You can heat tape but your chances still exist for problems.
Qc in attic no condensate pump.
Well mainly it s a way to save space.
Central air conditioners produce something other than cool comfort.
So the first sign the condensate pump took a crap is a wet spot on the ceiling.
Water lots of it.
This pump has a secondary float switch to shut the system down if the pump fails.
So why put an hvac system up in the attic at all.
Hopefully that will stop wet spots in case of failure.
This is where the job of the condensate line comes in.
See those copper lines going into your hvac system.
This drain connects directly from your air conditioner to the outdoors giving condensation a way out of your home.
Air conditioner condensate pumps are a convenient way to collect and dispose of the condensate produced by an air conditioning system when the air handler cooling coil are located in a building location where the cooling condensate cannot be drained away by gravity.
And what the heck is it.
Condensate pumps air conditioning condensate pump installation repair.
Most updated central air conditioned homes have a new air conditioner split system meaning the ac is broken up into parts.
Attic hvac systems save space.
Air conditioners pull humidity out of the air and funnel the resulting water or condensate into a drain.
The amount of condensate the unit produces varies increasing as the outdoor humidity level rises.
It is 3 4 pvc and has a p trap and tee s into the bathroom sink vent in the attic.
This humidity turns into condensation which can back up in a drain pan connected to the indoor portion of your air conditioner.
If your air conditioner is not working and the furnace or air handler is located in your attic you will need to inspect the drain pain located directly underneath the evaporator coil in your air conditioning system.
Attached to those copper lines is your evaporator coil.
The old pvc drain had a vent immediately behind the p trap which consisted of a t pointing up with a 6 piece of pvc glued in it.
An outdoor unit which houses the fan condenser and compressor and an indoor unit which holds the evaporator and fan.
Except no one dwells in the attic as much as a basement.
Had a new air handler put in the attic and i need to hook up the condensate drain.
Problems with a central air conditioner s condensate drain.
Where is the evaporator coil.
The water that drains from a central air conditioning unit is condensate that has accumulated on the cooling coils within the unit.
90 furnaces still have an issue even if the drain don t freeze long periods of non use can make condensate problems within the heat exchanger.
Because dry air holds less heat energy humidity.
