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theduke3
09-25-03, 06:44 AM
Is there something or some way to get rid of the smell coming from my air-conditioner run-off drain? PLEASE HELP it is an awfull sickening smell. Thanks

KField
09-25-03, 07:11 AM
Clorox will kill the algae that smells bad. You should try to get it into the drain pan so it can work on the algae there also. I doubt whether you need full strength but it probably won't hurt anything to use it straight from the bottle.
Ed Imeduc
09-25-03, 09:48 AM
Like KField said use some clorox in it. You said run off drain, the end of it does go into a P trap dont it? So that this is not methane gas you smell from the sewer.;) ED

roser601
09-25-03, 09:40 PM
I used to like to use scented Clorox(Pine scent, floral,lemon scent)when I added it to the drain pan of the indoor unit so the little lady of the house didn't get bent out of shape by the odor of bleach wafting thru the house. As said earlier, it keeps drain pans and associated drains free of algae and slime and their accompanying noxious smells.