Hi Curmudgeon, hope you are having a nice day

On 10-Aug-04 At About 01:39:46, Curmudgeon wrote to All
Subject: condensate drain

C From: "Curmudgeon"

C That I know...

C So why do horizontal condensate drain lines from AC units have a trap
C bend? They connect to nothing but air. The only thing I can figure
C is to keep insects and the like from crawling into the unit. But
C again, a trap bend in a vertical line connected to nothing would
C make no sense...for either gas or insects.

They are trapped if they are on the negative side of the air stream. if you
didn't the water would never drain due to the air being pulled through the
pipe.


-= HvacTech2 =-


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