Clogged drain traps are gnarly!

[@MyMessage_Is_Simple]

Use a shop vac whenever possible so you don't push the gunk down the line for another clog later on

[@WorldofHVAC]

I flushed it down to the other trap too

[@JayWil29]

@@WorldofHVAC 2 traps…. That not good…..

[@WorldofHVAC]

What do you mean?

[@WorldofHVAC]

Yea that why there's a vent installed

[@JayWil29]

@@WorldofHVAC
Open air allows far more bacteria to grow.
It’s problematic…
Find a way to pipe it solo, if it’s connected to others. If not, why multiple traps?

[@papawhelp]

Oh mannn, I love that line, "if you don't schedule maintenance for your system,your system will schedule it for you".

[@WorldofHVAC]

Yea buddy. It works wonders

[@HVAC-TECH-Les]

Run a shop vac while pouring a gallon of hot tap water through the secondary if possible.....then finish up by cleaning the primary pan

[@Suzib1984]

Had my ac serviced and drains cleaned… paid a guy 350 to come do it. About 2 months later noticed a wet spot in the ceiling upstairs, checked it out and low and behold there was insulation shoved into the pipe… now while this wouldn’t be uncommon because it’s an attic, this attic was pretty much finished so who ever it was had to go find the insulation. Needless to say I filed a complaint against them.

[@John..556]

350 to clean it holy chit

[@WorldofHVAC]

Yea thats very high

[@Milkybetrayal]

I too use a zip tie Instead of a nedi pot.

[@jelaciohernandez2530]

I always use the zip tie. I love that line “ if u don’t schedule a maintenance the system will schedule one for u

[@Poogimuns]

CZcams is not trash what a good recommendation

[@WorldofHVAC]

Thanks! That means alot

[@MrDrac10]

My air conditioning guy told me to pour vinegar down the inside tube and push out all that gunk that collects inside the tube. And believe me it works.

[@astroid99]

2023 is the year i learned vinegar is basically a super liquid. Add a small amount to drinking water to slowdown bacteria growth(romans did this), cleans faucets, cleans cooking pots, can be used to get the taste of soap out of your bottles without leaving any taste of its own. And defo more uses.

[@Blitzkrieg.u812]

Wow !....no one ever heard of a condensate brush...

[@stephenotto2294]

1 cup of white distilled vinegar each month

[@WorldofHVAC]

Agreed

[@Roberob1189]

Every 6 months. I have 700 units I work for. So 1400 handlers. Most barely have anything when I check them in 6 months. This pipe shown looks like is has never been clean lol.

[@jmackinjersey1]

This is something I do for a lot of my clients every spring. I also pour 30% vinegar down the pipe to clean the gunk out.

[@TimothyRoosa-vp9iq]

For those of y'all wondering, it's slime mold.

[@whodathunkithuh1001]

Why not just tell everyone that a periodic application of bleach right in the p trap will prevent predatory ac techs from charging exorbitant prices to pour bleach in the trap like it was initially plumbed to do. And explain what an air trap accomplishes in the first place. This is basic homeowner maintenance that is never explained.

[@WorldofHVAC]

This is an entertaining short. Don't pour bleach in your drainline. Bleach fumes will corrode the evaporator coil. Vinegar is better for drainline maintenance.

[@whodathunkithuh1001]

@@WorldofHVAC Yea. Ok. I've heard this also, if done slowly in a controlled manner, it's perfectly fine because vinegar doesn't do anything to clean the alge buildup, again having to call an "ac tech" to clear the drain. The ac tech in turn will use bleach to get it clear acting like he did something spectacular for a $150 service call. People with common sense are a rare occurrence these days, good for you. People with common sense been pouring a small amount of bleach in those traps for decades with no need to call ac techs to do the same in return, keeping them clear year around without deteriorating drain pans.

[@WorldofHVAC]

@whodathunkit huh 👍do what you want. An annual maintenance will also take care of drain lines but thats just milking customers right?

[@whodathunkithuh1001]

@@WorldofHVAC Yes. In 16yrs I've poured bleach in my air trap about 6 times. The bigger problem is ac installers leave huge gaps in the return box that transfer dirt, debris, and hot/humid are straight into the avap coils, causing excessive water in the drain pans, it's another nice trick ac installers pass onto the homeowner. I totally sealed my return air plenum from pulling dirty, hot, humid air from inside the walls all the way from the attic space and adjoining room walls to prevent overworking the unit and clogging the evap, drain pan, and air trap with dirt, debris, and algea buildup. Hell, I've seen denim bluejeans and newspaper shoved in the walls inside the return air plenum by desperate homeowners trying to seal leaks, most houses I've peeked in, were totally unsealed. Great for service calls. Do everyone a favor, and detail this issues so you can make your money honestly on installing a maintenance free system like they were intended.

