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Because the pan under the air handler in the attic was full, which thankfully shut the system down. But the condensate drain is working. The pan does not have a drain itself. I sucked out two wet/dry vac loads of water out of the pan and the system is running again but I can’t figure out why the pan filled up if the condensate drain is flowing.
My first question, are all these test caps supposed to be secured on these three holes? Because they were. House is nine months old and this HVAC system is 30 years newer than the last system I tended in our last house so I’m slightly out of my depth. There’s also a piece of PVC pipe with a cap on it stuck in a fourth hole. It easily pulls out. See pic below. It looks like a secondary drain with a P-trap that is open over the pan.
Second question, assuming those four caps/lids/whatever are correct, how the heck did my pan fill up, because as mentioned, the condensate drain is flowing fine. There was some condensation on a small area of the bottom of the air handler, also pictured, but I’m guessing this isn’t what filled up my pan.
@jjwestbrook
After evacuating the water from the pan
Condensation on the bottom of the airhandler over the pan
My first question, are all these test caps supposed to be secured on these three holes? Because they were. House is nine months old and this HVAC system is 30 years newer than the last system I tended in our last house so I’m slightly out of my depth. There’s also a piece of PVC pipe with a cap on it stuck in a fourth hole. It easily pulls out. See pic below. It looks like a secondary drain with a P-trap that is open over the pan.
Second question, assuming those four caps/lids/whatever are correct, how the heck did my pan fill up, because as mentioned, the condensate drain is flowing fine. There was some condensation on a small area of the bottom of the air handler, also pictured, but I’m guessing this isn’t what filled up my pan.
@jjwestbrook
After evacuating the water from the pan
Condensation on the bottom of the airhandler over the pan
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