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A/C drain tube not draining

Yahoo Message Number: 17113
Our middle A/C unit doesn't seem to be draining properly. It's leaking over the side of the coach. So far there is no water in the coach. I pulled the top cover and the inside cover of the A/C but its not obvious to me how to fix the problem. The A/C units are Coleman Mach Heat Pumps. The front and rear units are working fine. There is some moisture coming from the middle drain tube but most seems to be coming out of the side of the condenser housing. Any suggestions?

Bob

'05 Intrigue LE #11872

Re: A/C drain tube not draining

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 17115
Bob

Not sure how yours is set up, but on my 03 Allure, one solution is to keep the front-end of the coach higher than the rear. Just a little will usually work to allow the water to drain out the rear drain tube.
On mine, all the water drains torward the rear. I let the coach level with the automatic HWH system, then when it's done, put the HWH on manual, then raise the front or lower the rear a bit. I have a small bubble level I place on the floor next to the HWH controls. This is probably not the manufacture's intended method to use, but it usually works. I'm still trouble shooting and brainstorming a better method.
As a precaution, we place towels underneath just in case. If you find a better way, please let us know. Thanks

Larry, Debbie, Tiki and Tomi
2003 36' Allure #30856

Quote from: Bob Stephens
> Our middle A/C unit doesn't seem to be draining properly. It's

leaking

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over the side of the coach. So far there is no water in the coach. I > pulled the top cover and the inside cover of the A/C but its not > obvious to me how to fix the problem. The A/C units are Coleman Mach > Heat Pumps. The front and rear units are working fine. There is

some

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moisture coming from the middle drain tube but most seems to be

coming

Re: A/C drain tube not draining

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 17116
Thanks for the suggestion but we have three AC and they all have their own relief tube. All exit the driver side of the coach and two out of three are working fine. The middle was working fine until about two days ago. I suspect its clogged but I don't know for sure how to reach the clog.
Bob

'05 Intrigue LE #11872

Quote from: Larry Feather
> Bob

Not sure how yours is set up, but on my 03 Allure, one solution is

to

Quote
keep the front-end of the coach higher than the rear. Just a

little

Quote
will usually work to allow the water to drain out the rear drain

tube.

Quote
On mine, all the water drains torward the rear. I let the coach

level

Quote
with the automatic HWH system, then when it's done, put the HWH on > manual, then raise the front or lower the rear a bit. I have a

small

Quote
bubble level I place on the floor next to the HWH controls. This

is

Quote
probably not the manufacture's intended method to use, but it

usually

Quote
works. I'm still trouble shooting and brainstorming a better

method.

Quote
As a precaution, we place towels underneath just in case. If you

find

Quote
a better way, please let us know. Thanks >

Larry, Debbie, Tiki and Tomi
2003 36' Allure #30856

Quote from: Bob Stephens"[/quote
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>]
> Our middle A/C unit doesn't seem to be draining properly. It's > leaking

> over the side of the coach. So far there is no water in the

coach. I

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pulled the top cover and the inside cover of the A/C but its not > > obvious to me how to fix the problem. The A/C units are Coleman

Mach

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Heat Pumps. The front and rear units are working fine. There

is
 

Re: A/C drain tube not draining

Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 17118
Bob, I suggest that you take your compressed air hose and mate it up with the ground end of the A/C drain tube and blow it out from the bottom. This has worked for me in the past.

George Sanders
'04 Allure 31038

Quote from: Bob Stephens
Thanks for the suggestion but we have three AC and they all have
their own relief tube. All exit the driver side of the coach and
two out of three are working fine. The middle was working fine
until about two days ago. I suspect its clogged but I don't know
for sure how to reach the clog.

Bob

'05 Intrigue LE #11872

[quote author=Larry Feather"

> Bob
>

> Not sure how yours is set up, but on my 03 Allure, one solution

is

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to

> keep the front-end of the coach higher than the rear. Just a
little

> will usually work to allow the water to drain out the rear drain > tube.

> On mine, all the water drains torward the rear. I let the coach > level

> with the automatic HWH system, then when it's done, put the HWH

on

Quote
manual, then raise the front or lower the rear a bit. I have a > small

> bubble level I place on the floor next to the HWH controls. This > is

> probably not the manufacture's intended method to use, but it > usually

> works. I'm still trouble shooting and brainstorming a better > method.

> As a precaution, we place towels underneath just in case. If you > find

> a better way, please let us know. Thanks > >

> Larry, Debbie, Tiki and Tomi
> 2003 36' Allure #30856
>

[quote author=Bob Stephens"

>]
> > Our middle A/C unit doesn't seem to be draining properly. It's > > leaking

> > over the side of the coach. So far there is no water in the > coach. I

> > pulled the top cover and the inside cover of the A/C but its

not

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> obvious to me how to fix the problem. The A/C units are

Coleman
George in Birmingham
2003 Magna 6298