my central air drain pipe outside is ruining my grass is there some kind of device i can make 2 catch the watr

Answer 1

It's a high tech device called a bucket.

Answer 2

You are a bit vague in the question with regard to where the water drains to, and how much, and if you've attempted anything,,,even those things like Buckets,,,which by the way truly is a valid answer.

If the water, by its very nature, is creating a path in its run off, do something more with the actual drain line.

I'll assume you can hide the ac unit with shrubbery etc, as many do.

I'll assume you can dig a French Drain, or hole and fill with river rock in a very specific place that YOU direct the water to.

My ex wife has a drain just out of the garage, and I added a P trap and pipe long enough to drain into a plant bed and under a walk way.

The run off from an ac unit shouldn't be whats killing grass however. Ruining??? Define that. Is the run off so great that it leaves soggy muddied ground? I'd be considering checking the ac unit.

Rev. Steven

Answer 3

You can take the drain, (probably pvc or plastic tube) and reroute it to your basement deep sink.

When we put my A/C in, thats what we did, so that the sump pump on the furnace wouldnt put it outside and it would come around the foundation.

Or, you could get a small 3/4 inch pvc pipe and bury it in your yard, (just under the surface), and have it going to a sloping part of your yard, into a trench or out to the street. (Make sure you make a diagram of where the piping is, so that you will know where "not" to dig if you want to put something in, later).

The piping must have a drop of 1/4 inch for every ten feet, to make sure it will drain properly.
I wish you well..

Jesse

Answer 4

Where we live, there are two drains from the AC. One goes to the sewer system and only the emergency drain goes to the outside of the house. I know in some locations this condensate has to be pumped but it doesn't sound like that is true in your case.

You should check you system to see if the primary drain is plugged and the emergency overflow pan is full of water. You could have a big problem in the making. If you AC is draining only thought the emergency drain then there is no back up if the emergency drain plugs.

Answer 5

Instead of catching the water, try inserting a perferated pipe underground by the area dripping. At ground level, place a ceramic or a black pipe with a wide lip on it (a hose or a v-shaped drip pan placed where the drip originates). The water will then go down the lipped pipe and be distributed evenly out into your lawn underground. We have done this around our home for just the eaves and it works wonderfully.

Answer 6

what you can do is make whats called a french drain. go to a hardware store, get 2 feet length of the widest pvc pipe you can get, a bag of gravell, and what ever kind of fittings needed to drop the pipe to just below ground level.
you dig out the ground under the pipe where its dripping to the size and depth to fit the pvc pipe in the ground and just a little bit above rest of ground, then with the fittings drop the pipe so its about an inch below the surface. then fill up the hole with the gravell. If for some reason you cant drop the pipe in groung thats fine, as long as water falls into it. Thats why the pvc is just above ground, to keep from running out.

Answer 7

Yes , there is a small condensate pump that is self contained (The pump and receiver for the water are all one piece) You would need a place to plug the pump in, and you can run the drain hose where ever you want .

Answer 8

You could always use a stone or concrete rain funnel (the device used at the spout that diverts rainwater that is collected from the roof).

Answer 9

Park a bird bath under it. Birds love water. :)

Answer 10

no