What's the point?

[Scott Gilligan, CMI]

Encountered this one on Saturdays condo inspection. They used a condensate pan for a suspended style evaperator coil and ran the drain line to the middle of the utility room. There was a floor drain close by, but not in direct line with the discharge path of the condensate line.

[Christopher Currins]

Did the floor run downhill?

[Scott Gilligan, CMI]

Floor was level and the drain was about three foot away from the point of discharge. The floor drain had a cover on it that raised it slightly above floor level.

[Christopher Currins]

Originally Posted by sgilligan1

Floor was level and the drain was about three foot away from the point of discharge. The floor drain had a cover on it that raised it slightly above floor level.

That makes sense. It matches the rest of the design.

[David A. Andersen]

No need for the pan, it's going to run onto the floor anyway.

Cap drain and install a float safety switch.

[mashburn]

I found a similar "whats the point" issue today. A furnace flue along a vinyl covered wall, next to the SEC, along a walkway. The good news is that there were no windows close by.

[Christopher Currins]

Originally Posted by mashburn

I found a similar "whats the point" issue today. A furnace flue along a vinyl covered wall, next to the SEC, along a walkway. The good news is that there were no windows close by.

That's A Classic.

[David A. Andersen]

In snow country?

I don't think so....

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by sgilligan1

Encountered this one on Saturdays condo inspection. They used a condensate pan for a suspended style evaperator coil and ran the drain line to the middle of the utility room. There was a floor drain close by, but not in direct line with the discharge path of the condensate line.

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Isn't that the secondary drain pan?

[David A. Andersen]

Yes.

It would be nice if it held water.

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by dandersen

Yes.

It would be nice if it held water.

Wouldn't that just make it a pan?

[David A. Andersen]

Yup!

Add a float switch and it's got a job it can accomplish.