Sol Rosenberg wrote:
The indoor A/C system we have is installed in the hallway of our
home. The coil/pan is dripping water and soaking the carpet. A few
years ago we funneled bleach water in and drained it out. It cleared
out the sludge and seemed to drain well over the next few years. We
tried doing the same thing again but the water mix just runs over the
inside but not
back out through the funneled tube when let down.
Question 1: It looks like the pan is somehow attached to the cooling
coil frame. Does
anyone know if this can be easily replaced or repaired?
Question 2: If it needs to be replaced, can someone give me some idea
as to the average
cost of just replacing the cooling coil and pan as opposed to
replacing the entire A/C unit? I mean the indoor portion...the
outdoor blower is new.
Thanks!

If you're talking about the overflow catcher....

My pan went shot a couple of years ago. Evidently these things are made ad
hoc by the A/C installers.

Got a washing machine base from HD. This is a big (~3'x3') heavy, plastic
pan designed to fit beneath a washing machine. It has pop-out holes so
overflow from the washer can be piped to a drain.

Anway, I replaced the tin pan for the A/C with this thing, using strapping
material to get it to hang properly, hooked up some pipes, and never looked
back.

"HeyBub" wrote in message
Anway, I replaced the tin pan for the A/C with this thing, using strapping
material to get it to hang properly, hooked up some pipes, and never
looked back.

You better look back. The pan may last 100 years. The problem is usually
caused by the drain plugging. There is no force to wash down the crud that
sometimes gets in them and the pan fills and overflows. Be sure it is clean
and water flows freely.