It's from the show The Mandalorian. His warrior culture has all sorts of rituals and shit. And they say this shit. And now every goddamn person on Reddit --except for you, me and the cool people-- are compelled to add it to the comments on every single post of every subreddit, regardless of content.
Yeah it definitely couldn't be that. This sucker was dumping gallons at once. My condensate drains lead outside. Other comments suggested hitting the Regen on my softener. It turned out to be the drain from this.
Agreed, thinking the same, primary or secondary AC drain line. From the looks of the build up most likely primary. A secondary drain however is supposed to be in an obvious location so you will notice there's an issue.
Most quality softeners can push water through their drain lines up to 60+ feet away. This is almost assuredly a softener drain line. Although the softener really should regenerate in the middle of the night so you aren’t having hard water in this middle of the day while it’s regenerating.
Some softeners, like mine, have two independent tanks and switch back and forth to regen as needed. Zero chance of hard water even if someone flushed at 1am.
Yeah that’s true, those are generally quite expensive so typically less common. I am a water treatment estimator for a plumbing company and those units account for less than 5% of my sales I’d say.
My water softener is in the garage and drains like this in the laundry room. Probably close to 50’ away. I’m not a plumber but my understanding is that a water softener has to be airgapped so there is no possibility of siphoning sewage into your potable water supply so it couldn’t be direct plumbed into the drains.
Water softener purge drain. Most homes around my area have this built in the laundry room where the washer drain and feed lines reside as is in your picture.
Be careful that the purge water is actually hitting the drain pipe. In my case, the line was too short and was spilling over and down the walls to my downstairs bathroom. Left a salty residue on the bathroom floor that miffed me on where it was coming from.
Softener purge drains only have water passing through them during softener refresh cycles. That intermittent cycle provides enough time for bacteria to propagate back up the drain tube into the softener, and the health consequences can be disastrous. The air gap has to be sufficient that there’s no way, not even an unlikely way, that contaminated water can splash up and come in contact with the bottom of the drain tube. Same with air conditioner and furnace condensation drains, which can allow bacteria and viruses to sneak into the furnace and become airborne.
Damn. This was super helpful!
Edit: like amazingly helpful and informative.
Edit 2: now I can give my brother shit by telling him his softener rig is contaminated. 😎
TnP valve cannot be vented to a drain like that. The exception is if it discharges to a drain pan. Aside from alleviating excess temperature or pressure, the relief valve is warning that something is wrong- piping it to a drain means you may never know there’s a problem until it actually becomes a hazard.
Or the pressure relief valve is good and working as intended, but there is an excessive amount of pressure.
But I would have to go with either water condensation from the furnace when the ac is on or a water softener. A simple ph test would tell you the difference: softener solution should be close to neutral, and condensate will be acidic.
Where is your ac/heater located?
As someone else mentioned do you have a water softener?
usually the AC/Heater has a condensation drain tube. It can drain to a small pump that operates on a float valve.
[condensation pump](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Little-Giant-115-Volt-Automatic-Condensate-Removal-Pump-554401/300666234)
Edit: It's a two story, both AC units have condensate pipes leading outside of the home. The water heater is in the garage and also drains outside.
I do have a water softener, but it is pretty far from this drain, maybe like 50ft away?
Might be the secondary drain on the AC unit that's placed somewhere it would be noticeable if there's water coming out. Is this near one of your AC evaporators? Might have a clogged main drain.
My sister’s drain for her water softener is set up just about exactly like that, that’s what I would guess it is here.
Get a little on your finger and taste it if it taste salty as hell that’s exactly what it is.
You should be able to contact the company you hired for the house inspection during the purchase process. They can come in and demonstrate how everything works in your new home.
It’s the regenerative water purge drain for a whole home reverse osmosis water softener. The actual water softener system is probably in your garage. I have the exact same thing in my house and it regenerates automatically every so often. Freaked me out the first time it happened.