[@jbsimmons54]

​@@WorldofHVAC What are those slimy boogers made of?

[@jstrand8803]

That is why shop facts are perfect for that job

[@fstopPhotography]

Well, it's 9:37pm and saw this video.
You guesses it, I jumped up out of bed and grabbed the ladder and headed to the attic of our new house.
Guess what I found?
There wasn't a "T" so I could clean my AC condensation drain pipe.
First thing tomorrow morning, I'm going shopping.
Thank you for this very informative video. You just saved me a ton of money.

[@WorldofHVAC]

Glad I could help! If you're going to rebuild your drainline watch this video. It will help with future cleaning so you dont have to worry about taking it back apart.
czcams.com/video/QoLZYkrltBo/video.html

[@fstopPhotography]

Yep, I did.
Thank you.

[@fstopPhotography]

​​@@WorldofHVAC
I have another question.
In the beginning of your video, you pulled a cap off of the top of the PVC that had two wires coming from it.
What was that?

[@WorldofHVAC]

Thats a float switch. Its a device that will shut down the unit if the water backs up so it doesnt flood your house

[@fstopPhotography]

Ok, just finished my AC unit drip pipe.
There was a "P" trap, but no way to clean it out.
I was surprised to see hoe much bacteria was in there since we bought the house in May. New build btw.
I've already forwarded a link to my two daughters and my son.
Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
It's greatly appreciated.

[@TRUMPUSA1]

My condensation overflow tube was clogged once. Water started to leak from the base of the A coil atop my furnace. The clog was some translucent jelly-like goo that fortunately came right out. Similar to this video.

[@WorldofHVAC]

Good ol algae buildup

[@bamacat4469]

A hand auger works awesome on a/c drains

[@WorldofHVAC]

Never thought to use one. That's a good idea

[@nickmills1786]

They don't flush lines like you show them. They don't even change the filters. No matter what we say.

[@WorldofHVAC]

Nope! Thats called job security lol

[@omarantonetti8417]

Diluted drain solve with warm water and capping the port outside will make any homeowner almost throw up with what comes out with a shop vacc cleaning 😂😂😂

[@mick7even]

Should have used desani water

[@nitawilliams9726]

Thank you!!! I just did what you said...
Nasty
I appreciated ...again thanks❤

[@Teaganderry]

I'm an RN with a cast iron stomach, but that gelatinous blob of garbage made me want to hurl!

[@TimothyRoosa-vp9iq]

Slime mold

[@al6347]

It's called drain snot

[@thomasjefferson5727]

Paintball barrel squeegee wouldve been money right here.

[@appliancedude63]

I cleaned my own from watching your video. It looked like puke coming out. Respect 👍

[@WorldofHVAC]

Awesome! Glad I could help

[@bigc8300]

I Like your cleany outy thingy. Cool.

[@WorldofHVAC]

Its just a duct tie lol

[@bigc8300]

@@WorldofHVAC It worked in a pinch

[@supertech20002]

Bleach tablets in pan. It will remove the slime with no harm to the pcv pipes.

[@ThePeavey23]

Don’t need a trap unless on the negative side . Open end tee with a cap

[@Alwaystrucking658]

😂😂😂system will schedule and appointment for you.😂😂truth

[@jayjones8424]

How would i clear a full drain line in a attic? Could i use a 50ft drain snake?

[@WorldofHVAC]

czcams.com/video/4a4GTQXNnQA/video.html
I gotcha covered

[@JohnNguyen-iw8qn]

Tell me you're paid by the hour.... Without telling me you're paid by the hour.... Battery op shop vac has left the chat.

[@BigDumpling]

Not me thinking this was a geo cache video

[@noneofyourbusiness3343]

The amount of people trying to tell u the correct way to clear a p trap…. There’s a thousand ways to skin a cat there is no right or wrong. Clear the obstruction and flush the shit out of the trap, probably the easiest thing u can do in hvac and people still trying to critique it lmfao

[@WorldofHVAC]

Yea idk why someone would suggest replacing it. Honestly seems like more work

[@eddwiggins4383]

I pour a 32 ounce cup of hot water and bleach down my condensation drain every 3 months

[@aoksys31]

Why can't they use a larger diameter drain line instead of a 3/4" pvc pipe?

[@dab_checks4488]

It’s hard to schedule maintenance now a days, everyone is basically over charging for everything

[@loril.mangold8160]

you can get REALLY REALLY SICK from that gross mold, and bacteria that's in that trap

[@user-zt6bt8dp2c]

Idk I’ve seen to many A/C repair man scam videos don’t trust em. But I do want the evaporator cleaned think it’s covered with lint might have to call and hope for the best.

