Oops - meant to say 9 K BTUs... haha. Unfortunately it's not quite enough in south east Virginia in the hottest months. Gunni mentioned he had a 12K unit and it did the trick...
Air Conditioner condensate drain
- Thread starter BigEasy
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Gunni,
I thought about installing another external drain; however, I hate to drill another hole thru the hull if I can avoid it. Will likely try to tap into to the head's sink drain line or perhaps the shower sump drain line this weekend. Both lines should be accessible.
I thought about installing another external drain; however, I hate to drill another hole thru the hull if I can avoid it. Will likely try to tap into to the head's sink drain line or perhaps the shower sump drain line this weekend. Both lines should be accessible.
I would be more concerned about having to keep one more below the waterline thru hull open while running the A/C. Not sure how that applies to your vessel. I figure my bilge pump can keep up with the A/C raw water intake if it starts to leak. All other thru hulls are locked-out.
And yes, I generally cool my boat with a single 12k aging Cruisar system. But then I was born in tidewater Virginia and like to sweat! One of the things I have noted is that even after you shut down the A/C (and the condensator extractor suction), the evaporator continues to sweat and generate water. On heel, the pan ends up spilling water into the bilge. These things are a devils bargain.
And yes, I generally cool my boat with a single 12k aging Cruisar system. But then I was born in tidewater Virginia and like to sweat! One of the things I have noted is that even after you shut down the A/C (and the condensator extractor suction), the evaporator continues to sweat and generate water. On heel, the pan ends up spilling water into the bilge. These things are a devils bargain.
OK, sorry to bug you guys further with this condensate drain dilemma.
I have decided that teeing into the shower sump drain line would be the easiest and least costly method to eliminate the aft air handler / evaporator from draining into the bilge. Here is the problem, I need a tee fitting that will allow me to connect the 5/8" drain hose from the evaporator unit into a 1" shower sump drain hose. I can't locate anything even close in stainless, brass, or nylon. Would it be acceptable for marine applications to construct this reducing tee from PVC. Parts are readily available to construct a glued up tee using 1" spigot x 1" hose barb and 1" spigot x 5/8" hose barb?
Or, is there another way do accomplish this in a better manner?
I have decided that teeing into the shower sump drain line would be the easiest and least costly method to eliminate the aft air handler / evaporator from draining into the bilge. Here is the problem, I need a tee fitting that will allow me to connect the 5/8" drain hose from the evaporator unit into a 1" shower sump drain hose. I can't locate anything even close in stainless, brass, or nylon. Would it be acceptable for marine applications to construct this reducing tee from PVC. Parts are readily available to construct a glued up tee using 1" spigot x 1" hose barb and 1" spigot x 5/8" hose barb?
Or, is there another way do accomplish this in a better manner?
