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AC was still blowing cold when the water started dripping through the ceiling. water pan under the handler was full of water. Overflowing a bit of course, and soaking the ceiling below it (it is above our office).
I couldnt believe it as I routinely suck out the drain tube annually to clear the pvc drain. Just did it last month, but the tubing still clogged and pan started to fill up/overflow.
I sucked out the 25 gallons of water with a wet vac. Then, I thought why didnt the low voltage overflow switch stop /switch off the entire ac system? Then I pulled up on the switch lever while the system was on/blowing cold and nothing happened. So now I have 2 things wrong- why the flooding when I sucked out the drain tube and also probably a bad overflow stop switch.
Thinking to open the side panel, add bleach, and have it kill all the mold. Also, do you think I definitely have a bad switch and just need to replace it? What do they call those?
Thanks, people.
AC was still blowing cold when the water started dripping through the ceiling. water pan under the handler was full of water. Overflowing a bit of course, and soaking the ceiling below it (it is above our office).
I couldnt believe it as I routinely suck out the drain tube annually to clear the pvc drain. Just did it last month, but the tubing still clogged and pan started to fill up/overflow.
I sucked out the 25 gallons of water with a wet vac. Then, I thought why didnt the low voltage overflow switch stop /switch off the entire ac system? Then I pulled up on the switch lever while the system was on/blowing cold and nothing happened. So now I have 2 things wrong- why the flooding when I sucked out the drain tube and also probably a bad overflow stop switch.
Thinking to open the side panel, add bleach, and have it kill all the mold. Also, do you think I definitely have a bad switch and just need to replace it? What do they call those?
Thanks, people.
