pan style="font-size: medium;">A span class="highlight">topan>pped up condensate drapan class="highlight">inpan> can pan class="highlight">bepan> a very common problem; and the symppan class="highlight">topan>ms of a span class="highlight">topan>pped up drapan class="highlight">inpan> do not always appear as such. First lets go over some common symppan class="highlight">topan>ms of thpan class="highlight">ispan> pan class="highlight">ispan>sue.pan>

• pan style="font-size: medium;">The air conditionpan class="highlight">inpan>g system pan class="highlight">ispan> runnpan class="highlight">inpan>g, but pan class="highlight">inpan>termittently. The system pan class="highlight">ispan> not meetpan class="highlight">inpan>g the requested temp pan class="highlight">bepan>fore shuttpan class="highlight">inpan>g off abruptly. pan>
• pan style="font-size: medium;">The air conditionpan class="highlight">inpan>g system pan class="highlight">ispan> not runnpan class="highlight">inpan>g at all. Changpan class="highlight">inpan>g settpan class="highlight">inpan>gs on the thermostat causes no response.pan>
• pan style="font-size: medium;">If thermostat pan class="highlight">ispan> a digital screen type, thermostat may pan class="highlight">bepan> blank. As if thermostat pan class="highlight">ispan> gettpan class="highlight">inpan>g no power. pan>
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• pan style="font-size: medium;">The secondary drapan class="highlight">inpan> outlet of your pan class="highlight">topan>oltip" data-origpan class="highlight">inpan>al-title="The Air Handler is the piece of equipment installed in the inside of your home that blows air through your house. Sometimes installed in the garage, attic, or the interior of your home. It is composed of a coil and a fan and controlled by a thermostat. To check if the unit is running you should be able to hear it and feel air blowing through a vent in your house. ">air handler may have a float switch pan class="highlight">inpan>stalled. Removpan class="highlight">inpan>g the cap of the float switch will reveal the secondary drapan class="highlight">inpan> pipe and float switch are filled with pan class="highlight">waterpan>.pan>
• pan style="font-size: medium;">Any pan class="highlight">waterpan> damage pan class="highlight">topan> your ceilpan class="highlight">inpan>g under an attic pan class="highlight">topan>oltip" data-origpan class="highlight">inpan>al-title="The Air Handler is the piece of equipment installed in the inside of your home that blows air through your house. Sometimes installed in the garage, attic, or the interior of your home. It is composed of a coil and a fan and controlled by a thermostat. To check if the unit is running you should be able to hear it and feel air blowing through a vent in your house. ">air handler, or pan class="highlight">waterpan> leakpan class="highlight">inpan>g directly from any pan class="highlight">topan>oltip" data-origpan class="highlight">inpan>al-title="The Air Handler is the piece of equipment installed in the inside of your home that blows air through your house. Sometimes installed in the garage, attic, or the interior of your home. It is composed of a coil and a fan and controlled by a thermostat. To check if the unit is running you should be able to hear it and feel air blowing through a vent in your house. ">air handler pan class="highlight">inpan> your home pan class="highlight">ispan> potentially drapan class="highlight">inpan> related.pan>

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pan style="font-size: medium;">Any of the above lpan class="highlight">ispan>ted symppan class="highlight">topan>ms can pan class="highlight">bepan> caused by a blocked drapan class="highlight">inpan> lpan class="highlight">inpan>e. Anytime pan class="highlight">waterpan> can't drapan class="highlight">inpan> from your pan class="highlight">topan>oltip" data-origpan class="highlight">inpan>al-title="The Air Handler is the piece of equipment installed in the inside of your home that blows air through your house. Sometimes installed in the garage, attic, or the interior of your home. It is composed of a coil and a fan and controlled by a thermostat. To check if the unit is running you should be able to hear it and feel air blowing through a vent in your house. ">air handler, the pan class="highlight">waterpan> has pan class="highlight">topan> go somewhere. Thpan class="highlight">ispan> often causes damage pan class="highlight">topan> your home or trips an pan class="highlight">inpan>stalled float switch which shuts down the equipment. Let's assume that the problem has pan class="highlight">bepan>en identified as a blocked drapan class="highlight">inpan> lpan class="highlight">inpan>e, and go over some effective ways pan class="highlight">topan> fix the problem.pan>

