Air Conditioning - What is coming out of drip line?

Hi,

I just had my furnace and AC coil replaced about a month ago...everything has been going fine. Recently I noticed that a wet mucos like substance coming from drip line. What could this be! Thank you for any help.

Dirt and junk that is washed off the coil by the water it takes out of the air.
But after one month I cant see how it will be that dirty now. Later on yes it can be dirty. Was the old ducts dirty?????? can be from there.

Hi Ed,

Thanks for the quick response. I didn't have the ducts cleaned. Should I have that done? Could they be that dirty????

Was the indoor coil been replaced?

new furnace as well?, and how the air filter?

Hi Jay,

I'm not sure I understand...I had the furnace replaced, as well as the thing on top of it...I believe that is the evaporative coil, is an indoor coil something different? I was actually wondering about the filter because I can't seem to locate it, and the unit does not seem to have a removable opening like the old one, I'll have to call the the company that installed it. Thanks again for any help.

A filter maybe in between the furance and the return drop.. If there is no filter, a new furnace does move A LOT of air! I know when I had mine replaced, I had to replace the filter a week later since it was soo full of dust balls from the duct work. I even went in to the return drop with the vac to suck out.

If you see you have no filter at all, then I'd get them back out to remove and clean the coil, and maybe the blower too.

Hi Jay,

Thanks for the info, I'll check it out. Do you think I should have the ducts cleaned?

You don't have to have them cleaned.. just make sure the air filter gets changed 30 days for a few months, then could get by 60 days.

If you do have health issues, then yes get them cleaned if they are really bad.

If the substance feels oily, the coil might be leaking refrigerant. If in doubt, have the system gauged.

Refrigerant is a gas at atmospheric pressure but a small amount of compressor oil always circulates in the closed loop.