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10-24-2017, 11:50 AM
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Rivet Master 
2015 28' Flying Cloud
2018 33' Classic
Cumming
, Georgia
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 518
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AC drain clean
Both of the drains on my Dometic ACs were clogged. Had my dealer clear. This is a 2015 FC 28 with two ACs. Is there an easy way to keep these drain clear?
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10-24-2017, 01:06 PM
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Half a Rivet Short
2017 30' Classic
2022 Interstate 24X
Carlisle
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 15,736
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Hi
Park the trailer in the garage? 
The lines plug up from dust and crud. It's highly variable in terms of where you store and use your trailer. The worst case is probably a dusty storage yard and dirt getting blown into an AC that is not in use.
It's a bit extreme, but the answer is to get up on the roof with a hose and spray out the unit. That's not anything *I* would do .... You might do some good with a hose from the ground. The issue is being able to see what's happening and stop before things overflow if there is a clog.
Bob
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10-24-2017, 02:19 PM
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Rivet Master
2015 28' Flying Cloud
2018 33' Classic
Cumming
, Georgia
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 518
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No choice; we have to store outside. Are covers available that help?
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10-24-2017, 04:56 PM
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Rivet Master
1995 25' Excella
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Run weedeater line up the drain tube from the ground to in clog drains.
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10-24-2017, 07:32 PM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
, More Than Anywhere Else
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaRon
Both of the drains on my Dometic ACs were clogged. Had my dealer clear. This is a 2015 FC 28 with two ACs. Is there an easy way to keep these drain clear?
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While it's in storage and you're not using the A/Cs, stick golf tees in both ends of the drain lines. That will keep the lines clear until you're ready to use the A/Cs again.
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10-24-2017, 09:01 PM
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Rivet Master 
2007 22' International CCD
Corona
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 9,180
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Or make a cylindrical cap out of screen wire with the end crimped shut that covers the end of the drain tube. Tie-wrap it on to keep bugs out of the bottom.
Install screen mesh on the inside of the A/C cover intakes to keep bugs and birds out of the other end of the drain.
Pain in the butt, but probably worth it.
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'The Silver HamShack' ('07 International 22FB CCD 75th Anniversary)
Multiple Yaesu Ham Radios inside and many antennae sprouting from roof, ProPride hitch, Prodigy P2 controller.
2012 shortbed CrewMax 4x4 Toyota Tacoma TV with more antennae on it. 
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10-25-2017, 05:00 AM
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Rivet Master
2015 28' Flying Cloud
2018 33' Classic
Cumming
, Georgia
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 518
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AC drain clean
Good idea with golf Rees, but how do you plug upper drain? Seems like you’d have to remove shroud.
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10-25-2017, 05:01 AM
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Figment of My Imagination
2012 Interstate Coach
From All Over
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,868
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaRon
Good idea with golf Rees, but how do you plug upper drain? Seems like you’d have to remove shroud.
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If you don't want to go that far, duct-tape some heavy-duty aluminum foil over the shroud openings.
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10-25-2017, 10:29 AM
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Half a Rivet Short
2017 30' Classic
2022 Interstate 24X
Carlisle
, Pennsylvania
Join Date: May 2017
Posts: 15,736
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaRon
No choice; we have to store outside. Are covers available that help?
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Hi
There are places that make custom covers for just about anything out there. My guess is that they would be a real pain to put on and take off. Just as with a boat, they help, but are never a 100% solution. When the bugs decide to make a nest someplace nice and protected .... you have a problem.
Bob
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10-26-2017, 03:19 AM
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Rivet Master
2015 28' Flying Cloud
2018 33' Classic
Cumming
, Georgia
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 518
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AC drain clean
Wonder if this would work?
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