Trane Ac Drain Pan

Here s how to replace an ac drain pan in five steps.

Trane ac drain pan.

Shut off power to your ac. Clean out the drain pan as best you can. Check the opening to the condensate drain line for any obvious backups or debris. If the stoppage occurs within the drain line it will also catch the drain pan to overflow.

On the other hand if debris builds up on evaporator coils the moisture can be redirected to not drain into the fin surface and drain pan. The drain pan below your interior ac unit collects condensation. Use a flashlight to inspect the drain pan located inside the air handler. The unit s evaporator coils are located here and directly underneath those coils is the drain pan.

An electric pump is supposed to move this condensation to a nearby drainage pipe. Why is the drain pan for my air conditioner overflowing. Before removing the access panel and inspecting the overflow pan turn off power to the air conditioner. Remove the front panel of the air conditioner.

How to replace an ac drain pan in 5 steps. A central air conditioner is normally mounted in a chamber of the furnace above the furnace blower and combustion chamber. A primary pan that is installed on the coil and an auxiliary pan that is either installed inside the unit below the primary pan or under the unit. There are two types of drain pans.

Do this as a first step any time you work on your air conditioner as failing to do so could lead to electrocution. This creates slow water flow and can cause water to back up into the drain pan and overflow.