Tropical Heat Wave

[doronjosama]

Our air conditioner is broken and pouring water out of it at a merry clip. The carpet in the hallway and the living room is wet wet wet. Mold is already starting, hooray.

The maintenance man came and changed the filter, then told us to turn it back on. I did, and more water came out. Obviously, not fixed. He's been called again, but I somehow doubt we'll see this fixed until Monday. Yay.

Comments

[jameshanrahan.livejournal.com]

atomicpanda's got it right but chances are it will take more than a computer duster can (though it's possible).
What the maintenance guy has to do (and should be able to do) is come in with a portable air-compressor or a really big cannister of pressurized air and blow the drain tube. Until the tube is cleared, the bleach probably will not help. The bleach is a preventative that keeps the tube from getting blocked in the first place.
If that tube was shorter like the drain tube on a wall mounted unit ir even an automobile air conditioner I would suggest feeding something into it to clear the passage but I am not sure with that big unit.

Maybe get Will to go in there and be pissed off and loom at the people? Point out that an air filter has nothing to do with water in an AC unit (air filters filter AIR).

[hauptmann.livejournal.com]

What James said.

If you can access the hose and want to try the air can, make sure you seal up the space between the drain hose and air can hose. Nothing permanent, just to keep the air from coming back at you, duct tape perhaps.

If you have anything long, thin and flexible, use that to unclog the drain. Question is, how long is the drain, what's it made of, and can you access the end the water should be coming from (outside somewhere maybe)?
I've always had good luck with a coathanger for these things, or if you can find one of these at a dollar store.