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  • Jan 31, 2017, 08:11 AM
    ronnie h
    Condensate box
    Does the motor on condonsate box supposed to run all the time
  • Jan 31, 2017, 10:55 AM
    ma0641
    If it is pumping water all the time, yes. If not pumping, no, the float is stuck or the microswitch is bad.
  • Jan 31, 2017, 05:02 PM
    joypulv
    Mine stopped working and someone said 'kick it to maybe free the float,' but that didn't start it, so I had a eureka moment and ran a very long tube across my cellar to a big plastic bin next to a sink. I go down there every 2 weeks with a bucket and empty most of it into the sink.

    Cost me nothing, and saves on my electric usage. (Just be careful; it's acidic.)
  • Feb 1, 2017, 11:20 AM
    ballengerb1
    Condensate pumps go bad fairly frequently since they are built cheap. You could drop the end of the tube in a bucket or just buy a new pump.
    https://www.zoro.com/little-giant-pu...A&gclsrc=aw.ds

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