What does it mean when water is coming out of your drain?
Water flowing from the backup drain pipe is an alert that a potentially damaging overflow condition is developing in the condensate drain pan. Any amount of water discharged from a backup drain pipe is too much and should prompt a call to a heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor.
How much water should be coming out of a drain?
On a hot summer day, a central air conditioner can produce between 3 and 10 gallons of condensate per 1,000 square foot of cooling area. All that water’s got to go somewhere.
When does reverse osmosis water stop running to the drain?
Since the Reverse Osmosis drinking water system (RO) flushes it’s waste water while it is filling the tank, water running to drain during production is normal but after 3 or 4 hours of zero water usage there should be zero water running to the drain.
What kind of drain line do I Need?
The industry standard is a ½” polypropylene drain line that is rigid, yet flexible. Many of the Home Improvement Stores sell “ Big Box Water Softeners ” and “Installation Kits” to get them connected.
What causes constant water to flow through drain line?
The constant flow to the drain is cause by the rotor seal. You may want to look at the outlet side as well. As for the flow washer, I’ve got a friend sending me a manual to refresh my memory (haven’t worked on one since 1998). I have excess to parts if you need them.
Is there a constant flow from the water softener drain?
There is a constant flow out of the water in valve drain. I took apart the valve on the “water in” side. All parts there seem good and rings seem in good repair although the flow washer was not present.
Water flowing from the backup drain pipe is an alert that a potentially damaging overflow condition is developing in the condensate drain pan. Any amount of water discharged from a backup drain pipe is too much and should prompt a call to a heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor.
Since the Reverse Osmosis drinking water system (RO) flushes it’s waste water while it is filling the tank, water running to drain during production is normal but after 3 or 4 hours of zero water usage there should be zero water running to the drain.
