Reset Condensate Overflow Safety Switch

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.

Reset condensate overflow safety switch.

And yet we still install a float switch inside the drain line it s like a second line of defense. 200 series smarttrap kits 0 00. Most of the time an algae growth is the culprit blocking the drain. Aqua guard 1100 switch for metal pan.

Condensate switches traps home. 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. 0 view cart. Reset simply by drying the absorbent pad with a paper towel and pressing the reset switch.

It s very common for a stopped up drain to trigger this device and results. 0 to 250 volts ac 5a 1250va. One or two drops will cause wet switch to turn off a unit alerting a serviceman to a moisture problem. However small lizards or frogs occasionally become lodged in the pipe stopping the flow of the water.

Safe t switch gem case quantity. Ez trap 200 series smarttrap kits. Turns system off when detecting moisture due to condensate or drain leaks. 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.

A lit led indicates the wet switch is activated and has turned the unit off. Ez traps overflow switches 6 equipment pads 1 lineset covers 6 other mechanical products 73. The wet switch keeps that from happening. 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.

0 to 30 volts dc 5a 150w. This video should help you with that. Condensate overflow cut off switch. Primary drain pan or clipped to coil above primary drain pan.

2 5 x 1 4 x 1 switch type. 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. The pipe must be full or near full to activate the switch.