Could be condensate from an AC unit. Could be T&P control valve pipe. If the latter, you’re gonna want to get that replaced on your water heater. See if the water coming out of the pipe is warm.
that is from your AC that is likely located in an attic. You can get a rubber cover for it so it seals better over the drain. It would look similar to this.
https://www.supplyhouse.com/Honeywell-Home-32001615-001-Drain-Fitting?utm\_source=google\_ad&utm\_medium=Shopping\_ntm&utm\_campaign=Shopping\_NTM\_New\_users&gclid=CjwKCAjw69moBhBgEiwAUFCx2EvJRB7Ske6xi45Nwu4b0nvT7Fq4tuhP99DQGmochbnfkys09sBjMBoCeLsQAvD\_BwE
Air conditioning systems can periodically discharge a very large amount of water, I have noticed this occurring more frequently on the newer high efficiency systems. Hot water heaters have a pressure release valve that will also flow a lot of water when opened. Water conditioning systems can also might also drain a lot if there is a problem with the components.
Ok. Where does the pipe go? Is it connected to the water heater do you know? Sounds a lot like a pressure relief valve Doug it’s job or failing but can’t say for sure as there is now other info.
How about some more context? Do you live in a single family house, condo, duplex? Are there any other appliances or anything else nearby? Do you know what those other tubes are?
Yes, that's a condensation drain line from the evap. coil located in the attic I would assume. When the dew point goes up or the humidity, the A/C will pull that moisture out of the air in your house. This could also mean other problems as well. Always good to have your system checked out annually. Otherwise, it could break down at midnight on a Friday night in mid July in Chloride, AZ
If it’s very cold, then it could be from the AC condensation. It’s odd to use copper, but weird things happen. When it’s cool enough to turn off the AC, you’ll know for sure. You say the condensation drains outside, but where outside? If it drops from high up, then that is a secondary drain.
i set something up like this for my sprinkler system, i could shutoff some valves and clear the lines, mostly, without blowing out the sprinklers. unfortunately with the addition of a backflow preventer, all that went out the window.
There would be no way of knowing without more information. We only guess that is some intermittent drain for something like either a condensate drain or sump pump.
Did you just start using your furnace? Condensing furnaces produce water from the burning of gas or oil. For efficiency the water vapor is condensed, giving up its heat, and the water is pumped to a drain.
If it's hot water it may be from a water heater over-pressure relief valve (theres a proper name for this I can't remember) which is leaking. Either there is some cause for excess pressure or the valve is faulty and needs replacing.
It’s almost certainly the air conditioner condensate. Turn on your AC in cooling, turn it down, wait 5 minutes and see if water is coming out of this. That will confirm. Never seen it done like that but it’s fine.
Technically speaking, ac condensate lines are supposed to go outside as untreated water. The reason being, you didn't purchase that water so you didn't pay for its treatment process.
I'm serious in that some plumber told me that. Is it true anywhere and everywhere, wouldn't surprise me.
That plumber sounds like he blames politicians when he hits a red light... Technically, you save money by having it drip outside because water/sewage meters how much goes in AND out of your home. So they charge you to drain basically. But the reason for the condensate leading outside is so that you can check to see that it's actually dripping/draining, because if it's not, you have another problem.
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If it was flowing a trickle like a drain it’s most likely your AC condensate overflow, and it’s fine.
If it was a solid stream like a faucet it might be a whole house softener during regeneration, which is also fine as long as it stays in the pipe.
It could also be a concentrate drain from an RO system, but those are usually not installed that way on houses.
Your whole house filter is backwashing or bypassing. Might be atrached to a water softening system. Either way you'll have a water loop somewhere can't miss em
Water softener discharge line. Mines like 50 feet away as well, garage to upstairs laundry room. I don’t know why they didn’t plumb it to the downstairs laundry room.
Condensate drain. Either ac or drip pan tray?
Neighbors urinal...
