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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Here is a link to the Drain King 345, on Amazon for $12. You stick the rubber end into the condensate drain line and connect a garden hose to it. It will flush out your condensate line way better then bleach or vinegar, and you can see the water coming out the other end.
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I really appreciated your response above. Besides being very informative it validated an opinion I have. I’ve seen many posts where responders criticized the OP by saying they should have done their own research. I personally think most of the TOTV posts have better information than you can get through your own research. Your response is such. Let me explain. I wanted to clean out my a/c drain pipe so I did my own research. I googled cleaning a/c drain pipe (and other versions). I never saw the item you suggested. Here’s some of what I got. Get a shop wet vac. Get the attachment to fit into the drain pipe. Vac - $40 to $120. Attachment - $12 (I think). Next alternative. Use a compressor and make an attachment to fit into the compressor accessories. Compressor - $40 (Harbor Freight), Accessories - $20 (or more). Also, you better use it correctly or you could damage the pipe and that will really cost you. Next one I liked the best. Make your own PVC tool. Get PVC connector for garden hose; get ¾ PVC pipe to connect to PVC garden hose connector. Of course they don’t sell it by the foot and they’re out of 10’. So get a 20’. Now you have to reduce the 3/4” to ½” so get another ¾” to ½” connector and another 20’ ½” PVC pipe (again they’re out of 10’). Oh yeah, you need the tool to cut the PVC and the glue. Don’t forget the duct tape to put around the ½” PVC so that it’s snug in the drain pipe. All done. Only a couple of trips to Lowe’s, a bunch of money spent, a bunch of time putting it together and of course 2 - 19’ PVC pipes to throw away. This was after doing all the research. One post on TOTV like yours and all this research would have been eliminated. Thanks again.