Where Is the Drain Pipe in a Central Air Conditioner?

it is on the air handler which is usually in the attic or closet. commonly there are two drain lines visible at the air handler. one comes from the unit, the other from a pan under the unit.

the one from the unit itself is the one that drains accumulated water in a normal condition. if the pan has water in it, the primary drain is plugged. take a shop vac outside where the drain lines end (they should not be on the ground or within a few inches of the ground.

wrap a wet rag around each pipe one at a time and use it to form a seal to the shop vac hose. if water still accumulates in pan or will not come out of lines, you probably have algae blocking the lines. you can try a little bleach, but if that doesn't work, you need a qualified air conditioning mechanic.

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Repair Freon Leak from Central Air Conditioner?

Unfortunately, if you have a leak, a professional will have to deal with it. The hard part is finding someone who is not a clueless idiot and knows what he's doing and has experience.

I've been doing HVAC work for 29 years and I know there are a lot of people either not really trained properly or they try to rip you off. If the system is over 8 years old and you aren't having any luck with people finding and repairing the leak (some are easy to find, others seem impossible), you should replace it, piping and all. If it is newer than 6 years old, maybe a reputable company can find and repair the leak.

Maybe try Consumer Reports magazine to find the best in your area. Good luck. By the way, where do you live?

Being a single guy, I'd love to live in a neighborhood with 70% single moms. I'll even take a look at your A/C if you fix me dinner.

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Does my air conditioner need to be energy efficient to claim on tax return?

The energy efficiency has nothing to do with the deduction on your tax return. You may be eligible for a tax credit if the energy savings is enough. Check with your state Department of Revenue (or whatever the name is of your tax department).

The next paragraph is based on the wild assumption that you are referring to a rental property. If the air conditioner is for your personal residence (primary home or vacation home), then there is no deduction. Are you talking about a central A/C system or a window "box"?

A window box unit, while you can hide it under "repairs" is eligible for the Section 179 expense deduction. (This is like depreciation, but you take the entire amount in the first year.) A central a/c system must be capitalized and depreciated over the relevant depreciable life.

Talk to your tax professional for more information. I hope this helps. Gary

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IN GENERAL HOW LONG SHOULD A CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONER LAST?

well it all depends on the use, the maintinence and the age, like you could have a air conditioner thats well maintained but not last long because it may be used alot depending on the climate you live in, or sometimes you have a not well maintained air conditioner that won't last long in a climate that it isnt used alot, but it seems like you need a new a/c unit since its that old, my air conditioner is from 1988 and it still work great, i live in New York so the months that it's really used alot in is June, July, and August and some of September, and you sometimes get some hot days in May also and even in April it can get hot too but rarely, so it's not like Florida where its hot from April to November, and it's well maintained and used alot during the summer so that shows you everything right there

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Has anyone purchased a portable air conditioner, if so, do u like it? which one do u recommend?

Portable air conditioners are useful if you want to cool a single room.

They also come in handy if you are a tenant living in an apartment with no A/C. Capacity is limited so the room would have to be small, don't expect it to cool very much area and keep the room closed to improved performance. They usually require you to have either a window open in such a way that a small hose or duct has access to the outside air for heat rejection -- or -- they require a doorway so part of the equipment can expel the heat.

One other type is a split system with flexible hose pipes between two parts of equipment, same situation here requiring outside access. Portable A/C fill a gap in the market for flexible small capacity machines. They tend to be expensive when you see what you get (capacity) but for sheer flexibility they are ok.

Recommend DeLongi if you have them where you live.

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Does leaving the fan function on your central ac save money?

This will depend on the SEER level of your AC unit.

14 SEER and higher have multi-speed fans. This means that when the fan is running and the compressor (makes the cold air) is not, it runs at half speed; a fan running at half speed uses 1/8 the amount of normal electricity. Running the fan all of the time will help to reduce hot/cold spots in the house.