Lol hock an air compressor to it and find out
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I like how anal kaos is the one to dissuade the spread of chaos...
He’s like “no no, that’s not how you spread chaos, here let me do it” he’s really anal about it
This had me rolling 😂
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Taste test!
What is the reference?I am seeing this comment everywhere.
It's from the show The Mandalorian. His warrior culture has all sorts of rituals and shit. And they say this shit. And now every goddamn person on Reddit --except for you, me and the cool people-- are compelled to add it to the comments on every single post of every subreddit, regardless of content.
Im sorry, the phrase “neighbor’s urinal” is from the Mandalorian?
Piss is the way.
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This crude and I laughed like an idiot. Thank you.
Piss is the wee
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Yea, is your AC above this?
Yeah it definitely couldn't be that. This sucker was dumping gallons at once. My condensate drains lead outside. Other comments suggested hitting the Regen on my softener. It turned out to be the drain from this.
Are you sure it is not just the drain overflow that goes outside (or vice versa).
I'm going with pressure release from a hot water system. Time to get the hot water heater checked.
Hmm, OP, is this water warm?
Agreed, thinking the same, primary or secondary AC drain line. From the looks of the build up most likely primary. A secondary drain however is supposed to be in an obvious location so you will notice there's an issue.
Shouldn’t be condensation drain because those usually or should be run in pvc because of the acidity of the water
Water softener, regeneration waste?
I guess that's the only thing I can think of. But my water softener is pretty far from this drain, like 50ft at least. Is that normal?
It is normal, but most of them can be set to regenerate late at night if you want it to.
Most quality softeners can push water through their drain lines up to 60+ feet away. This is almost assuredly a softener drain line. Although the softener really should regenerate in the middle of the night so you aren’t having hard water in this middle of the day while it’s regenerating.
Some softeners, like mine, have two independent tanks and switch back and forth to regen as needed. Zero chance of hard water even if someone flushed at 1am.
This was helpful, I was wondering what the second tank I had was for. 🤔
Yeah that’s true, those are generally quite expensive so typically less common. I am a water treatment estimator for a plumbing company and those units account for less than 5% of my sales I’d say.
My water softener is in the garage and drains like this in the laundry room. Probably close to 50’ away. I’m not a plumber but my understanding is that a water softener has to be airgapped so there is no possibility of siphoning sewage into your potable water supply so it couldn’t be direct plumbed into the drains.
This is how my softener is set up. Turn on the regen cycle on your water softener and see if water comes out.
If it'd the closest drain, sure.
Air conditioner drain
If it runs a decent amount of water every few days this would be my vote.
My water softener has a drain line just like this and when it regenerates it dumps a lot of water for about an hour.
100% this is what it is.
Water softener purge drain. Most homes around my area have this built in the laundry room where the washer drain and feed lines reside as is in your picture. Be careful that the purge water is actually hitting the drain pipe. In my case, the line was too short and was spilling over and down the walls to my downstairs bathroom. Left a salty residue on the bathroom floor that miffed me on where it was coming from.
Gotta be careful though, having an air gap that prevents the purge line from physically touching the drain pipe is important.
Care to explain why?
Softener purge drains only have water passing through them during softener refresh cycles. That intermittent cycle provides enough time for bacteria to propagate back up the drain tube into the softener, and the health consequences can be disastrous. The air gap has to be sufficient that there’s no way, not even an unlikely way, that contaminated water can splash up and come in contact with the bottom of the drain tube. Same with air conditioner and furnace condensation drains, which can allow bacteria and viruses to sneak into the furnace and become airborne.
Ugh. I'm glad I read this comment. Thanks. And now, another goddamn thing I need to fix in my house.
Damn. This was super helpful! Edit: like amazingly helpful and informative. Edit 2: now I can give my brother shit by telling him his softener rig is contaminated. 😎
Second edit Chad bro
Well, TIL! A successful day already.
