How to Clean an Air Conditioner Condensate Drain
Jul 8, 2015 · The air conditioner condensate drain at my condo exits the back of the building next to a downspout. The top pipe is the condensate line, and only a trickle of water was coming out because of a clog. (The bottom pipe is the discharge pipe from the temperature & pressure relief valve for the water heater.) Image Credit: Energy Vanguard
Mitsubishi minisplit: condensate drain - GreenBuildingAdvisor
Jul 3, 2017 · I recently had an HVAC contractor install several ducted Mitsubishi minisplit units in our home (SEZ-KD09 & SEZ-KD12). The contractor did all of the work with the exception the condensate drains. He suggested I complete this piece …
Locating an HVAC condensate drain in a Passive House
Aug 23, 2012 · The perimeter drain will also serve as a radon vent if needed after construction is complete. We don’t like this approach because it again leaves an air pathway, albeit underground to a storm water main, into the house. Unclear if code would even allow this. – Tie the condensate drain into the waste line in the house.
How handle condensate drain trap in conditioned attic?
Aug 6, 2023 · The guidance here in the south includes an open “anti-syphon” stand pipe after the trap, then with that draining directly outside (new construction may drain into main plumbing). I attached a pic (from inspectors site). But that creates an open pathway for air from outside to travel up the drain and into the conditioned space.
High Efficiency Furnace in Ventilated Attic
Mar 27, 2021 · Yes your drain line should have been heated. The condensate from the furnace should be collected in the furnace and empty into the heated drain line. You should have an emergency drain pan under the furnace with a separate drain to some place you would see the water making you aware the main drain is stopped.
Can I drain my furnace’s condensate line into the sealed sump pit?
Aug 9, 2016 · Some background: - Radon remediation system in place in the basement (usual sub-slab depressurization). - Sump pit covered with plexiglass and sealed. - Basement slab perimeter has drainage channel that wasn't filled in by the radon folks (I gather not optimal). - We are planning to replace the 80% efficient furnace in our unconditioned attic with a high efficiency unit since we are planning ...
Is dumping condensate into a sump pump basin really a good idea?
Feb 15, 2023 · My 1966 home’s crawlspace (CZ2) was encapsulated and a dehumidifier was installed just prior to my ownership in 2015. Two weeks ago I replaced the dehumidifier which was originally installed with the condensate drain dumping into a sump pump basin. Google tells me that this is a common way to take care of condensate water.
How best to manage minisplit condensate drainage
Dec 26, 2019 · The best way would be to have it drain through gravity and skip the condensate pump, one less thing to fail. It can drain either to outside or to a sewer pipe. If draining to a sewer pipe it has to be "indirect" -- i.e. with an air gap, a pipe inside a pipe, not plumbed in. Think of a washing machine drain.
Where should I drain condensate from a high-efficiency furnace?
Jul 3, 2018 · The condensate line was run from the pump through 39 feet of 1/2′ clear flexible “fish tank” tubing up into the exposed joist area in the utility room and over to the laundry drain pipe. The run was secured to pipes and things by looping it around objects and with tape.
Draining Condensate into Sewer Line - GreenBuildingAdvisor
Aug 14, 2019 · Ideally, you can drain it via an existing trap so that the trap doesn't dry out when it's not producing condensate. My condensate drain is plumbed to an Oatey Moda washing machine box, for which they make a clever funnel to allow the same drain to take the washing machine output as well as a condensate drain from the top.