the laundry room (more detail below).
I am confused ...
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Can I use the TPRV line as a condensate line for a new heat pump water heater install?
I live in a second floor condo. I want to replace my aging water heater (WH) with a hybrid, but there are some concerns. The current heater is in a closet outside, with door access from the balcony. ...
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condensate line [closed]
2nd floor condo unit sharing condensate line with 1st floor.
1st floor installed condensate pump now my condensate safety continuously goes off as there is water by the safety.
We have had the ...
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Carrier Model 59MN7A080Vxxx high efficiency gas furnace has internal rust - remove? coat? treat?
Our carrier high efficiency gas furnace was not checked for many years and has internal rust on panels due likely to a clogged drain tube causing condensate to drip inside furnace (see photos). No AC ...
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Where should I add another condensate drain?
My water heater (GE Smartwater GG50T06AVG00; natural gas; 50 gallon) is over 18 years old and is no longer operating properly. I am strongly considering replacing it with a Heat Pump Water Heater (...
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Draining into open pipe in basement
When I bought my home, the basement dehumdifier hose was just draining into an open wye off a drain pipe in the floor which also goes up to the kitchen sink drain. Since then, when I had air ...
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Should I reroute this drain tube inside my HE gas furnace? [closed]
My furnace, a high-efficiency gas model from Rheem, is about 5 years old. I recently had to replace one of the pressure switches and so I was looking around the inside of the furnace.
There is a ...
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How far up a condensate line can sewage backflow go up into an HVAC system?
I have a Rheem 86V in the up flow configuration.
I had some sewage backup in my basement and it looks like some of it went up my condensate line into the HVAC because there was no air gap. I noticed ...
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Heat Pump Condensate Safety Switch Wiring Question
I recently purchased a simple condensate overflow safety switch (Rectorseal 97647) to install in my attic air handler unit. I currently have the switch installed on the red wire, but do notice the ...
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HVAC inside unit water leaking
I have an HVAC unit that has two parts. The first is the outside unit that is the compressor. In my basement, I have a second unit (I think the heating and forced air components). Attached to the ...
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Rust in condensate drip pan
I have a 5 year old high Efficiency Carrier HVAC system. Been having some moisture/condensation issues and was snooping around and noticed quite a bit of buildup of rust in my AC condensate drip pan. ...
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A/C Evaporator Coil - Water dripping from unknown fitting
I noticed some water dripping from my A/C's secondary condensate drain. The primary condensate drain line still has what seems like a normal flow of water coming from it, so I don't think it is ...
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Condensate Pump For Water Heater?
I just learned that my water heater can release water onto the floor via a pressure relief valve. I've cleaned up the mess (the valve is working fine, I just didn't notice the tiny cup previous ...
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Connecting HVAC Condensate Line Directly To Sewer
I am trying to figure out if I can get rid of my HVAC condensate pump. It looks like I can attach the P-Trapped condensate line to another P-trap line but can I connect it directly to the sewer line ...
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furnace condensate - system to collect and then drain periodically
We have a condo in Northern WI that gets used sporadically over the winter, we keep the furnace running at a low temp while we are not there. Last winter the furnace condensate draining into the ...
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Should I make holes in condensate pump's basin?
One of our air-conditioners is supposed to drip condensate into a pump, which is then supposed to push it outside. Nothing extraordinary, and it mostly works...
Because not all water drops into the ...
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Condensate drain line corroding foundation. Looking for solution
Our furnace is in an attic, above a two story home. The installed condensate drain runs to an outside wall and drips. The slightly corrosive condensate drips onto a piling with a steel connection ...
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Is it safe to tie a water heater pressure release pipe into an HVAC condensate drain line?
The current setup in my basement has a long pvc pipe going from the HVAC system to a floor drain about 8 feet away. When I had a new water heater installed the plumbers put in a drain pan underneath ...
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How to shorten this pipe from AC condensation pump?
I have a mini-split AC unit with a built-in condensation pump. This pipe is connected, but it goes down and up like a U. The manual says it must go upwards to prevent water from pooling in the pipe. ...
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Should condensate pipe go below vent and how?
Need to lay condensate pipe from the boiler room to the waste pipe, on the other side of my flat. Will use condensate pump and use loft as proxy.
I want to drill through ceiling from my boiler storage ...
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AC drip pan not draining until p-trap cap is opened
We had our AC replaced and have been having some issues. Currently it seems like the drip pan isn't draining until I pop open one of the clean out ports on the higher level on the p-trap that was ...
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Why doesn't my condensate pump drain very well?
I'm working on a crawl space encapsulation. One of the last steps for me to do is to setup a dehumidifier. I bought a Santa Fe Compact 70 and a condensate pump to go with it. I'm discharging it about ...
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Can the condensation line (using a condensate pump) of a basement hybrid water heater be connected to a waste line directly above the water heater?
The water heater is an 80 gallon Rheem Hybrid Heat Pump device. The waste line that is directly above the water heater is a 3” Schedule 40 pipe that feeds into a 4” Schedule pipe that goes to the ...
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Can I gain AC efficiency by spraying condensate water on the outdoor coils?
Recently, I was working from the basement and I noticed tonnes of condensate water going down the drain, and thought I might re-use it to improve the efficiency of my home AC system.