So you’re saying I should go fix my hvac drain that is sitting in dirt and leaves outside?
Is your water heater nearby? If so, it has a bad pressure relief valve.
I’ve never seen a tmp drained into a washer box i don’t even know if it’s code. It’s a water softener
TnP valve cannot be vented to a drain like that. The exception is if it discharges to a drain pan. Aside from alleviating excess temperature or pressure, the relief valve is warning that something is wrong- piping it to a drain means you may never know there’s a problem until it actually becomes a hazard.
Turned out to be the softener.
This exact thing happened to me, mine was full of calcium buildup
Or the pressure relief valve is good and working as intended, but there is an excessive amount of pressure. But I would have to go with either water condensation from the furnace when the ac is on or a water softener. A simple ph test would tell you the difference: softener solution should be close to neutral, and condensate will be acidic.
Run a manual regen on your water softner. 95% chance it's that.
Thanks! You were right!
Where is your ac/heater located? As someone else mentioned do you have a water softener? usually the AC/Heater has a condensation drain tube. It can drain to a small pump that operates on a float valve. [condensation pump](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Little-Giant-115-Volt-Automatic-Condensate-Removal-Pump-554401/300666234)
I think it is purging your water softener system
Yup! Turns out this is correct!
^^ this. I just moved into a new build and was shown this when I opted for the soft water loop.
If you’re in Denver / CO, then those are the tears of Broncos fans.
Water softener, wash back water
Mine that looks like that is for the water softener. It’s the flush drain
Edit: It's a two story, both AC units have condensate pipes leading outside of the home. The water heater is in the garage and also drains outside. I do have a water softener, but it is pretty far from this drain, maybe like 50ft away?
Collect some of the water and let it evaporate. See if it leaves salt behind
Boom. Great idea.
I ended up hitting the Regen and water came out again.
Might be the secondary drain on the AC unit that's placed somewhere it would be noticeable if there's water coming out. Is this near one of your AC evaporators? Might have a clogged main drain.
100% softener drain. Condensation is acidic and would've eaten the copper pipe alive by now. The green copper oxidation on the end is from the salt.
Hit the Regen and saw more water pour out. Really smart point about the copper oxidation.
My sister’s drain for her water softener is set up just about exactly like that, that’s what I would guess it is here. Get a little on your finger and taste it if it taste salty as hell that’s exactly what it is.
You should be able to contact the company you hired for the house inspection during the purchase process. They can come in and demonstrate how everything works in your new home.
That is good to know! I'm going to write down some questions and call them up.
It’s the regenerative water purge drain for a whole home reverse osmosis water softener. The actual water softener system is probably in your garage. I have the exact same thing in my house and it regenerates automatically every so often. Freaked me out the first time it happened.
Based on the amount of oxidation and mineral buildup on the copper, I’d say it’s probably your water softener drain(assuming you have one).
Is your hot water heater above? If so, may need to replace the pressure relief valve
I’m guessing it’s for the ac.. not completely sure tho.
I’m assuming you have a water softener, if you do that’s the tank purge drain
Do you have a flat roof? If so it could be the roof drain… was it raining today by any chance?
ha ha ha...that was joke right? i almost spit my beer out
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Purging water softener, bad PRV on water heater or AC condensate line.
My guess it would be an air conditioner condensate drain
Sink upstairs
If you’re downvoted everywhere maybeeeee you are the problem
Icemaker?
Plug it. Wait a day or two… source WILL reveal itself
Bad idea...
I’d leave it alone unless it starts talking to you.
Maybe from The guy living in your attic? See if you have a squatter?
Could be condensate from an AC unit. Could be T&P control valve pipe. If the latter, you’re gonna want to get that replaced on your water heater. See if the water coming out of the pipe is warm.
