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Old 8th July 2015, 09:13 PM
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Give me a minute and I'll post an extra picture up of the heater box to give you a better idea.
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Old 8th July 2015, 09:20 PM
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If the water is sitting at the bottom of the unit it might just be easier to push a this hose/pipe down from the pollen filter or the vents as suggested.


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Old 8th July 2015, 09:21 PM
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I know this is a D3 (not a D2) but I find this a bit mystifying.
Unless the ventilation system has a completely different design to the D2 it will be designed to let any water/condensation run out via the drains.

On a D2 it's very easy for blocked plenum drains to overflow into the HVAC unit, and the debris then causes blockages, but it can be drained without dismantling. Why would a D3 be different?

If that's what it really is it will either "slosh" out (usually over your feet!) with a bit of energetic driving and/or slowly evaporate.

Are you sure it's not something else, such as a big air bubble in the plumbing or a blockage not dealt with?
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Old 8th July 2015, 09:48 PM
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apparently the engineer got drenched doing the drains, it may be that it will evaporate if we get a few days of hot weather, or i will try the thin hose and vacuam cleaner as per the d2 video on youtube
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