[@jeremytaylor846]

Nucalgon makes a co2 operated drain cleaner also. It’s worth every penny

[@WhowereEpsteinsclients]

That trap is way to close to the evaporator move it down the line 6 to 8 inches and that will not gunk up as bad. Also it looks like that drain has never been cleaned.

[@omarantonetti8417]

There's a big ol sticker that comes on the airhandler explaining how a ptrap should go. It's fine, homeowners just haven't maintained it or their preferred company is not cleaning it purposely to get that drain line money.

[@WhowereEpsteinsclients]

@@omarantonetti8417 There may be some fine print about a p trap but it is not a “big ole” sticker. Remember to ise a brush with the pookie.

[@3rdeyeguns72]

Yk they make trap brushes right😂

[@WorldofHVAC]

Yea but these are free lol

[@romanpuente8381]

Straight up BARS at the end there gonna use that on my customers

[@Cromedome093]

I like using hydrogen peroxide for those

[@JoeytheJerk]

If you have 5 minutes dump anything carbonated in there it will eat it right out

[@WorldofHVAC]

I need to try that

[@TheFoxygrandpa69]

They'd benefit from some pan tabs

[@richlymann6451]

Shop vac to the rescue

[@JuniperBrew]

Needs water and a shop vacuum and anti microbial

[@YoutubeisAZZho]

People don't ever maintain their shit in their house until it breaks. They don't know the definition of preventative maintenance. But it cost them three times as much to just let it go.
No it's not an air trap it's a p-trap. But I guess in a way it does stop air from being sucked back through the tube when the air handlers running so I'll give it to you.

[@sbryan40]

Easy fix. Pour white distilled vinegar twice a year. Understand when you stop using your a/c unit, water will stay in your "p" trap. That is why it's very important to add vinegar so it mixes with water but will not dry up and clog your drain. Second time would be when you use your a/c for the first time. That will wash off the vinegar that was poured during the winter time. While your a/c runs, your drain line will never clog. Make sure your drain outside is also clear and not stabbed into the ground.

[@Sidfields789]

Is this something a homeowner can do or do you have to call the HVAC company?

[@WorldofHVAC]

You can do it! I have a guide that can help you out.
czcams.com/video/4a4GTQXNnQA/video.html

[@Sidfields789]

@@WorldofHVAC
Thank you.

[@Banannaspot]

So how often?

[@Glum1964]

Well, get the last of it out! Don’t leave us hanging!! Post-10 you ain’t! I wanna see whirlpools!😂

[@cj-bd3ql]

What guy put that crazy PVC together

[@Icecold0505]

Straight nasty brah!

[@augustwest9727]

😐 my central air system is an old R22 system. Its like 20 years old, only thing ive ever done to it is put a resuce motor in it like 8 years ago... I dont know why it continues working lol.

[@Frank-mv1jg]

Water jet works well

[@114lambo]

Cap the sensor and put a water hose in the other side

[@WorldofHVAC]

Ive hooked up a hose to the water heater before. Works like a charm

[@miles11we]

Plumbing is the absolute worst. It could just be something innocuous in there but after sitting in water and turning into a weird lumpy sludge?
I got a pretty strong stomach but wet cat food and plumbing goo gets to me.

[@Warriormedic68]

Phillip DiFranco must be bored of the news, he got into making videos about HVAC

[@WorldofHVAC]

🤣🤣

[@DonaldAJr]

My central air conditioner doesn't have anything like that.

[@WorldofHVAC]

You might not need it.

[@DonaldAJr]

@@WorldofHVAC that's what I was thinking. It just goes from I believe it's called a condenser to a drain. Straight down above 4' without a trap.

[@WorldofHVAC]

Condenser is outside. Do you have a furnace? That would be positive pressure and that doesnt need a trap

[@dylanbailey8464]

With that much mold and bacteria is it really a bad call to just replace the trap? Not an HVAC guy so no idea what the costs associated are.

[@WorldofHVAC]

Its algae. And its not going into the air stream

[@MeUrWishGranted]

Love that saying!

[@MrsBuddevil]

Is there supposed to be a trap on all systems like that

[@TheNorthsquad]

Vinegar
Once a month prevents this

[@Chefmacks041]

Question: is this code for you guys? Why the trap when it’s not even sealing

[@WorldofHVAC]

What do you mean sealing?

[@ecay]

You can do the maintenance on your time or their time and I promise you there time is not going to be convenient for your time

[@al6347]

Um jello pudding.

[@thomasmccombs5314]

Yes use your old shop vac

[@sunnybono7578]

just dump baking soda and vinegar... clean out anything!!!!!