So I put a ...
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Help! Condensate pump is so loud and working when minisplit is off
Help! New homeowner here. We have a carrier minisplit in our bedroom, which works well. We live in a rowhouse (so two brick walls on the side), so a condensate pump is used to pump water onto the roof ...
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Central A/C Draining Causing Stagnant Water - Dry Well?
I have a central air system with a condensate drain line that exits my home near the actual AC compressor on the side of my house. The original installers put in a cement cylinder that the line ...
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Natural Gas Tankless water heater condensate volume
I'm looking to install a Natural Gas Tankless (condensing) water heater (likely Navien 240). I am planning the drain line (which will have a neutralizer on it to reduce the acidity). The installer &...
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How to further troubleshoot a problem with my condensate pump?
During a recent trip to be basement I noticed that the floor was wet under my condensate pump. This pump collects the water from my water heater but it's powered through my boiler.
There was a lot of ...
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Central Air condensate is pumped into a hole in the basement floor?
I’ve tried to do some research on this topic but am a little confused and would like to know if I’ve got a problem here that I need to remedy.
I think I want to install a self-draining dehumidifier in ...
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HVAC Condensate Line P Trap
I've consistently experienced issues with my AC. I won't get into all of the background, but I would like to know if the pictured condensate line is appropriately trapped. The vertical PVC pipe is not ...
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What is this strange valve/trap from my boiler to condensate pump?
I have a condensate pump attached to a valiant combi boiler with the usual pvc pipe turning into it (removed in picture, but works fine going into the point behind the copper pipe here), with the also ...
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Drain Hose - Reverse Water Pressure in Standby
I have 5 drain hoses from various appliances (dishwasher, laundry washer, AC condensate,
water softener, water filter) that all have the standard regulated air gap to a sink.
I imagine drain pumps on ...
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What is the dynamic head capacity of this pump?
I am looking to buy a condensate pump that can push water 20' away ( I need to circumvent the fact that I can't slope a drain through the ceiling so I need the pump to push 8' up and then another 10' ...
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Looped air conditioner condensate line not draining?
Using our split air conditioner for the first time, the wall unit started dripping water. Its condensate tube runs through the wall into an adjacent attic and then into the DWV vent stack.
The tubing ...
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Just put calcium carbonate rocks in my condensate water pump or buy a whole condensate kit?
Can I just put some calcium carbonate rocks in my Beckett water pump (see photo of pump, below) to neutralize the HVAC condensate, or do I have to spring for a whole assembly, like this (The refills ...
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What is this rubber tubing called?
What is this rubber looking elbow here called and where can it be purchased? It's the black part that is fastened to the 3/4" pvc using hose clamps.
For some context, this is a condensate drain on an ...
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How to newly wire furnace condensate pump that contains a safety switch?
I would like to replace my current Little Giant furnace condensate pump that has no safety switch with the Little Giant VCMA-15ULS, 65 GPH Automatic Condensate Removal Pump w/ Safety Switch - SKU ...
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Need help with wiring to thermostat and condensate pump
I've searched a lot and can't quite find what how to solve this one. I installed an ecobee smart thermostat, which didn't work with 5 wire connection so I switched to their PEK module with only 4 ...
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Hvac condensate line not draining, New ac system
Hi so I just purchased a house. It was a bank foreclosure. The bank installed a new ac unit. The ac wasn't running in day one. I figured out it was bc the condensate line wasn't draining properly. The ...
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split system air conditioner condensate hose
I need to buy and install a split AC and I have a small issue.
The AC has two copper pipes for refrigerant gas to flow through and one hose to eliminate condensation water, and normally, the hose ...
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Two HVAC units on one condensate drain line
I am renting a house with two HVAC units - one upstairs and one downstairs. There were two condensate drain lines (one per unit). The units were older so when they quit working efficiently the ...
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Overflow line tied with Condensate Line
had a house inspection done and the inspector told that Irregular materials were used, I am attaching a pic. how much work is it to repair it? is it a easy fix?
Thank you
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Why is there a drain trap high on a wall above an air gap?
I realize this question is not about "home" improvement but as I had to deal with drain and vent lines recently, I was curious to note this installation at the Costco.
There is what it seems a ...
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Tankless water heater plumbing: neutralized condensate and pressure relief valve
Hello recently my old 50gal gas water heater developed a crack and started leaking. I replaced it with a tank-less gas heater. Everything is good, I installed the proper intake an exhaust with 3in ...
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Condensate drain line freezing. Need an internal solution
I have a residential 16-SEER four-ton air handler/heat pump unit with a built-in humidifier. Both summer AC condensate and winter humidifier over-run feed into a condensate pump which is on the ...
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How to get Condensate Pump to talk to Sonoff 4CH Pro R2
I currently have a WiFi water alarm triggering a Sonoff 4CH Pro R2 to kill my whole house humidifier. So I have some experience with triggering the relays and getting the two devices talking to each ...
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What kind of tubing should I use for draining condensate from a furnace / boiler?
"High efficiency" & condensing boilers or furnaces produce an acidic water byproduct called condensate that has to be drained away.
My boiler has an outlet fitting for this condensate water but ...
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