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Marilyn K

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My airconditioner is draining into the secondary overflow pipe. What could be causing the system to not use the primary?
 

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Drain line

Your primary line is probably clogged up with debris. If you want to try it, you can take off one of the side panels on the unit, and see what’s blocking the drain line. Make sure you turn off the unit first. You can use a shop vac to blow out the line (from the outside), but I would first try and blow the clog up to the unit, so you don’t lodge the debris into the line, by sucking it at first.
Make sure you take care of this problem as soon as you can, because if the second line gets clogged up the water will over flow and soak your drywall, (if your unit is in the attic).

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Marilyn K

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One more question

I just noticed that the primary overflow is dripping. It seems that the secondary drips when the unit has been on for a long time. Any other thoughts?

Thank you!
 

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The main line may not be totally blocked, and on a humid day, the overflow makes it to the secondary...still think you need to clean out the drain line. Normally, if the main line is running free, it can handle all of the condensate.
 

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You need to clean out the line pronto. You can use a little snake from the inside or the outside. You can also use compressed air. If working from the outside end, watch out for the deluge when you finally break through the blockage. That water can be very foul-smelling.

If using compressed gas, don't ever let go of the hose, or you can really hurt yourself.

They also make tablets that you can put in the drain pan to help dissolve mineral deposits.
 
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