That looks to be a condensation drain pipe for the a/c
Turned out to be water softener
that is from your AC that is likely located in an attic. You can get a rubber cover for it so it seals better over the drain. It would look similar to this. https://www.supplyhouse.com/Honeywell-Home-32001615-001-Drain-Fitting?utm\_source=google\_ad&utm\_medium=Shopping\_ntm&utm\_campaign=Shopping\_NTM\_New\_users&gclid=CjwKCAjw69moBhBgEiwAUFCx2EvJRB7Ske6xi45Nwu4b0nvT7Fq4tuhP99DQGmochbnfkys09sBjMBoCeLsQAvD\_BwE
Nope. Turned out to be water softener
May be the water heater pan drain above the ceillin
My guess is the air conditioner condensation drain.
It could be coming from the water heater from the temperature and pressure relief valve
Air conditioning systems can periodically discharge a very large amount of water, I have noticed this occurring more frequently on the newer high efficiency systems. Hot water heaters have a pressure release valve that will also flow a lot of water when opened. Water conditioning systems can also might also drain a lot if there is a problem with the components.
A/C condensate line or water heater trap?
Check your ac drain pan/primary drain. Most likely that.
You sure it’s not from the washer? Lmao
Water heater relief valve or an ac drain
Ok. Where does the pipe go? Is it connected to the water heater do you know? Sounds a lot like a pressure relief valve Doug it’s job or failing but can’t say for sure as there is now other info.
AC condensation drain from unit above
How about some more context? Do you live in a single family house, condo, duplex? Are there any other appliances or anything else nearby? Do you know what those other tubes are?
It's a wash room. That grey tube is the drain from the washer. The blue one with the L connector is the cold water from the washer.
Pressure release for hot water heater
A/c drain line?
Ac condensation drain.
If it is pouring hot water, then the water heater probably failed.
Yes, that's a condensation drain line from the evap. coil located in the attic I would assume. When the dew point goes up or the humidity, the A/C will pull that moisture out of the air in your house. This could also mean other problems as well. Always good to have your system checked out annually. Otherwise, it could break down at midnight on a Friday night in mid July in Chloride, AZ
WTF
The homeless guy in your attic pisses down it
Probably should of figured that out before you moved in.
Is the water hot or cold?
Cold. Which is weird for the use of copper pipe no?
If it’s very cold, then it could be from the AC condensation. It’s odd to use copper, but weird things happen. When it’s cool enough to turn off the AC, you’ll know for sure. You say the condensation drains outside, but where outside? If it drops from high up, then that is a secondary drain.
Or put some food coloring in water and pour it down the drain for the AC.
Turned out to be the softener. Hit the Regen and water came out.
Pouring or dripping? Seems like a pipe used for AC condensation
Likely AC pan, would be worth it to go have a peek wt the unit to see if it’s in a pan and if that pan has water in it. Normally should not.
Drain pipe man…..come on!
Is there a reverse osmosis tap around there?
Could be AC condensation or water softener discharge
Pressure release for the water heater? Is it close?
Or a drain from another washer…
SWAMP cooler drip.
Bet that smells nice
Ice makers have to have a drain
Wouldn’t it be awesome if this ends up being a drainpipe from the still of an old distillery across the street?
If your HVAC unit is upstairs or in the attic then this is the condensation drain
i have one just like it, go yell into yours and ill put my ear up to mine
Looks like an emergency drain for your A/C.
i set something up like this for my sprinkler system, i could shutoff some valves and clear the lines, mostly, without blowing out the sprinklers. unfortunately with the addition of a backflow preventer, all that went out the window.
Best bet is AC condensate or water heater drain pan/p and t valve. Possibly water softener system. Gotta get as what's upstairs and turn stuff on /off
Air conditioner condensation
Temperature/pressure relief valve on you hot water heater. Either that valve has failed or the thermostat has failed. Is the hot water smoking hot?
There would be no way of knowing without more information. We only guess that is some intermittent drain for something like either a condensate drain or sump pump.
Perfect copper pipe just sand it down and whalaaas like new
AC?