• pan style="font-size: medium;">One easy way a homeowner can clear the condensate drapan class="highlight">inpan> pan class="highlight">ispan> pan class="highlight">topan> vacuum it with a shop vacuum from the outside of the home.  The condensate lpan class="highlight">inpan>e can pan class="highlight">bepan> vacuumed by placpan class="highlight">inpan>g the vacuum hose on the dpan class="highlight">ispan>charge of the condensate lpan class="highlight">inpan>e.  An empty shop vacuum should pan class="highlight">bepan> used for vacuumpan class="highlight">inpan>g the drapan class="highlight">inpan> lpan class="highlight">inpan>e.  Thpan class="highlight">ispan> way after vacuumpan class="highlight">inpan>g, the vacuum can pan class="highlight">bepan> pan class="highlight">inpan>spected for the debrpan class="highlight">ispan> that was removed.  The vacuum hose should pan class="highlight">bepan> left on the lpan class="highlight">inpan>e for approximately two mpan class="highlight">inpan>utes.  After the time has passed, the homeowner will remove the hose from the lpan class="highlight">inpan>e.  If the obstruction was sucked out, the drapan class="highlight">inpan> should start drapan class="highlight">inpan>pan class="highlight">inpan>g on its own allowpan class="highlight">inpan>g all the pan class="highlight">waterpan> that was blocked pan class="highlight">inpan> the drapan class="highlight">inpan> pan of the pan class="highlight">topan>oltip" data-origpan class="highlight">inpan>al-title="The Air Handler is the piece of equipment installed in the inside of your home that blows air through your house. Sometimes installed in the garage, attic, or the interior of your home. It is composed of a coil and a fan and controlled by a thermostat. To check if the unit is running you should be able to hear it and feel air blowing through a vent in your house. ">air handler pan class="highlight">topan> flow out. 
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• pan style="font-size: medium;"> If the vacuumpan class="highlight">inpan>g technique doesn’t remove the obstruction, another way pan class="highlight">topan> clear the drapan class="highlight">inpan> pan class="highlight">ispan> by back flushpan class="highlight">inpan>g the drapan class="highlight">inpan> with a pan class="highlight">waterpan> hose from the outside of the home.  The homeowner must take care when back flushpan class="highlight">inpan>g the drapan class="highlight">inpan> pan class="highlight">topan> not flush pan class="highlight">topan> much pan class="highlight">waterpan> pan class="highlight">inpan>pan class="highlight">topan> the pan class="highlight">topan>oltip" data-origpan class="highlight">inpan>al-title="The Air Handler is the piece of equipment installed in the inside of your home that blows air through your house. Sometimes installed in the garage, attic, or the interior of your home. It is composed of a coil and a fan and controlled by a thermostat. To check if the unit is running you should be able to hear it and feel air blowing through a vent in your house. ">air handler causpan class="highlight">inpan>g it pan class="highlight">topan> overflow.  A few one pan class="highlight">topan> three second flushes applied pan class="highlight">topan> the dpan class="highlight">ispan>charge of the drapan class="highlight">inpan> pan class="highlight">ispan> usually enough pan class="highlight">topan> break the blockage loose.  A large flow of pan class="highlight">waterpan>, most of the time colder than the tap pan class="highlight">waterpan>, will signify the unspan class="highlight">topan>pppan class="highlight">inpan>g of the drapan class="highlight">inpan>.  Once the blockage pan class="highlight">ispan> dpan class="highlight">ispan>lodged, the debrpan class="highlight">ispan> should flow back out the drapan class="highlight">inpan> with the pan class="highlight">waterpan> that was flushed pan class="highlight">inpan>.pan>

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pan style="font-size: medium;">Try either of these methods pan class="highlight">topan> clear the drapan class="highlight">inpan>. pan>

pan style="font-size: medium;">Also see the FAQ about Tripped Float Switches for more useful pan class="highlight">inpan>fo.pan>