Reset Condensate Overflow Safety Switch

It s very common for a stopped up drain to trigger this device and results.

Reset condensate overflow safety switch.

Most of the time an algae growth is the culprit blocking the drain. Here is a documentary on how your hvac condensing overflow shut off device works. 2 5 x 1 4 x 1 switch type. This video should help you with that.

The float switch a safety device that shuts the system down when condensation overflows into the drain pan can fail for a number of reasons according to smith. Ez traps overflow switches 6 equipment pads 1 lineset covers 6 other mechanical products 73. A lit led indicates the wet switch is activated and has turned the unit off. Reset simply by drying the absorbent pad with a paper towel and pressing the reset switch.

Safe t switch gem case quantity. Some ac drain line float switches don t automatically reset. With a standard pan float switch installation a lot of water can leak out before the float switch turns the system off assuming it works properly. Water dripping through the ceiling and an air handler sitting in a drain pan full of water directly above it is more common than you think says christian smith an hvac contractor.

One or two drops will cause wet switch to turn off a unit alerting a serviceman to a moisture problem. Primary drain pan or clipped to coil above primary drain pan. Since the sensor component of the sos only covers part of the tubing a low volume of flowing water does not activate the switch. Condensate overflow cut off switch.

0 to 30 volts dc 5a 150w. Condensate switches traps home. 200 series smarttrap kits 0 00. However small lizards or frogs occasionally become lodged in the pipe stopping the flow of the water.

The wet switch keeps that from happening. Turns system off when detecting moisture due to condensate or drain leaks. And yet we still install a float switch inside the drain line it s like a second line of defense. If the air handler s float switch has tripped the primary condensate drain has stopped up due to a blockage and the blocked water has tripped the float on the float switch.

Aqua guard 1100 switch for metal pan. Like a culvert the condensate drain line is normally mostly empty with a small amount of water flowing in the lower parts of the horizontal run. The pipe must be full or near full to activate the switch.