Check This Before It Floods Your Home
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Find this and make the company who installed the unit aware of the incomplete work performed by their technician. Explain you hired them expecting a professional installation and complete installation. Also, your pump should be whisper quiet when running, if it has become noisy most likely it's getting clogged with slime and should be cleaned.
Pro-tip: Just like he showed, but ALSO wire an indicator light across that switch, which will light up, to visually alert you that your pump is not draining, if the switch opens and compressor enable signal has been interrupted. I used a red LED with a current limiting resistor calculated to work with my 24 volt system. My cutoff switch WAS correctly wired by the AC installers, I simply added the light as a troubleshooting aid.
That was very good to learn. As I am a residential installer.
I keep a spare pump unit on hand. There may also be a safety switch where the interior drain pipe comes out, does the same thing but on the pan, so those can be wired in series.
Awesome information that's often overlooked!!!
Mines been disconnected with wires. Hanging in there for two years. Thanks for hooking me up.
its amazing how much condensation comes off the ac unit in the summer. Seems ours is always dripping.
I guess broken washer lines are another common flooding problem.
EXCELLENT! Many thanks for the clear explanation.
A way of notifying you that the pump isn’t working, other than your house is getting cold would also be nice.
Thank you for recording and posting this valuable educational video.
So much great information on this channel!!
thanks Excellent information. You channel is great.
Good vid. I also use moisture sensors on the floor around all water sources for potentioal failure. Hot water heater, furnace, freezers, and dishwashers. They are cheap insurance and many are bluetooth capable to monitor with your phone. Around $40 for 3 sensors.
Thanks a lot for this tip.
I appreciated the video!!
Very informative! Thank you sir
Great step by step video. 👍
Can u do one on how to read pressures on a heat pump love the videos man
I had this happen twice. After the second time, I eliminated the pump and ran the air conditioning and heater condensation lines via an elbow and T fittings into an 8 1/2 foot PVC pipe to the closest french drain. Haven't had an issue since.
I did that, and a couple of months and some gallons later I found out the drain was only partially functional. 🤦
Good stuff ‼
Thank you so much for the video! I am curious if you would do this if there was already a float switch installed on the ac unit pan? Thanks
Great channel
Great !!!
I despise wire nuts especially for low voltage cables. It seems wire nuts are prone to cutting the cable from too much twisting or what seems like an adequate amount of twisting but the wire not decided to dig in a little heavy and rip the hole wire off.
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Question if hooked up that way and it did shut down the system would it tell what happen in the error code example two flashes check condensate pump ?
When the furnace shuts down while you are out of town and the pipes freeze and burst I think you will have a much larger water problem.
just a question that drain from furnace to pump. probably in the way of accessing that motor?
I find my hvac guys are hit or miss with these pumps.
some times that drain pipe in to deep and we get slight gurgling and water on floor. or you can't get the pump out or there without tipping spilling etc. . I tell them sit it on a brick. put the pipe in a 1/2 ti 3/4 " . the you take brick out it slides down .easy easy.
I know you can do it by screwing to cabinet as shown. but when you build many homes sometimes that has flows
In our area, there must be a drain by every water heater and furnace, its code. I’m the original owner, I have a drain in the basement next to the water heater and the furnace. The home was built in 2003. A friend lives in a townhouse in our area built at the same time. His furnace and water heater are on the 2nd floor, he also had a drain for furnace, water heater and washing machine.
I saw one safety switch wires hanging out of a condensate pump at a businesses data server closet. I shook my head in disbelief.
If you have that much condensation to create a flood, a larger issue must be considered.
I have had a property flood due to a clogged condensate line. Thousands in damage. IMO, these should be built in to all systems.
I would love to see a video on condensate pump maintenance. Is vinegar safe to use, how much to put in etc. the clear plastic hose on mine looks gross.
Thanks for the suggestion!
I run a quarter cup of bleach through it every once in awhile when I notice it looking gross
how bad would it be if i brazed a line set and didnt pruge
Feels like there should be an indicator of some kind. When the AC or furnace stops working, it could take quite a while for a homeowner to know it's something as simple as a condensate pump.
