Trane Ac Drain Pan

How to replace an ac drain pan in 5 steps.

Trane ac drain pan.

Remove the front panel of the air conditioner. Shut off power to your ac. Clean out the drain pan as best you can. The pump might have come unplugged or there may be kinks or blocks in the drainage line.

Use a flashlight to inspect the drain pan located inside the air handler. If the stoppage occurs within the drain line it will also catch the drain pan to overflow. This creates slow water flow and can cause water to back up into the drain pan and overflow. A central air conditioner is normally mounted in a chamber of the furnace above the furnace blower and combustion chamber.

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. 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. Why is the drain pan for my air conditioner overflowing. Contact your local trane comfort specialist if you.

Do this as a first step any time you work on your air conditioner as failing to do so could lead to electrocution. Drip pans also called condensate pans are placed under the air conditioner coils to catch any condensation that forms. Before removing the access panel and inspecting the overflow pan turn off power to the air conditioner. The unit s evaporator coils are located here and directly underneath those coils is the drain pan.

The drain pan below your interior ac unit collects condensation. Check the opening to the condensate drain line for any obvious backups or debris.