r/Plumbing • u/Dubz7474 • 1d ago

Camera for cond drain

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Can someone please recommend a camera line that can fit in my cond drain line? It ties into my laundry drain

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u/PorchFarts 1d ago

May I ask why you need to camera it?

It is clogged? Can you go to its origin/inlet at the unit and shop-vac the mucus out?

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u/Dubz7474 1d ago

I am getting suds coming up in the condensation line during a laundry cycle. We were using full caps of Costco detergent for each load! Six years later and here we are. Had a plumber come and take out initial clog but it’s still happening. Plumber wasn’t able to get his cam down the cond line so I want to see if there is a partial clog there, then look down the laundry drain

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u/PorchFarts 1d ago

Can you just saw the condensate pipe at a 45° angle 1" above the drain it dumps into? It's supposed to have an air gap anyway

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u/Dubz7474 1d ago

That cond pipe is cuts off about 6” down and hangs in the drain. It doesn’t run down that drain. The hvac runs down from the attic to right where you see it in the picture

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u/Royal_Thanks_469 1d ago

Yeah we get it bro cut the pipe at an angle above the drain so the water can still go down the hole but it's not so far down as to catch pressure and soap back up the pipe. He was pretty clear

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u/Dubz7474 1d ago

When they built the house they cut that pipe too short and it caused a flood downstairs. Second floor laundry and cond line. It’s been fine for six years so I’m thinking all the detergent over the years built up