If this trips, it breaks red so the thermostat will have no power so it should be pretty clear. But some condensate pumps have a light that says if it’s working it will be green, red if it has failed to push the water out
Help question? need to know if a heat exchanger is turning black at the top is it going to crack soon?? Local service company I feel is lying but who can ya trust furnace is from 1999
So I'm on vacation in the heart of the winter. The condensate pump fails and shuts down my combi unit when I'm away. The temperature in my home drops and my pipes start to freeze and then burst. So do I want some water on the floor under my combi or do I want my pipes to burst and flood my home?
My condensate pumps have never had a safety switch. And I've been flooded many times because of that. I never even knew a safety switch was a thing!
I got tired of totally unreliable condensate pumps and they are not cheap. I've had probably every failure possible, leaving me with a wet basement. I hate them. Instead, for close to 20 years now I've been running a small sump pump in a 5 gallon bucket as my condensate pump. I necked down the output into 1in PVC which slows the pumping rate a little bit to slightly reduce cycling. I got about 15 years out of the first (harbor freight) pump and replaced it with the cheapest one I could find at Home Depot on a Sunday. It was the same price as a tiny little condensate pump, but I've never had a little condensate pump go even 5 years without giving me problems.
But you can still flood if the pump fails. Hook up the safety switch to your air handler!
What terminal in the furnace connects to the red wire? what is the letter?
R
Test your pumps and gravity drains before you leave 💯……
Wow I did not know that some contractors would overlook that. Seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen due to negligence.
Timely video mine just failed..
My instruction manual says to wire it to the yellow wire. What’s the difference? What’s the benefit in wiring to the red instead of yellow?
If you break yellow it will turn the condenser off, so the fan will stay running but the condenser will lose signal until the problem is fixed 👍🏼 I like breaking red because the customer will automatically know there is a problem
@@diyhvacguy so the yellow only applies to the ac but not the furnace then? The furnace would still run generating condensation? Also if you break the red wouldnt the smart thermostat turn off?
Isn't that hookup supposed to be done by the installer
Supposed to but they don’t so many times
Flood sounds like a really strong word for this application.
You’d be surprised how much water a high efficiency furnace or an air conditioner creates!
@@diyhvacguy Agreed. When mine went, I had no idea. The water made it all the way to the other side of the basement under the flooring before I noticed it. Unless you sleep beside your furnace, you'd never know right when it happens.
All Condensate pumps do not have the safety switch.
Well then you need to get one that does cuz it will flood that space when the motor quits
That is true, need to pay attention to the model number when buying.
Pro-Tip: If the tech doesn’t have a safety switch on his truck when he tells you one needs to be ordered, do not let him leave without testing the drain fully.
Ask me how I know.
The problem I see with hooking this up is, if the furnace stops working, you now have a connected appliance that could be causing the furnace to stop. I'm sure it makes a difference if the furnace is on an upper floor or attic, but if the repairman is not the sharpest tack in the box, he could get more involved then necessary. If the furnace is in the attic or upper floor, why can't in most circumstances, just run the drain line directly to the drain system. I may not be a plumber but, my daddy told me, the only thing you have to know is, sh!t won't run uphill. If the women don't find you handsome, they may find you handy.😂😂😂
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i have a concrete basement floor i could care less about a quart of water spilling on floor I'd rather have a high-water alarm than ever hooking up a switch to turn off heat while I'm not home and freeze the whole house.
A quart? You should probably measure just how much water comes out in a 24 hour period. It will vary depending on the moisture content in the gas and how much gas you are burning.
I came home after a 3 day weekend, to splish splashy carpet in my basement hallway and two rooms. My boys didn't notice any water before we left for the weekend, but it must have failed soon after. Sometimes the gas is really wet and will flow a steady stream of water while the heat is running. I've measured it at about 2 cups per minute, or a quart every 2 minutes of operation but usually it's more more than 5 minutes for a quart. I have a bigger sump now which takes about 3 gallons before it pumps out. It does that multiple times per day when highs are below freezing. I don't think the house would have gotten cold enough to freeze in the three days I was gone that time, but for me three days is surely going to put out enough water to cause damage.
Yea people don’t realize how much is coming out because it goes into a drain or gets pumped out without them even noticing but it’s a lot!
@@diyhvacguy You can measure it in _gallons!_
if not corrected, you will get mold and maybe start to wonder "why things smell so bad". concrete or not.
I am not talking about permanently letting water pour out on floor I mean put in an alarm to fix the broken condensate pump rather than shutting off the heat when it stops working@@james-kh7oi