[@Freonleon]

It looks to be a icp brand in my neck of the woods the humidity and whatever they put on them evap coils cause what we call elephant snot

[@WorldofHVAC]

It's a Carrier so yea not far off

[@Freonleon]

@@WorldofHVAC yeah a icp brand. There only like 5 mfg companies and international comfort products (icp) makes the carrier, Kenmore, Payne, Bryant, heili or whatever. Only thing that changes is the price for the sticker name

[@ludwigkieschnick8591]

Spray it with bleach half and half. A small bleach tab chunk. If you have steel pan spray only.

[@WorldofHVAC]

Never use bleach. Bleach fumes will corrode all metal components

[@Buttablack]

Or you could just put the drain cap on the side of the p-trap and blow it out like a normal person.

[@WorldofHVAC]

Yea but this was more fun

[@TheDiosdebaca]

Till you find out some idiot didn't glue a fitting in a wall, and you now have a bigger mess!

[@darrylsouthard252]

See, when I go to a clogged drain I always find the source of the clog
In that situation your looking at a dirty coil, so I pull it and clean then clean the drain...even in plumbing u shouldn’t just clear drains u find the source and correct it
If all you did was clear the drain it will clog again and soon

[@WorldofHVAC]

Welcome to the entertaining stuff I post on the internet

[@TheDiosdebaca]

If you want to pump down a unit, clean an 8 year old coil and hope it can hold pressure and a vacuum after, go for it. I avoid pull and cleans if I can help it.

[@darrylsouthard252]

@@TheDiosdebaca if you can’t bend line sets , or take the hangers off them to be able to pull a coil in the first place then get another profession
And if u don’t know how to pump a unit down get another profession
If your line sets and coil won’t hold pressure and pull a vacuum even with age on them there wouldn’t be any Freon/ refrigerant in the system so that’s a whole other problem, if you didn’t know that get another profession
If you don’t do Hvac then stfu 😂
It’s not as hard as u may think , are you an installer thinking they know what there talking about? If your a service technician then we have a problem
Again if your not in hvac then why did u comment

[@kellsbellls]

Dang that's nasty

[@andrew10273]

Why is the drain in insulated?? Someone?

[@WorldofHVAC]

Drains in my area sweat.

[@bige859]

do y’all not have drain brushes wherever you are

[@randalwoods4781]

Dang what is that build up?

[@daveyt4802]

What is that goop??

[@WorldofHVAC]

Algae build-up

[@labortechs5661]

Like ever is saying... shop vac

[@bobcranberries5853]

Best practice is to find the end of the drain line and blow it back with a Gallo gun.😂

[@WorldofHVAC]

The drain line is terminated in the plumbing stack. Dude I just posted a video on the Gallo gun and the cannon attachment. Its awesome

[@kimberHD45]

Drain traps are “necessary” for maintenance calls and revenue, that’s about it.

[@WorldofHVAC]

A negative flow system 100% needs a trap

[@user-lo6il3ds4x]

If that's all you do the other tech will be there in less then a week

[@elchinoantrax3774]

Interview people form out of state like the cali people Colorado it seems like the Houston thing is the same shit just different people

[@WorldofHVAC]

What?

[@daltontarrance3077]

Doesn't even call em panduits SMH

[@WorldofHVAC]

The shame

[@charlesmorse4050]

cap it, blow it, and flush it

[@Yeabud]

Pour ice machine cleaner through it and blazing hot water

[@RavenBlaze]

Would bleach or dish soap help that?

[@clognever]

That will fix it

[@MrDallasboy33]

I would of use a wet vac

[@WorldofHVAC]

This way is more fun. Sometimes I'll use a vac and it will start drawing air from the coil like the past of least resistance

[@crucialcontroversy7565]

Shop vac with a piece of pex

[@silkieslicklepickle]

What’s the point of insulating that condensate line smh

[@WorldofHVAC]

They sweat in humid areas smh

[@broderickbrownbrown4082]

PVC pipe shouldn’t be that small at least three-quarter to an inch

[@WorldofHVAC]

That is 3/4

[@Jason-ws3cd]

Gallo gun

[@WorldofHVAC]

That thing gets expensive after awhile

[@Rado88]

Just suck it out with a small shop vac

[@tarabutts3779]

Mmmmm legionella

[@theatomicclap5328]

Don't eat that.

[@dubiousnutt2113]

I love using bleach down the lines

[@JohnNguyen-iw8qn]

Dude do you not own a shop vac? Done in ten seconds.

[@pbialpha2911]

Blow the drain line out 😅

[@supertech20002]

That can cause pipe separation!

[@Kanashimi-sm3tw]

A cap of bleach every month or so can help it from building up so bad

[@namewithheld7835]

Pour some coke cola

[@WorldofHVAC]

Not a bad idea