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MARRIP3
Jun 4, 2007, 04:38 AM
My air conditioner is leaking at the base of the furnace
I have blown out the drain pvc pipe and there is water coming out?
But it still seems to leak on the floor around the unit.
There is another pvc pipe coming out of the unit(this one elbows up) next to the one that comes out and elbows down to the floor, the one that elbows up seems to have water in it too?

ballengerb1
Jun 4, 2007, 07:15 AM
You have a pan below you're a coil and that should catch the water. It may have lint and/or debris. Can you open the plenum and see the A? Inspect that pan and where it connects to the PVC drain pipe. I think you will find you clog there.

MARRIP3
Jun 4, 2007, 07:23 AM
You'll Have To Tell What The Plenum Is?

When I Take The Front That's Where My Filter Is Then By That I See The Two Pvc Pipes. The One That Comes Out The Front And Elbows Straight Up And The One That Next To It That Also Comes Out The Front Next To That One And Elbows Down To The Drain On The Floor

ballengerb1
Jun 4, 2007, 07:50 AM
Above the furnace is a large boxlike thing usually galvanized sheet metal. Your hot air ducts leave from this box, that's your plenum and inside is a framed coil. The A frame is like a car radiator but cold. So cold water condenses on it and drips into a pan below it. That pans connects to the PVC drain to get rid of the condensation.

MARRIP3
Jun 4, 2007, 07:53 AM
Thank You So Much For Your Answer I Printed This And Will Let My Husband Know. What Purpose Does That Pvc Pipe Next To The Drain Pipe Serve
Turning My Research On Line I Think Some One Referred To It As A Peep Hole?

ballengerb1
Jun 4, 2007, 07:59 AM
I would need to see the "plumbing" inside to know for sure. Do you have a humidifier? It could be its drain.

MARRIP3
Jun 4, 2007, 08:41 AM
Don't Believe I Have A Humidifier Basically On The Front Of The Unit Right Next To Each Other One Pvc Pipe Comes Out Elbows Down To The Drain In The Floor The Other One Comes Out And Elbows Staight Up When You Stick Your Finger In This There Is Water And Quite A Bit Of Dirt We Use The Shop Vac And Got The Dirt Out And If Pore Bleach In This Hole It Does Come Out The Drain Pipe?