What do you do for a living and AMA thread

Finance executive, $2B health system in Philly

Popeyes is awesome. I must be an alcoholic because I could eat the red beans and rice any time of day.

Plumber? Do we have a plumber?

Hvac/furnace started spitting out water .. google says my condensate line is clogged.

Plumber? Do we have a plumber?

Hvac/furnace started spitting out water .. google says my condensate line is clogged.

I've had the same thing happen, yes the line is likely clogged and not draining properly

I've had the same thing happen, yes the line is likely clogged and not draining properly

Were you able to wet vac the clog out? Youtube makes it seem like I have to cut then replace a pvc pipe

Were you able to wet vac the clog out? Youtube makes it seem like I have to cut then replace a pvc pipe

I called for help. It wasn't an expensive fix they just had to flush it. Couple hundred bucks or so.

Were you able to wet vac the clog out? Youtube makes it seem like I have to cut then replace a pvc pipe

I had it happen, and just cheated, disconnected the pipe, and the condensate just fall into funneled pump.

Plumber? Do we have a plumber?

Hvac/furnace started spitting out water .. google says my condensate line is clogged.

Yup , had the same issue . Mine was so bad I needed a plumber ,just suggestion here and I will say I have never done it. Neighbor says he has used liquid plumber in the situation for him and it worked for him .Not a big problem but get it fix early in the season.

Italian girlfriends work best in my experience

Thanks for the advice. I got my wife one for Mother's Day but it did not go over as well as I hoped.

Yup , had the same issue . Mine was so bad I needed a plumber ,just suggestion here and I will say I have never done it. Neighbor says he has used liquid plumber in the situation for him and it worked for him .Not a big problem but get it fix early in the season.

The reason they clog is because now on the water line they add a P trap. Well that P trap is not like your sinks that is constantly getting flushed so all winter your P trap on the AC just sits there collecting mold and crap thus the clog. All you have to do is clear that tiny bend ( P Trap) in the pipe leading from the AC to where ever you are dumping (usually a sump pit) the excess water from your evaporator coil.

For preventive maintenance pour white vinegar or bleach down that pipe twice a year. Especially do it at the end of the cooling season then the tiny P trap will be filled with vinegar/ bleach over the winter instead of water (no mold/scum growth)

Thanks for the advice. I got my wife one for Mother's Day but it did not go over as well as I hoped.

Ha…sidebar…my girlfriend Italian (Brooklyn Italian as well) mother made stuffed Italian peppers this past weekend and sent me some. I’m getting quite spoiled.


People with plumbing issues…nothing worse aside from car/truck issues…get a plumber and don’t fuck around. Generally not too expensive and anytime working with water and your house, you could do a lot of long term damage if ya mess up.