AC condensate line making side yard wet

Just remember the longer the run condensate line outside the building envelope I would think the higher the probably of something plugging it up, so you’d need to be judicious in keeping it clean. Tying it into the house sewerag/drainage system not allowed by code where you live or isit just a physical issue of doing it?

Many don’t realize how much water condensate (humidity) a HVAC removes - about 3 lbs per ton per hour, so a 4 ton unit, 12 pounds, or about 1.5 gallons per hour, so 12 gallons a day if the HVAC is running 8 hours. That’s a lot of water to dump in one spot outdoors every day in the summer, if you don’t have a porous soil, without routing it somewhere, so I see where you are coming from. Fortunately, mine goes down the house sewerage system, but I know not all states or communities allow that.by code.

Why isn't the mail line draining into your home drain lines? Are you sure the mainline isn't clogged causing the secondary line to drain into the yard?

I thought it was in the Jefferson parish code where it wasn't allowed. I can't find it now. Gonna look for a bit.

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Found it. To get to the storm drain by the street would be even farther. Maybe 100 feet of buried pcv coming out near the street.

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Is your HVAC air handler in the attic or closet? My primary condensate line is tied into one of the house drain vent stacks. Like wick says double check your system. I don’t think what you posted on the Jeff Parish code prevents you from tying your condensate drain into the house drain line if you can physically do it. I can see where it might not be possible if the air handler is in a closet, but then it might.

Is this you primary or secondary drain?

My primary condensate runs into the p trap of our master bath lavatory.

The secondary drain runs to a pipe outside dripping out of my soffit.

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I had a similar issue a few years ago and tried numerous things that didn't work. Had the line relocated where the hedges are and it's all good.

I don't care for the thought of burying the line.

Funny I saw this today. I was having the same issue. I just dry fitted a hose fitting and a 6 ft garden hose to water the bushes around the outside unit. Figure I’ll just move it around the bed every now and then.

There should be a main line that comes off the unit and runs to a drain line in the attic, look for it

I put a little condensate pump under mine.

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Sits on a concrete block and the condensate line drips right into the top. From there it is pumped into a rain barrel with a spigot on the bottom. I'll use the water to water whatever needs water around the house. Sometimes the barrel fills up and I'll just attach a hose to it and purge in in various parts of the yard. In 9 years I had one pump die on me (after about 2 years). The float switch went bad.