my central air unit does not drain out of the drain instead it drains down into the burner?

Question

my central air unit does not drain out of the drain instead it drains down into the burner how can i fix it? behind tha drain hole is a piece of sheet metal is there supposed to be hole in it?

drain line is clean i can take the tube off the drain and it still drains into the burners below

Answer 1

It sounds like a leaking drain pan. That is the device that sits under the evaporator coil and collects the moisture dripping off the coil. Sometimes these pans, if made of metal, will rust through and start sending water dribbling over your heat exchanger.

There is still a possibility of a plugged drain line. Even though your line is clear, the nipple that extends out from the pan may be clogged with debris. Scrape this out thoroughly and suck clean with a Shop Vac. I hope for your sake this does the trick. Evaporator coils and their pans are difficult and expensive to replace.

Answer 2

Condensation drains in drain pans are very important. A white or grey film (dust and algie) may appear as sheet metal.Pressurized air will usualy clean the drain.To prevent clogs put one cup of Clorox or earth friendly products in all sinks and toilets ,and even drain pans about once every month

Answer 3

Drain line stopped up. Use a shopvac on the drain pipe for the unit outside.

Answer 4

DRAIN PIPE IS PLUGED IT HAS SLIME IN IT YOU CAN USE SHOP VAC ON THE OUT SIDE OR YOU CAN USE THE WATER PRESS ON THE INSIDE TO PUSH IT OUT ALSO YOU CAN GET SOME ( THE WORKS TOILET BOWL CLEANER ) AND PUT SMALL AMOUNT IN THE DRAIN AFTER IT IS CLEAN THIS WILL STOP THE SLIME FROM GETTING A HOLD OF THE INSIDE OF THE PIPE AND WILL KEEP IT RUNNING JFB