Bryant 113/114 Air Conditioner leaking water

[PabloCruise]

Water is leaking out of evaporator straight down onto blower motor - brilliant!

House was completed in Dec '09, we bout in April of '10.

Looks like I am SOL on warranty.

Anyone have any experience?

 

[john_eckels]

My AC unit has a 1" pvc pipe routed from the evaporator chamber to a drain in the floor. The pipe plugged up once and I had the same problem. I used compressed air unblock it.

 

[PabloCruise]

My drain looks like it accepts a drain from the evaporator as well the furnace, so if I blow into the drain it will just escape where the evap hose drips into my drain.

Any chance you could post an image of where you blew in?

A neighbor said that the local dealer/installer came out and replaced a section of tube/pipe that was required to be in compliance with code with another tube/pipe because the design for code clogs up.
They still charged the $80 service call fee...

 

[john_eckels]

It is most likely clogged in the section that has a dip in it to make a water trap. Blow at the very end where it drains to the floor. Put you hand around the pipe and blowgun to make a seal. If that don't work, plug the furnace drain with a wet rag or cork and blow again. If that still doesn't work, take a hack saw and cut where a straight section is and use a snake or something to unclog it. Don't cut it in a place where all the water will drain into your motor and electronics. You can get a coupler at Home Depot to put it back together. I wouldn't glue it together in case you need to unplug it again. You don't need to pay an $80 service fee to fix this. You can replace and re-plumb the whole thing yourself for around $10.

 

[john_eckels]

This may be of help http://frugaldad.com/diy-project-2-unclogging-an-air-conditioner-drain/

 

[Cuerno Largo]

the PVC often gets clogged with mold. Pour some bleach in the PVC also and use pressure as mentioned above. I used a water hose to unplug mine because the thing was too thick to move with air compressor. Mine plugged up after I sold the house but two weeks before I moved out. Unit was in attic and drip pan filled up. Nice hickey to replace the sheetrock and paint for ceiling and one room.

Now I pour bleach in the unit of my new house whenever I change the filters.

 

[sggoat]

Bleach in the air handler drain pan is a solution(after the drain line is unplugged). I would not leave this in the drain/pan for very long, though. Chlorine has a nasty habit of corroding aluminum and solder joints. Flush it out after a day or two. After the line is clear, once per month blow a water hose up into the drip line drain loop for a few seconds--you won't believe what comes out when it drains--

 

[PabloCruise]

Thanks all. Of course it cooled off (then flooded) here after I had water in the drain pan for who knows how long!