Certain rooms and areas in houses always tend to be the wrong temperature, and if your thermostat is in one of these areas your AC will run when it should not. An added bonus during the warm seasons that you run the AC is that the air movement from the fan running will make you feel cooler, the same as running a ceiling fan. So in conclusion: if you have a 14 SEER or higher AC, running the fan all the time (better if only when you are home) will save you money since the cold/hot air will better distributed.

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what should I do about rent and no central air?

The only thing you can do is move. If you have been there 3 years and have encountered this that long, you have had plenty of time and chances to find a place that has working air and doesn't cost as much.

You are choosing to live there. There is nothing you can do to put a fire under the landlord's behind to fix the air any faster. If it is going out on Friday, he is probably having to wait until Monday to call a tech and they probably are booked until later in the week.

That is just how it is. You don't have a case against the landlord, as he is sending someone out and getting it looked at/fixed temporarily. No, you cannot hold any rent.

The landlord has time to fix these issues. Also, is air even included in your lease? Air is not an emergency item like heat in the winter when it is 20 below.

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water leaking around the furnace when the air conditioner is running?

Just went through this very thing a week ago. Turns out my problem was the unit was freezing up causing the water to overflow the normal catch point.

It is normal for water to form, that's what's bringing down the humidity in the house, but it needs to flow out the way its designed to. When it freezes up the ice formed prevents it from flowing like it designed to flow and hence leaks around the furnace. There are a few reasons for a unit to freeze up I was told, one is the filters need to be replaced, two is the a coil needs to be cleaned and three is being low on freon.

Freon does not wear out or go bad, the only reason to need some replaced is because of a leak. So if replacing the filters does not solve your problem the next thing to do is call a service repairman

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How can i hook a line voltage thermostat up to my window air conditioner.

Air conditioners have one fan motor to blow air interior the living house, probably yet another to blow air outdoors the living house, and yet another motor interior the compressor unit that does the toughest part of circulating freon via coils below tension.

Is sounds as though the motor blowing air for interior the home is wonderful for the reason which you're saying the AC is blowing air. If the motor for the compressor, or the compressor itself is going undesirable, that's going to use intense present day reason your lighting fixtures to dim till the thermal overload secure practices for the compressor heats sufficient to teach it off. as quickly because it turns off, the fan motor maintains to run and your place lighting fixtures brighten back to frequent.

Have an HVAC tech verify it out. If the compressor is undesirable, verify the guarantee. maximum AC compressors are certain for 5 years.

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What is the difference between a 1 stage and a 2 stage Central Air Conditioing Unit. THANKS!?

It is exactly what it sounds like. There are actually two stages of operation rather than just one. The functional difference is that a single stage comes on at full power (and full energy consumption) every time it comes on eve n if it is only needing to maintain the desired set-point once it has been reached.

A two stage system allows the system to operate at a lower speed (or in some cases with only one of two compressors running ) when it makes sense to do so. If your application is one that keeps a space at approx. the same temp.

throughout the day, then a two stage will pay you back in energy savings because it will not need to run at full power to maintain the set-point. If your application is one where you are gone all day and come home to an 85 degree temp. and want to cool it from there, the 2 stage will not be a real benefit to you.

If I knew more about your application, I could provide a better recommendation

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if i buy a central air home conditioner can i move it with me if i move out?

I merely offered an incredible 8,000 btu LG window unit. comments pronounced it develop into the main quiet.

yet ALL window contraptions are noisy by using nature soooo contraptions in bedrooms are no longer that "sleep friendly". yet whilst in comparison with any others (I artwork on them) this one is quieter. in spite of the shown fact that it in basic terms fee me $169.

It you have a place for it at that fee, i could guess is barely a factor of the fee of changing the considerable (won't merely be the ducts), then it truly is relatively worth spending the money. Doing the mounting is yet another subject. Then in spite of in case you restore the considerable, it remains extra fee-effective to run the window unit if the mattress room is the main considered necessary.

it could nevertheless probably pay for itself perfect away. yet i do no longer comprehend the place you reside and how warm it gets so i do no longer comprehend what length of unit you like. Makes a distinction if the solar hits your mattress room too, and whilst.

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