Just turned on A/C for 1st time in 6 months and no water is coming out of drain pipe. Is this normal? Unit is 2 years old and is located in hallway. Aside from air filter, do A/C units need servicing/cleaning periodically?
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Maybe it's not humid enough?
Check the drain for being plugged up, if it is humid,and it's making cold, the water is going SOMEWHERE..
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Funny you should mention humidity..fire burning here in So.Cal and humidity is @ 8%. Would low humidity affect water drainage in AC? Poured water down drain pipe near opening at air handler and came out nicely at other end..whats worse that can happen?
The tempature of the coil has to get below the dewpoint before it will condense water.My guess is that the with 8% RH that it is too dry to get any condensation..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
I just checked and your current dewpoint is 32*F.http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Covina%2CCaI am not sure of the exact temp of your coil, but probably around 50-55*..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
Thank you all for responding..I guess my only approach is to wait and see what happens..
Refrigerant systems for comfort cooling have a typical refrigerant saturated suction temperature of 43 to 48 degF. This roughly equates to the coil surace temperature at its coldest point.
you got no humidity and probably minimal if any condensate with your cooling function. Get a 'pysch' chart and you can prett much determine if you will have condensate at any given condition ... 8%H @ say 80 degF being cooled to say 50-55 degF ... don't have my chart handy or I'd tell you ... sorry.
Algae in the pan?
Bono,
Most ac's have primary and secondary condensate drains.
The primary drains into the house sewer and is not noticed.
If the primary becomes clogged then the secondary is designed to discharge above a window so that it is noticed by the homeowner.
It can be common for the drain to get plugged, too. If the service guy doesn't check the drain in a routine check, then get another guy ... that should be standard. Lots of things can happen ... algae, spiders/bugs nesting or dead.
Yeah, it's too dry there for condensation to occur. Count yourself lucky.