ReplyOriginally Posted by fliks
works great for keeping slime from building up
too bad it eats up all the metal components
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what's your opinion on putting chlorine tablets in the drain pans. Thanks for the good advice.
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works great for keeping slime from building up
too bad it eats up all the metal components
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I use drain tablets......all the time
so whats the real question????? Cause I know you got one hidden there somewhere. Might as well come out with it now.
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I wouldn't. Just asking for a leak.
Beware of advice given by some guy on the Internet.
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pan tablets yes, chlorine tablets no way......
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pan tabs are enzymes. like rid x in a septic tank. bleach, chlorine kills the enzymes and everything else, unfortunately it causes corrosion. pan tabs work great.
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Instant corrosion, not advised. Save the tablets for the pool and spa.
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There you go.Good answer.
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What about putting bleach is the condensate vents (PVC)?
Have roamed the HVAC isles at the big box stores; never saw pan tablets. Do they sell them?
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No chlorine.....Look at the bottom of a pool those rust stains you seen in the shape of hair pins and quarters are from one day of being in 2-10 ppm pool water.....any more and the process speeds up.
The only time I would use bleach is for a main drain not a condensate drain line. If it's that bad blow it out/vacuum it out or replace it.
Chlorine = Hypochlorous Acid = Oxidizer = Metal Rusting
Last edited by BigJon3475; 07-01-2008 at 04:59 PM.
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You could pour bleach down the vent but, most clogs happen in / at the the drain pan inside the cabinet. I don't think Home Depot or Lowes sell pan tablets..........yet.
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pantabs
if not pantabs what do you suggest ?
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blow it out/vacuum it out or replace it. whichever fits your situation best.
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Pan tabs
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I actually have seen them at our local Lowes. They had them, and coil cleaner, it was over with the window unit A/Cs, in their seasonal section, not in the "HVAC" section if you will.
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