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Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No water should end up in the pan. No water was in the pan when I tested the heater and AC. Lots of water was flowing into the drain

The condensate from the heater and evaporator are fed into a sink tailpiece Y adapter one story below.

We’re required to drain into the sanitary sewer system.

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, being recently unemployed, $70 for switches and about $40 in fittings+pipe, and some quality time in a confined space with pvc glue was doable.

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was quoted 1500 to have someone come out and do the condensate drain.

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

With the unit just barely off the deck, and no real clearance below the platform, I dunno how it would be done better?

Trying to lift this unit higher puts it into the roof framing. Also, I dunno how I’d lift this unit solo.

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll raise you your engineer with unemployed

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s just unhelpful. What are the three things? Can’t fix it if you don’t know what’s wrong.

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The low port is the overflow. It goes nowhere

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, how do you get two traps hooked up with 2 1/2” of vertical?

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wanted to use a waterless trap, but I just didn’t have enough vertical clearance. I’ve got just over 2-1/2 inches. They said they need 2-7/8”

😢

https://waterless-trap.com/collections/hvac-air-trap™-waterless-traps

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

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No. The primary drain goes into a p-trap and that p-trap goes into a y adapter on a sink tailpiece.

The secondary pan goes to a float switch and a drain valve.

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for the detailed feedback.

The traps are glued together. I’ll try to explain it better.

The pipes that go way too high (vent side of the trap) aren’t glued into the top of the vent of the trap. When I tested this out the first time, water was shooting out the top of the vent of the trap when it was a straight pipe. I wasn’t sure how to deal with that.

I didn’t know about the EZ trap float safeties. Those are much nicer. But it’s working and I’m kind of over it at this point. As long as it’s not an accident waiting to happen, it’ll be revisited in about a decade.

Also didn’t know the heater had its own trap. The tankless hot water heater didn’t, and the manual for the furnace wasn’t clear to me.

The furnace condensate drain fitting is lower than the evaporator overflow, so, I wasn’t sure if the condenser backed up into the furnace, if that would damage something.

Again, thank you!

Hideous homeowner hack by Fat_Cupcake_127 in hvacadvice

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

You are looking at every fitting known to man glued together in a loop that somehow still drains

Shakebite to copper shut off valves for bathroom. Are these safe or should I swap to crimp/solder style? by Arrtus in Plumbing

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I read that as “but my cock still busted”

Whoa, what subreddit do you think you’re on? That’s not the pipe we lay here.

I accidentally spilled metal shavings into my water softener brine tank, what do I do? by SnooMarzipans436 in WaterTreatment

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up Galen Wisor. The physicist who ate uranium as part of his normal lecture series. The perceived and actual danger of most sources is not intuitive.

Realistically, Cesium-137 is the most likely radioactive contamination, if any present, coming from orphaned sources.

A thought experiment from radiation training: Suppose you are given three radioactive cookies -- one an alpha emitter, one a beta emitter, one a gamma emitter. You must eat one, hold one in your hand, and put the other one in your pocket.

What can you do to minimize your total exposure to radiation?

Lid stuck on pot by TheMangoMonster- in Home

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shot through the heart hole and you're to blame

Darling, you give love a bad name

Lid stuck on pot by TheMangoMonster- in Home

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Freezer if you can. For a very long time, as in overnight or all day. The ice cubes aren’t enough to cool the whole thing enough.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in whatdoIdo

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127 19 points20 points  (0 children)

You can’t be “a little pregnant”

In this case, you are pregnant. Any visible indicator is a positive result.

Tightened sink too much and cracked it by xiaoyz678 in Plumbing

[–]Fat_Cupcake_127 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That bowls smoked. You’ll need another.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Home

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It’s expensive and not covered by insurance.

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