I've got about 1/4 inch of slime in the bottom of my condensate pan. My wife doesn't want me to clean it myself because she's afraid I'll damage the evaporator. I can't tell if the slime clogged the drip line or the clogged drip line let the slime form, but I'd like to get rid of it.
I had a guy out about a year ago who brushed out the bottom (intake side) of the evaporator, the top wasn't so cruddy back then. I watched how he pulled the entire evaporator out. The freon lines do kind of bend when you pull the evaporator out, but not by much.
What do you all think? Are there any special risks or caveats for cleaning algae off an evaporator? What should I use to do it?
I had a guy out about a year ago who brushed out the bottom (intake side) of the evaporator, the top wasn't so cruddy back then. I watched how he pulled the entire evaporator out. The freon lines do kind of bend when you pull the evaporator out, but not by much.
What do you all think? Are there any special risks or caveats for cleaning algae off an evaporator? What should I use to do it?