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Default A/C condensate drain

HeyBub wrote:
Moe Jones wrote:
After a couple people made similar comments, and seeing similar stuff
on the web, I managed to find the piece of code for my locality
(Montgomery County, MD). Turns out you're not allowed to discharge
AC condensate into the sanitary sewer system.


Phil

It is not allowed because if the drain goes dry then you could suck
sewer gases into your home.


Which can be handled by a p-trap on the condensate drain. Like on mine.


Yep.

I think the proscription is simply to keep water not needing treatment
out of municipal sewage systems to hold down the volume needing
treatment. Not a major amount in comparison to other sources, but it
would add up if everybody did so...

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