Alternatively they might use a garden hose or plumbers snake to remove the clog.
Attic ac ni visible drain pipes.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
The air conditioner drain pipe is always open at the pan attachment that s where the air needed to drain the condensate comes in.
If you see another pvc pipe connected to the air handler itself follow it in the attic to see where it goes.
It had been clogged and was dripping water into the overflow pan and needed to be unclogged.
Attic hvac systems save space.
Water was condensing on the pvc drain pipe because of the humid attic and the cold drain p.
After physically removing any visible debris from the ac drain or drain pipe opening the most likely way the technician will clear the clogged drain is using suction from a shop vacuum or wet vac.
It can potentially cause extensive and expensive water damage.
Leave basement ceiling pipes to create more room most of the time these pipes will be recessed into the support beams of the floor above.
Luckily it is usually easy to clear out a clog.
My ceiling was stained from a water leak from the ac in the attic.
Other signs of a clogged ac drain pipe include.
Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.
Today i replaced a portion of the condensate drain pipe on my ac in the attic.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.
This is where problems occur and may lead to a backlog of water and or a blockage.
A powerful wet dry vac and proper hose attachment can take care of most jobs.
If discharging into a plumbing vent in the attic there must be a wet trap as defined by water discharge sufficient to maintain a seal on the trap.
A clog in the drain line of an attic ac unit is a homeowner s worst nightmare.
If the furnace is a 80 furnace it makes no condensate thus the trap could go dry when in the heating mode and could allow sewer gas into the air stream and into the home.
If your ac is not cooling or running at all due to a clogged ac pipe the water safety switch would have been triggered preventing it from operating.
Use the attic access in the garage right next the drain pipe and see if that is the drain attached to the air handler itself or the emergency drain attached to the drip pan.
You can t alter these to remove them but rather than installing drywall for a ceiling to hide the pipes you could make them prettier and leave the pipes exposed.
