On Jun 29, 3:23*pm, "Pete C." wrote:
Dave wrote:

We have some kind of clearish, gel-like stuff growing in our drip line, and
I really don't think bleach is the best thing to be dumping in my yard.
Thinking if I just change the Ph a little for a while, like with vinegar or
maybe even a couple pots of (cooled) tea, it might eliminate the problem.
What do others use?

To be fair, the guy who works on our unit says he uses bleach every couple
months, but his drip line goes to the sewer and mine doesn't. *My wife
mentioned the bleach idea to a building engineer where she works (40 story
block-wide building in downtown Houston) and he got really serious, saying
don't ever put chlorine bleacn in anything like a drip line. *It will eat up
anything it comes in contact with. *Now, I know that chlorine is highly
reactive, but is schedule 40 PVC really that fragile? *If I had to I could
catch the drip for a couple days...

Dave (who is uncertain at this point.)

Thanks

Yes, use *properly diluted* bleach to sanitize the condensate line from
your A/C evaporator / air handler unit. Use a pipe snake to clean the
built up gunk out of the line first. If your condensate line runs
outside and you are concerned about killing the grass, put a bucket
under the line when you do the sanitizer flush. Properly diluted bleach
sanitizer will definitely not harm PVC pipes.

Why not just flush it with a water hose instead of using a snake that
most people don't even own? Works for me, and that is the way it is
done when I have my AC serviced.