Don & Lucille wrote:
can it be reached with a garden hose?
"Stormin Mormon" wrote in message
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Once in a while, I have need to clear a clogged drain line
from an AC unit. Now, is one of those times. I've got a
maybe job. We'll know in a couple days if I have the job or
not. Big system, 8 ton unit. The building has a couple 12
ton and five eaches 8 ton AC. The drain line is about an
inch or 1 1/4 inch copper, with a vertical open top tube to
pour in some cleaner, or insert a blow gun tip. The drain
which is clogged is about 10 feet long, with maybe 3 elbows
invovled. Drains onto a rolled black rubber roof, so I'm not
eager to use chemicals.

Compressor and blow gun tip comes to mind. What other
options are there? My parts house has a little thing with a
carbon dioxide cylinder. Wonder if that's big enough.

Easy enough to find out.

Portable compressed air tank is another possibility.

Another possibility is prevention: You can spend more than pocket-change to
buy these anti-biologic pellets to drop in the condensate pan (they last for
a season) or dump a cup of bleach in the same pan.