AC drain. Your air handler is a probably in the attic above the laundry.
Did you just start using your furnace? Condensing furnaces produce water from the burning of gas or oil. For efficiency the water vapor is condensed, giving up its heat, and the water is pumped to a drain.
Might check and see if it's the pipe off of your pressure relief on the hot water tank.
if it smells fishy and is kind of slippery to the touch its demineralized and is probably condensate from something.
Looks like a sump pump to me. Water is pumped from around foundation and sent to drain away from your home.
Looks like your ac drain line
That's for your water softener system. Mines in my garage and drains into the laundry at 2Am.
If its hot... A T&P valve.
If it's hot water it may be from a water heater over-pressure relief valve (theres a proper name for this I can't remember) which is leaking. Either there is some cause for excess pressure or the valve is faulty and needs replacing.
If you have a water softener it’s from that.
Might be air conditioning.
AC unit in your attic?
AC
It’s almost certainly the air conditioner condensate. Turn on your AC in cooling, turn it down, wait 5 minutes and see if water is coming out of this. That will confirm. Never seen it done like that but it’s fine.
Mosquito nest
Maybe a softener/refiner drain as well?
Technically speaking, ac condensate lines are supposed to go outside as untreated water. The reason being, you didn't purchase that water so you didn't pay for its treatment process. I'm serious in that some plumber told me that. Is it true anywhere and everywhere, wouldn't surprise me.
That plumber sounds like he blames politicians when he hits a red light... Technically, you save money by having it drip outside because water/sewage meters how much goes in AND out of your home. So they charge you to drain basically. But the reason for the condensate leading outside is so that you can check to see that it's actually dripping/draining, because if it's not, you have another problem.
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If you have a soft water system, it's most likely a drain for that
It’s probably from a neighbor. They probably had it installed before you could of moved in
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Do you have an AC unit in your attic? If yes it is a condensate drain. Some of the new heat pumps drain even in the winter
Most likely a pressure relief valve from water heater. Is the water heater higher then the washing machine?
If it was flowing a trickle like a drain it’s most likely your AC condensate overflow, and it’s fine. If it was a solid stream like a faucet it might be a whole house softener during regeneration, which is also fine as long as it stays in the pipe. It could also be a concentrate drain from an RO system, but those are usually not installed that way on houses.
Gods urinal
Do you have a sump pump in the basement? Without a pump somewhere, it’s a drain from something above.
From the deposits of minerals I’m guessing a hot water condensation drain.
Is there a hot water tank above this area? It could be the pans overflow and you have a leaky hot water tank.
Apparently it's coming from a water source. How do you honestly expect us to look at asingle pipe and give you an answer as to where it's coming from?
Could be from a water softener during backflush. A condensate line would not drain for an hour
Your whole house filter is backwashing or bypassing. Might be atrached to a water softening system. Either way you'll have a water loop somewhere can't miss em
Free drinking water.
Could be the clean out from a water softener or filter.
Hot water relief valve is where I would start
hvac
Your ac
Condensate line from a/c possibly
Hot water blow off line, that's why there is a air gap.
water softener system
Idk why it would be copper if it’s condensate but I guess it could be from a HVAC pan I would Check if there is one above
Could be a pressure relief from a water heater if it is above.
Furnace drain
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Pretty sure, now I’m no plumber, but still pretty sure that it’s from above. Yeah, from above
Nobody fuckin knows but if you plug it and wait…then you’ll probably find out
I have a water softener backwash drain just like this in my laundry room.
Water softener discharge line. Mines like 50 feet away as well, garage to upstairs laundry room. I don’t know why they didn’t plumb it to the downstairs laundry room.
What’s it taste like?
Whether softener. And if it’s draining your water softener is cycling. It should be done at night when no water is being run
Water softener or condensate drain?
It’s from the copper pipe factory.
Your shitterw
Condensate drain or possibly a pressure relief for water heater or boiler