[Homer49]

New in TV and going thru The Villages "Home Owner's Maintenance" recommendations list. One of the items is "Flush Condensation Line with warm water" every six months. I'm curious about techniques folks are using to keep that line draining properly.

In our new home the condensate line comes out of the AC, drops down a couple of feet into the slab, runs under (thru?) the slab for 25-30 feet then comes up in the side yard and ends in a gooseneck about 9" above ground. That's a lot longer run than I've ever seen and seems like it will be susceptible to pluggage. There's a cap on a tee in the pipe run near the AC unit that is removable for pouring or pushing something into that line. It seems to me that just pouring a couple of gallons of warm water into the pipe would not be enough to keep such a long run flushed out. Can you use a hose to feed a flow into the line? - thinking that pressurizing the line might push water into the AC unit and flood there. Anyone use a chemical to add to the poured flush water to help stop slime growth without damaging the pipe? Am I overthinking all this? (probably - that's a common problem for me...).

Thanks for any thoughts.