It s similar to the trap under your kitchen or bathroom sink.
Air conditioning ac condensate drain p trap.
A p trap serves a very important purpose on an a c unit.
It coats the pan p trap and drain piping with a lubricative film to improve flow and prevent future soil adhesion.
That is why in the summer your car drips water.
Air was coming in from the outside and creating a dam which was preventing the condensation from going out of the a c and.
P traps have to be installed on a suction system so a p trap was added.
The slow dissolving enzyme gel will outperform and outlast conventional tablets and strips.
I have a forced air furnace air handler in my basement with a standard a c unit condenser out side a c coil in the main supply truck about a couple inches over the furnace air handler.
Viper condensate pan and drain treatment is a sprayable gel.
A central air system routes condensation through a u shaped trap located in the drain line just outside the air handler.
Condensate drains typically have traps which are designed to keep air from moving in or out of the air handler without preventing condensate drainage.
Trap failures due to freeze up drying out breakage blockage and or improper installation can compromise the seal against air ingestion through the condensate drain line.
Ultimately your condensate line is responsible for removing the condensation that s produced by the evaporator coil draining it from the air handler to the outside of your house.
The absence of a properly working p trap could push unfiltered air into your home and cause an overflow of the condensate drain.
The condensate drain line connected to your ac unit plays a vital role in the effective operation of your entire system.
Air conditioning units pull a lot of water out of the air.
Been looking at some posts around here and notice a lot of mention of p traps for a c condensate lines.
Condensate traps exhibit many failure modes that can impact on indoor air quality.