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Old 05-26-2024, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by jayerose View Post
Heard a new one last week...a friend's drain line was clogged due to a dead frog who got stuck in the drain; their AC started overflowing into the house while they were gone for a few days...of course, they came home to a mess.

Does anyone have a screen or flappable door over the drain line?
Do a search for this thread, "Screen for HVAC Discharge".

Although, if the float switch in the condensate drain pan was operating properly, the HVAC unit should have shut down, and there would have been no flood damage.