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    vinnyusa Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 5, 2010, 06:31 PM
    How to route a water heater drain pan when there is no drain close by
    Well, I have to drain the water heater pan to the outside of the house but, I live in a condo and space is very limited, I have the a/c furnace above th water heater, can I hook
    The drain pan pipe to that of the a/c?
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    Apr 5, 2010, 11:23 PM

    You can if you can connect a small pump to the water heater drain pan and pump it vertically to the condensate line of the AC unit.

    Otherwise water does not run uphill.
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    Apr 6, 2010, 04:00 AM

    Where does the a/c condensate line go? IF it comes down to the floor can you run next to it? I don't suggest tying into it. If the condensate line gets plugged(which is not uncommon)it would back up into the water heater pan, posing a potential problem for the heater. I have seen this happen a few times.
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    Apr 6, 2010, 05:27 AM

    Is the water heater on a outside wal? Let me know, Tom
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